Oatmeal

One of the simplest ways I can imagine to eat whole-grains and fruit all in one. Oatmeal is one of my favorite breakfast meals. It’s quite simple to make and I usually use Quaker Oats instant. Although I have tried several other brands I enjoy the way it cooks evenly and consistent each time. I do change the recipe some. I don’t just use water I add milk. For a happy ratio I use 1/2 water and 1/2 milk as my liquid when I begin the cooking process. I am going to list all of the several ways I cook Quaker oatmeal and ingredients I add-in during and after I cook.

Milk – when I make oatmeal I rarely make the same oatmeal twice because there are so many options

• Almond Milk
• Coconut Milk
• 100% full fat Milk
• Evaporated Milk
• Rice Milk
• Hemp Milk
• Soy Milk

Flavoring – after measuring the milk I add a extract to the milk

• Vanilla
• Almond
• Rum
• Maple
• Pistachio
• Ginger
• Lemon
• Orange
• Peppermint

Toppings – this is the most fun when making oatmeal. I know I am going to miss several so please feel free to list your favorites in the comment section

• Nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans)
• Berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries)
• Fruit (peaches, apples, bananas)
• Toasted Coconut
• Peanut Butter

I remember once when I was craving mint chocolate cookies so I added spearmint flavoring to oatmeal and added dark semi-sweet chocolate chips and it was so delicious. But we kept it simple and just added fruit, nuts and berries today. I used whole and almond milk mixed with almond flavoring and topped with bananas, berries and walnuts.

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