Oatmeal

[Owlie]

Normally I hate the stuff, but it's warm, cheap and reasonably nutritious, so I've been trying to eat more of it.

I think I've found the ticket to tricking my brain's reward center: ground clove, cinnamon and cardamom, sliced almonds and somewhat less milk than the box calls for. (And a fair bit of brown sugar. :o) I slightly overdid the sugar and clove, but it's pretty good for oatmeal.

Share your ideas!

[jobob]

These might help get you started ... ;)

Oatmeal (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=40233)

Steel Cut Oats (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=35905)

the quest for the perfect easy bowl of oatmeal (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=11739)

pumpkin oatmeal (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=27294)

For you oatmeal lovers (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=2695)

[nscrbug]

I usually prepare mine the same way every time...half skim milk (or almond milk) and half water, six banana slices, a handful of wild blueberries (the really tiny ones) and a small dollop of natural PB. The bananas melt down making the texture a bit thicker and creamier. Warms me up just thinking about it. :D

[Roadtrip]

Yes on the nuts and yes on the brown sugar.. Yummmmmm... I like to add some dried fruit too.. raisins.. cranberries.. they plump back up as the oatmeal cooks/steeps. Will have to try the cinnamon/cardamon.

Shannon

[jobob]

Nowadays breakfast in the Bob household consists of steel cut oats, either McCanns, or our current fave, Bob's Red Mill (no relation :D).

After microwaving* and portioning out into serving bowls , I add a squeeze of honey and some Silk Light vanilla soymilk to mine. I also add a tablespoon or so of lightly toasted flax seeds (for those all-important Omega-3's and a nice bit of crunch).

Leebob adds honey, lowfat milk and sometimes flax seeds to his.

* The Bobs' tried & true method for microwaving steel cut oats (makes 2 servings): Adapted from SadieKate's method

Mix 0.5 c steel cut oats with 2 to 2.5 c water in a very large Pyrex mixing bowl.
Seriously, you'll need a very large bowl to prevent a boilover disaster in your microwave. Our bowl just fits inside our standard size microwave, and it hold 4 quarts. If you have a compact microwave you'd best not prepare oatmeal this way.
Stick it in the microwave and nuke on high for around 10 minutes (we set our timer on 9:99)
Open the door, stir the oats, shut the door and nuke again on high for around seven minutes (we set it at 6:66)
Remove the hot bowl carefully from the microwave & portion the oats into 2 serving bowls. Flavor it up as desired.
These are guidelines; you'll want to experiment with the amount of water to get the consistency you like, and the nuking time will depend on the power of your microwave.

Oh, and please, allow the freakin' bowl to cool off some before you put it in the sink and dump cold water in it!!! :mad:
Yes, I know that sounds obvious, but DH has continuously ignored that. He's a stubborn one.
So one morning a couple of weeks ago I heard this loud bang come from the kitchen followed immediately by some epithet from Leebob of the sort that would be **'d out here. I ran into the kitchen to find Leebob standing over our sink, which was full of large chunks of shattered Pyrex glass and blobs of oatmeal.
Luckily, the sink was deep enough so most of the glass stayed in the sink. And the bowl exploded into large pieces so cleanup was relatively easy.
And Leebob, who thankfully was unhurt and only mildly shaken up, won't be pulling that stupid stunt anymore. :cool:

[OakLeaf]

I usually figure if it's more than ten minutes, it's quicker and healthier on the stovetop than in the microwave.

My failsafe* method for a single serving of old-fashioned oats is 7 minutes at 40% power. No stir, no boilover.

(*presuming the large bowl jobob mentioned - a 28 oz Corningware bowl works just fine for 1/3 c oats and 1 c water, with or without dried fruit)

[GLC1968]

If we are talking oatmeal - you all have to try this!

http://shesinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/chunky-oats-with-fresh-apples-cinnamon.html

I made it exactly as stated the first time and since then, I've dropped the sugar (just use cinnamon) and the butter and we still love it. I top it with our own raw honey and some chopped walnuts. YUM!!!

[abejita]

I make my steel cut oats with fat free milk. I make a weeks worth at a time one night. In the mornings during the week, I just take out what I am going to eat from the cooked portion and nuke it for a minute.

[malkin]

Exploding Pyrex is big time kitchen drama.
Oatmeal flambe, caused by oatmeal pot boiling over on gas stove and then igniting also has a certain drama. Not a recommended cooking method.

Maybe that is why I usually just stir rolled oats into my yogurt.

[GLC1968]

I just read about how to cook steel oats in the crock pot using a double boiler method. You put your ingredients into a ceramic bowl that will fit into your crockpot. Put water in the crock, place bowl and ingredients into water, turn on, go to bed - awake to 'perfectly cooked and not sticking to the sides' oatmeal.

I'm going to try it tonight. I'll report back. :)

[tulip]

My problem is that I like a little oatmeal in my bowl of brown sugar. Not the other way around. So I mostly stick with Cheerios and try not to worry about all the benefits I'm missing.

Rolled oats in yogurt sounds appealing, though.

[SadieKate]

I usually figure if it's more than ten minutes, it's quicker and healthier on the stovetop than in the microwave.Why healthier?

If I use the microwave, I can go do something else. Stovetop must be babysat and I'm not very good at that.:o

[SadieKate]

By the way, adding fruit and/or nuts to the pot in the microwave sort of works (in Bubba's words) as a bubble suppressant. They help keep the oatmeal from bubbling and blurping over.

[Veronica]

I do McCann's steel cut oats on the stove top and walk away from it. It sits on low for 30 minutes while I'm showering and is just fine. Maybe it's 'cause I cook with gas and use stainless steel cookware...

Veronica

[emily_in_nc]

DH cooks steel-cut oats in our small (1.5 quart) slow cooker overnight with plenty of dried fruit (cranberry, this time of year), cinnamon, and just a touch of agave syrup. In the morning I add almond milk and a sprinkling of chopped walnuts to mine, and it couldn't be yummier! :D :p

[bmccasland]

You need a bath towel.....

Bring the water to the boil, stir in the oats, bring back to the boil, remove from heat, slap the lid on it, wrap in the towel to keep the heat in for as long as possible. Go to bed.

In the morning you should have cooked oats to portion out. I haven't tried this since last winter, so am writing from memory. If it doesn't work, ummm, Tulip offered the Cheerio alternative :rolleyes::o

[marni]

alternately, soak the McCanns steel cut oats in a 1 cup oatmeal to 4 cups water, overnight in a pot. In the morning throw in some dried fruit, spices, and nuts and bring to a boil. Lower to a low simmer, cover and go get dressed, shower whatever and then come back to hot oatmeal. Refrigerate the amount you don't eat and then microwave portions as needed. I usually do this on a Saturday night so that I have fresh hot oatmeal for sunday breakfast and then enough to get me through the week as my pre ride, pre workout meal. My current favorite is a few finely chopped cinnamon spiced pecans, red raisins and dried cranberries with skim or rice milk. No silk or soy products for me because of the estrogen.

Good to the last lick of the bowl.

[Catrin]

I do enjoy good oats, and steel-cut is pretty good stuff. Isn't the glycemic index high, especially for steel-cut oats? I learned somewhere that it was and that it was best to make certain that protein was included to help balance that out.

I do like to mix in peanut butter or even peanuts in with it - that can add a lot of fat if you aren't careful, but it is pretty yummy :) When feeling particularly decadent will also mix in dark chocolate chips - just a few of them :) Milk, always.

[GLC1968]

The crock pot method worked like a charm! It was SOOOO easy.

Put 3 cups of water & 1 cup of steel cut oats (Bob's Red Mill) in the bowl. Put about 4-5 cups of water in the crock pot and set the bowl in the crockpot water. Put on crock pot cover and set to low. Go to bed.

When I woke up, I had hot, delicious oats waiting for me! Stir in a spoonful of chopped walnuts, chopped dates and a teaspoon of raw honey and YUM!!

They didn't stick, they didn't burn and the crock pot doesn't need to be cleaned! This worked particuarly well for me because I have a lousy crock pot that heats unevenly - by heating water and not the food directly, it came out beautifully. In fact, I think I'm going to try the same method to make brown rice overnight tonight. :)

[Susan]

I take half a cup of oats, half a cup of water, half a cup of Milk/soy milk, 1 tablespoon of pure cocoa, 3 tablespoons of various seeds, some sliced almonds and cook it slowly.
Then I mash 1 banana and add some frozen blueberrys and mix this with the cooked oatmeal.
(Maybe you want to add some more milk.)

[moonfroggy]

i used to make my oatmeal in a thermos overnight. just added oats and boiling water and usually also dried fruit often just raisins. i think plain oatmeal with raisins and a little sugar and soy milk is my favorite.

[malkin]

Rolled oats in yogurt sounds appealing, though.

My current favorite way to do this is yogurt, oats and frozen blueberries and to pack it up for my lunch. The frozen blueberries keep whatever else is in my lunch cold AND they keep me from eating it until they thaw.

By the time the berries thaw, the oats are nice and plumped up.

[warneral]

I love oatmeal! The berries & yogurt & oats sounds good. WIll have to try that. I have 3 large containers of Chobani in my fridge.

I love steel cut oats. I have tried them in my crockpot but my crockpot overcooks them. Now I have a rice cooker which has a brown rice setting. That works perfectly.

I've shared this before but if you want to see creative ways to eat oats, follow this girls' blog. Start on this page too!

http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal/

My favorite way to eat oatmeal? Oats in a jar. I love barney butter on my oatmeal and when the jar gets nearly empty (which doesn't happen but a few times a year), I make my hot oats with banana and pour in the jar. There is an extra dose of barney butter at the bottom. YUM!

[OakLeaf]

Don't they foam in the rice cooker? I tried barley in the rice cooker once (major cleanup headache) - and it seems to me that oats on the stovetop foam even more than barley?

[GLC1968]

I love oatmeal! The berries & yogurt & oats sounds good. WIll have to try that. I have 3 large containers of Chobani in my fridge.

I love steel cut oats. I have tried them in my crockpot but my crockpot overcooks them. Now I have a rice cooker which has a brown rice setting. That works perfectly.

I've shared this before but if you want to see creative ways to eat oats, follow this girls' blog. Start on this page too!

http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal/

My favorite way to eat oatmeal? Oats in a jar. I love barney butter on my oatmeal and when the jar gets nearly empty (which doesn't happen but a few times a year), I make my hot oats with banana and pour in the jar. There is an extra dose of barney butter at the bottom. YUM!

Heh - I think I need your rice cooker! I tried steel cut oats in mine and they came out a gummy, gross mess. And clean up was a nightmare! Brown rice was even worse and I purposely bought this particular cooker precisely because reviews said it did brown rice well. Liars! Now it sits in the basement because I don't eat white rice.

Maybe this means that my brown rice experiment will work since the steel cut oats worked in my particular crock pot? Fingers crossed...

[warneral]

Oakleaf - when I made them with 1cup milk, 1 cup steel cut oats, 3 cups water - they boiled over horribly! So then I dumped it and tried 3/4 cup oats and then 3 cups water and no milk. Didn't boil over. They looked watery until I stirred them.

My dh being first generation american eats a lot of rice so it was a good purchase either way :)

[OakLeaf]

partial hijack ... some brown rice has a lot of starchy dust and I think that's what causes it to make a mess in the rice cooker. When I get a batch that seems extra dusty, I'll rinse it before cooking (as I would for sushi rice) and that seems to take care of it.

[warneral]

My mother in law taught me to always wash my rice :) In Burma, she used to spend hours going through it and making sure there were no bugs - and then rinsing :)

[SadieKate]

I do McCann's steel cut oats on the stove top and walk away from it. It sits on low for 30 minutes while I'm showering and is just fine. Maybe it's 'cause I cook with gas and use stainless steel cookware...

VeronicaWell, so do we, but I have bad kharma when it comes to leaving things unattended on the stove.

[featuretile]

I eat an oatmeal, oatbran cereal mix every morning. It's easy, tastes great and has lots of nutrition.
1/4 regular oatmeal
1/4 oatbran
a few raisons (keeps it from boiling over in the microwave)
7/8 cups water
Microwave for 2 minutes (if using frozen blueberries), then one minute more
or
Microwave 3 minutes and add fresh fruit
Add:
1TB flax seed
2 TB vanilla protein powder
cinnamon
milk
Doesn't need any sugar, and you get some protein. It's ready by the time my coffee is done. Enjoy!

[nscrbug]

I eat an oatmeal, oatbran cereal mix every morning. It's easy, tastes great and has lots of nutrition.
1/4 regular oatmeal
1/4 oatbran
a few raisons (keeps it from boiling over in the microwave)
7/8 cups water
Microwave for 2 minutes (if using frozen blueberries), then one minute more
or
Microwave 3 minutes and add fresh fruit
Add:
1TB flax seed
2 TB vanilla protein powder
cinnamon
milk
Doesn't need any sugar, and you get some protein. It's ready by the time my coffee is done. Enjoy!

Hmmm...interesting idea adding the protein powder. I'll have to try that the next time. I've never done anything "hot" with protein powder before, because I always feared it would clump up...but I'll give it a go.

[sah]

Porridge setting on the Zojirushi heat induction rice cooker works for steel cut oatmeal. The warmer will keep the oatmeal warm for hours. Also the rice setting for harder works for quinoa.

[featuretile]

You don't cook the protein powder - just stir it in after it is cooked. It just dissolves. You don't get hungry as fast if you add the protein powder.

[GLC1968]

You don't cook the protein powder - just stir it in after it is cooked. It just dissolves. You don't get hungry as fast if you add the protein powder.

If you put it in before you cook it, it will absorb most of your liquid and really give you a totally differently textured oatmeal. Don't ask me how I know this. :o Stirring it in after it's cooked is MUCH easier!

I do find that mixing it in after it's cooked actually makes my oatmeal 'creamier' which for me, is a bad thing. I can see how most people would probably really like it, though.

[bluebug32]

You don't cook the protein powder - just stir it in after it is cooked. It just dissolves. You don't get hungry as fast if you add the protein powder.

What kind of protein powder do you use? It seems like so many are filled with artificial sweeteners. I'd like to find one that doesn't have much taste to it so I can blend it with other things.

[OakLeaf]

@bluebug, I don't put protein powder in hot cereal (tried it and thought it was gross), but what I use in cold cereal and smoothies is Garden of Life Raw Protein Powder. (http://www.gardenoflifeusa.com/ProductsforLife/SUPPLEMENTS/FoundationalNutrition/RAWProtein/tabid/1894/Default.aspx) Definitely no sweeteners of any kind, mixes well, not really chalky, and an ingredients list that doesn't scare me at all. :)

[bluebug32]

Thanks, Oakleaf. I'll have to look for this at my health food store.

And, by the way, I love this thread. My family makes fun of me for the amount of oatmeal I consume. I literally buy it in bulk 15lbs at a time. And I love steel cut oats, too, especially from the crock pot.

[Catrin]

Add butter, milk, and brown sugar or raw honey.

A little trail mix does pretty well too.

I add skim milk and either trail mix or peanut butter. I prefer the trail mix myself. I also like to toss in some frozen blueberries - I freeze a LOT of them when they are in season.

[malkin]

I just by the frozen blueberries @ Costco.

[roadie gal]

I have oatmeal almost every morning. I buy the bulk steel cut at my local organic foods store.

I put 1/2c oatmeal with 1c water and nuke it for 3 minutes. Then I add 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast and some honey. I like the creamed honey from the local farmers.

If I'm going on a long hike or something like that in the morning I'll put raisins and some nuts in the oatmeal for extra calories.

[featuretile]

I use Muscle Milk Vanilla Shake protein powder (from Costco). It does have maltodextrin and sucralose. If you don't like that you could use honey, stevia, xylitol or nothing but the fruit. It's the oatbran mixed in with the oatmeal that gives it a much nicer consistency than plain oatmeal. When I tried cooking steel cut oats, it just took too much time for me.

[DebW]

My oatmeal the last 2 days contained raisins, 1/4 of a fresh apple, chopped, and a handful of fresh cranberries, cut in half.

[bluebug32]

I put 1/2c oatmeal with 1c water and nuke it for 3 minutes. .

Does this time amount really work for steel cut oats? Seems too easy!

[jolie]

Eat nut for everyday is good for supplement cerebrum nutrition

[emily_in_nc]

Eat nut for everyday is good for supplement cerebrum nutrition

:p :D :) :rolleyes:

Ok, I'll bite. Is this spam or for real?

[surgtech1956]

I love oatmeal. I see McDonald's has added oatmeal to their breakfast menu. A friend and I usually meet on Sundays for coffee(and breakfast) - she very obese and usually likes to go to McDonalds or Tim Horton's - since I've been on Weight Watchers, its hard to find healthy things for breakfast. Tim Horton's has oatmeal, but its horendus(sp?), has anyone tried McDonald's oatmeal??? BTW Bob Evans has fantastic oatmeal.

[limewave]

I keep seeing "Oatmeal" when I'm perusing the threads and it makes me hungry! Agh!

I love oatmeal.

[abejita]

My sister made me an oatmeal mix for Christmas and it is fantastic. She also included the recipe. I am just about out of the mix, so I will make some more this week. She used regular oatmeal because she couldn't find steel cut, but when I make it, I'll use the steel cut.

The Recipe: makes 18 servings

* 3 2/3 cups of old fashioned oatmeal
* 1/3 cup of ground flax seed (your body absorbs more nutrients when the flax seed is ground)
* 1 cup wheatgerm
* 1 cup quinoa

Mix the ingredients in an air tight container.

To cook the oatmeal, mix 1/3 cup of oatmeal mix to 2/3 cup of water in a large microwave safe bowl. (It puffs as it cooks.) Cook on medium power for 5-6 min. Stir and enjoy. You could also cook on your stovetop.

I made it the first time in the micro and it made a mess. After the first time, I just made a week's worth on the stove and put it in the fridge. I reheated it in the micro with blueberries in the morning.

[moonfroggy]

do you know how to cook it on stove top for those of us with no microwave?

sounds tasty

[malkin]

Eat nut for everyday is good for supplement cerebrum nutrition

Right.
And "All your world are belong to us."

[abejita]

do you know how to cook it on stove top for those of us with no microwave?

sounds tasty

I am going to do that right now...I am just going to cook it like I normally cook my steel cut oats. I put everything in the pot with the correct amount of liquid (I use milk) and simmer it for about 30 min. I'll let you know how it goes...

[abejita]

worked great on the stove. Now I have a week's worth of super charged oatmeal!

[SLash]

Oatmeal with peanut butter, applesauce, cinnamon and a little brown sugar - very filling. Sometimes I skip the peanut butter and use walnuts instead.

[Catrin]

After reading the yummy posts here on steel-cut oats, I made enough this weekend to save for breakfast the next couple of days. Yummm! I found I liked it better the second day, and I put a few nuts, berries and peanut butter in it. Nice and filling, chewy, and quite good. Much, much better than rolled oats and I am glad that I tried it! I think this may have to become part of my go-to breakfast on long-ride days this year.

[Owlie]

I think I might have to get myself some steel-cut oats, then, and save the rolled for cookies. (I think that's a completely legitimate way to eat oatmeal. It's oatmeal! And eggs! And nuts! That's nutritious!)

[Catrin]

I think I might have to get myself some steel-cut oats, then, and save the rolled for cookies. (I think that's a completely legitimate way to eat oatmeal. It's oatmeal! And eggs! And nuts! That's nutritious!)

hehehehe, we think alike :D

I actually gave up on rolled oats years ago when I discovered Trader Joe's Multigrain hot cereal - it is still rolled grains but is a combination of different grains, rye/barley/oats/wheat. I really like it, but I like Trader Joe's steel cut oats even better and that is saying a lot! I almost went for the imported Irish steel-cut oats, but at least double the price I said nahhhh, steel-cut is steel-cut as far as I know...

[katluvr]

So I had steel cut oats for the first time today. OMG the are good! Next time I probably won't need to add as much of my sweet add ons that I use in my regular rolled oats!
K

[Catrin]

I am home ill from work for the rest of the week :( but I think that steel-cut oats will make an excellent recuperation breakfast...with a few blueberries, PB and a tad bit of milk!

[Owlie]

I picked up some steel-cut oats last weekend and am only just getting around to cooking them. Yesterday I tried them with a pinch of salt, sliced almonds and a few spoonfuls of brown sugar. I needed a lot less than I did with rolled. Today, I tried PB and a little bit of white sugar. Not quite as good. I like the protein boost, though.

[rubywagon]

Baked Oatmeal

2 cups oatmeal (quick cooking or old fashioned)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
yogurt for topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 325*F. In a large bowl combine oatmeal, baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk, eggs, applesauce, and brown sugar. Pour into a greased casserole dish (8x8). Bake at 325 for 45 minutes. Serve hot topped with yogurt.

You can cut it into bars and freeze individual portions/bars. Just microwave to heat up.

[jessmarimba]

I just tried steel cut oats for the first time. I simmered them for 25 minutes like the directions said, but the liquid didn't cook off as much as I expected and they're still pretty crunchy/uncooked. They're not bad, but it wasn't the life-changing experience I was hoping for. Not sure they're worth the extra 20 minutes to cook. What did I do wrong?

And to reheat leftovers, would stovetop or oven be better? (I don't have a microwave).

[Catrin]

I just tried steel cut oats for the first time. I simmered them for 25 minutes like the directions said, but the liquid didn't cook off as much as I expected and they're still pretty crunchy/uncooked. They're not bad, but it wasn't the life-changing experience I was hoping for. Not sure they're worth the extra 20 minutes to cook. What did I do wrong?

And to reheat leftovers, would stovetop or oven be better? (I don't have a microwave).

I cook mine for at least 30 minutes, sometimes longer. They do have a different texture over rolled oats. Some even use the crockpot and cook them overnight...

[Owlie]

Jess, they're substantially chewier than rolled oats. A bit like brown rice, actually. My package says 25 to 30 minutes. It usually takes longer than that. I cook it on low or very low heat until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
(Added advantage, you see, of not having to clean denatured oat protein and other goo off the entire pot.)

I'd say reheat them on the stovetop with a little water.
Today's batch was slightly wet--I had just under three cups of oats left in the container. Time to get more!

[jessmarimba]

Ok. I guess since 25 minutes was the recommended time for "creamy" vs. "crunchy" (12 minutes) I was expecting them to taste a little more...cooked. I don't like super-gooey oatmeal so I erred on the side of caution :)

(These are made by Wheat Montana, and since I don't know how different companies process them I decided to just follow their package instructions)

Adding peanut butter was a great idea, thanks to all who suggested that! Yum!

[marni]

I just tried steel cut oats for the first time. I simmered them for 25 minutes like the directions said, but the liquid didn't cook off as much as I expected and they're still pretty crunchy/uncooked. They're not bad, but it wasn't the life-changing experience I was hoping for. Not sure they're worth the extra 20 minutes to cook. What did I do wrong?

And to reheat leftovers, would stovetop or oven be better? (I don't have a microwave).

soak your oats overnight and then cook them- Generally they require 30 minutes of cooking which is why yours were crunchy. Make a big batch and then reheat with milk and some dried fruit thrown in on the stove. I highly recommend fresh blueberries with a touch of vanilla and a little turbinado sugar.

[Catrin]

soak your oats overnight and then cook them- Generally they require 30 minutes of cooking which is why yours were crunchy. Make a big batch and then reheat with milk and some dried fruit thrown in on the stove. I highly recommend fresh blueberries with a touch of vanilla and a little turbinado sugar.

I don't add sugar, but they are quite yummy with blueberries, walnuts, and a bit of milk :) You have already found peanut butter!

[Owlie]

I must confess, I have yet to find the magic combination that makes PB+oatmeal palatable for more than half a bowl. :o My personal favorite way to flavor it is a pinch of salt, a generous amount of cinnamon, and a hefty glug of maple syrup. I usually add walnuts to it, but I'm out. I wonder if it would be tasty with some chunks of apple thrown in toward the end of cooking...

[Catrin]

For me it must be more savory than sweet - and I also want protein to help balance out the carbs. Even if I didn't have to think about my blood sugar I just don't care for sweet hot cereal.

I bet apples would be good! Considering how long it takes to cook they would be stewed quite nicely be the time the oats were done.

I am working from home today due to the ice, and I just had my steel ground oats :) Time to go scrape the ton of ice off my car and move it much closer to my building before round two starts up - had to park much further away last night than I wanted.

[surgtech1956]

Does anyone mix oats and water together, refrigerate overnight, then microwave it? Just wondering how this turns out. I usually just cook up a batch of oatmeal, put in containers to take to work for breakfast.

[moonfroggy]

i mix oat in water in a pan and leave covered on stove over night and turn on in morning. i like the texture better this way it is creamer. i eat thick rolled oats. it has never gone bad not being in the fridge. i add raisins and things in morning before cooking. it seems to cook faster.

[surgtech1956]

I found a recipe for overnight oats - put everything together and refrigerate and eat old in the morning. There is a variation that uses apple juice instead of the milk. Has anyone tried this cold recipe? I love oatmeal but when I make more than a serving its too mushy or starchy. Maybe it's something I'm doing. I tried both regular oats and steel cut oats. I'm going to give this cold recipe a try but making it when I get up and by the time I get to work it should be ready to eat