pumpkin oatmeal

[Jallora]

I pour a little bit of flavored creamer in my oatmeal. My favorite is fat free hazelnut. Yum!

[emily_in_nc]

I pour a little bit of flavored creamer in my oatmeal. My favorite is fat free hazelnut. Yum!

I love the taste of those creamers too, but they are not healthy at all, and they're actually not fat-free -- they just make the serving size small enough that they can say that. The fat in them is partially hydrogenated -- very bad. I keep trying to get my in-laws to stop buying them.

Here is the ingredient list for Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut, Fat Free:

Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate (a Milk Derivative), Titanium Dioxide, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polysorbate 60, Carrageenan, Beta-Carotene Color.

Kinda scary! I'm lucky to have low cholesterol so can get away with a splash of real half-n-half in my oatmeal. Yummmmm!

*Sorry to rain on your parade! I almost hated to respond, but just in case you weren't aware of what you were ingesting...

[Blueberry]

I love the taste of those creamers too, but they are not healthy at all, and they're actually not fat-free -- they just make the serving size small enough that they can say that. The fat in them is partially hydrogenated -- very bad. I keep trying to get my in-laws to stop buying them.

Here is the ingredient list for Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer, Hazelnut, Fat Free:

Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate (a Milk Derivative), Titanium Dioxide, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polysorbate 60, Carrageenan, Beta-Carotene Color.

Kinda scary! I'm lucky to have low cholesterol so can get away with a splash of real half-n-half in my oatmeal. Yummmmm!

*Sorry to rain on your parade! I almost hated to respond, but just in case you weren't aware of what you were ingesting...

Yep - it's sad. The Pumpkin Spice creamer I tried many years ago (before I knew better) was divine The gingerbread was tasty too

CA

[surgtech1956]

Emily, your DH cooks the oatmeal in the crockpot - overnight? What's steel cut-organic oatmeal, is this like long cooking oatmeal? Thanks ------ pumpkin oatmeal sounds, yummy, I love oatmeal, anytime of the year.

[emily_in_nc]

Emily, your DH cooks the oatmeal in the crockpot - overnight? What's steel cut-organic oatmeal, is this like long cooking oatmeal? Thanks ------ pumpkin oatmeal sounds, yummy, I love oatmeal, anytime of the year.

Yes, the steel-cut is much coarser so takes a lot longer to cook. Perfect for overnight in the crockpot. Ready when you get up!

Here are some links:
http://theslowcook.blogspot.com/2007...-cut-oats.html
http://www.slashfood.com/2006/01/23/...l-cut-oatmeal/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-cut_oats

We buy ours at the local food co-op in bulk. You should be able to find them at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and similar stores you might have where you live.

[Eden]

mmmmmm steel cut oats.... I do it in a crockpot as well. It is super nice to be able to get up in the morning and voila, instant hot breakfast. I don't normally cook anything in with the oats (though I do make it with soy milk for a bit of extra protein), but I add lots of cinnamon, dried blueberries (love the big bags from Costco!) and pumpkin seeds (if I have them) on top. Maybe I'll have to try some pumpkin some day.

Oh - btw, if anyone has any suggestions about how to prevent a "skin" from forming on the sides and bottom of the crock pot, I'm all ears. Usually I just stir it in and it softens up and incorporates mostly.... I've tried greasing the crock and using less soy milk (even all water), but it still happens.

Of course if you want to go decadent, my grand-mother-in-law makes a killer pumpkin chocolate chip cookie.... yes this sounds a bit on the weird side, but they are delicious cookies.

[SadieKate]

Can I have the Killer Pumpkin Choc Chip recipe? Purty please? Will she share?

I've had tarts made with apple, pumpkin and choc that were to die for.

[sweetpotatopie]

I make this same recipe a lot, but I use 1/2 c of pumpkin in my oatmeal (i like a bigger breakfast before I work out).

I also like to make pumpkin smoothies-- a little ice, water, 1/2 c non-fat greek yogurt, 1/2 scoop vanilla protein power, 1/2c pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice/cinnamon/sweetner to taste. Yum!