I stayed home from work yesterday to take care of my aching back and the only thing I wanted for breakfast was a big bowl of comforting oats. I got a little crazy with the mix ins and toppings hence the long name but boy, where they ever good.
My recipe ended up making two small portions and contained:
1/2 cup gluten free oats
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup unsweetened, vanilla almond milk
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
small banana, mushed up
a boat ton of cinnamon
pinch of salt
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips for toppings (not optional in my opinion 
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I cooked the oats on the stove top and let them simmer for about 15 minutes, I like them extra creamy . The peanut butter pretty much sunk as soon as I put the spoon on top but once it started to melt, it was pure oatmeal heaven. I think this is one of my all time favorite oat combos.
What is your favorite oatmeal “recipe”? Do you like to add toppings or do you stir everything in?
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looks amazing! I also love pumpkin and chocolate chips in my oats (and of course PB!)
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oats look amazing! i just had mine, and they included rolled oats, banana, cinnamon, 1T pb and blackberries. i never mix the pb into the oats because i always lose the flavor if i do that!
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oooh the pumpkin would be delicious in oats, i’ll have to try!
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Mmm looks delicious. My favourite oatmeal mix-in is just a mashed browning banana and some PB2 with a HUGE amount of cinnamon. Yum!
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Wow, that looks like a really satisfying bowl of oats!
I love my matcha oats….cooked in half milk half water, with about a teaspoon of matcha…and topped with chopped almonds and a spoonful of AB!
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Ok so I had pumpkin oats this morning and just knew that they needed a lil’ something more if you know what I’m saying – thanks for the great PB/choc idea bc I wouldn’t have thought to mix all that but I think it sounds amazing now that I think about it!!!!!!!!!!
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I know exactly what they are saying. The dash of salt make a world of difference and then fun toppings just make them fab. Another good combo I like is PB + walnuts + a maple syrup drizzle. Oh, and loads of cinnamon.
Your oats look oh-so-yummy! I’m a fan of mixing everything in, but I do like to top it nicely for presentation’s sake
Then take my spoon and bulldoze it all into a bowl of creamy deliciousness!
Me too (on the creamy). I usually use old fashioned oats and put them in the pan with more water than the recipe calls for (usually twice as much), along with half a banana sliced very thin, and cook them for 15 min or so. Then I add peanut or almond butter (usually flavored). If I have no banana, I use pumpkin. I really prefer banana because I need no extra sweetener.
I love my oats with heaping tsp of crunchy peanut butter and a sprinkle of brown sugar
Very interested in trying these oats, they look great.