Category: Current Breakfast Obsession

Current Breakfast Obsession: A New Take on Oatmeal

Lauren4 Comments

I know, just when you thought oatmeal had already been done every way possible, someone went and reinvented the wheel.  But just wait until you try this method of steaming them!  What?!  I didn’t even know that was a viable option of oat cookery until I stumbled upon not one, but TWO posts that claimed it produced “the very best” oatmeal.

I tried the method a few months back and thought it was whatever but then fall hit, a warm breakfast obsession took hold, I gave it another try and now, I’M HOOKED.  I’m not ready to completely give up on creamy oatmeal, but this much chewier and completely NON-gloopy version has its place and time. That time and place is this weekend, when you have time to sip a mug of hot coffee while lovingly toasting your oats in butter.  DO IT, DO IT.

After steaming your oats, top with maple syrup, chopped fresh fruit and a dollop of yogurt.  A few weeks back, I used Brown Turkey Figs and vanilla Siggi’s and it was pure transitioning-into-autumn-with-a-warm-breakfast perfection, but I’m thinking pomegranate seeds and pistachios or blueberries and granola would be equally lovely.  

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Current Breakfast Obsession: Coconut Butter Oatmeal

Lauren6 Comments

Um how did I forget about coconut butter??  I recently found some shredded coconut in the depths of the fridge and decided to whip it into butter a few weekends ago.  No joke, I’ve been eating it on my oatmeal — along with some granola and peanut butter — almost every morning since then.  It’s like snow for your oatmeal!  Except way better tasting and that was probably a really dorky thing to say.

My relationship with oatmeal has been a rocky one.  I fell head over heels for it in 2010, went through a period where I wasn’t into at all but begrudgingly ate it anyway because: quick and easy and now, I’m pleased to announce that we are so BACK ON.  I look forward to this creamy bowl of yum every day, like only my fellow oatmeal loving nerds can probably relate to.  And oatmeal gets infinitely better come warm cozy winter time, amiright?

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My standard technique goes something like…

Boil 1 cup of water

Add 1/3 cup oatmeal, a pinch of salt and half a banana (sliced), then turn down the heat and cook (stirring occasionally to break up banana slices) until thick and creamy.

Top with coconut butter, granola, peanut butter, etc.

(P.S. To make coconut butter, whizz 4 cups of shredded unsweetened coconut in a food processor until completely smooth and buttery — you’ll have to scrape down the sides a few times and it’ll take about 10ish minutes, but so worth it!)

What’s your favorite breakfast right now?