Oatmeal!

Eating a bowl of oatmeal first thing in the morning is the perfect way to start your day because it is full of fiber, nutrients, and antioxidants.   I prefer steel cut oats (you can find it anywhere) since they are healthier and tastier. 

This week I made crockpot oats (my favorite), baked oatmeal, oatmeal cookies, and oatmeal breakfast muffins.  I also mixed in all sorts of fun ingredients to shake up my oatmeal routine.

Crockpot Oatmeal

My all time favorite oatmeal recipe is in the crockpot:

1 cup of steel cut oats
3 cups of water
1 tablespoon of cinnamon (I LOVE cinnamon)

Combine and turn on low for 8 - 9 hours.  Delish!!  Once I also added in a banana (yum) and apple (double yum).


I love to make this baked oatmeal recipe, and the leftovers are fantastic.

Baked Oatmeal

***This recipe is adapted from the Girl Evolving Blog.

BAKED STEEL CUT OATS

• 1 1/2c. steel cut oats
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1t. baking powder
• 1/2t. salt
• 2t. cinnamon
• 1 eggs, whisked
• 2 T. sugar (I used steevia)
• 2 T. oil
• 1t. vanilla
• 1 fruit

In a large bowl, cover the steel cut oats with about an inch of water.  Allow to sit for at least 2 hours. Drain the excess water.

Mix together the oats and dry ingredients.  Add the eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Fold in the fruit (add more or less depending on the size of your fruit and how fruit-laden you want your oats).  Pour in a greased 9x13 casserole dish.  Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

These oatmeal cookies are made without sugar and are super healthy AND delicious.  Here's the recipe:  Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

Gussy LOVES Oatmeal Cookies

Last but not least, here's some home-made healthy oatmeal muffins for those days when you are on the run.  Yum!!  Healthy Oatmeal Muffins

Oatmeal Muffins

I also mixed in peanut butter, flaxseed, hemp seed into my beloved breakfast of choice for a change-up.  One day I mixed in kefir with oats soaked in apple cider vinegar and I almost barfed.....someone recommended it, but it was pretty nasty.  Soaking your oats an hour before you eat them really helps bring out the nutrients in the oats.  Otherwise, you are missing out on all the benefits of eating oats.

Saturday is the big ski marathon!  I'm excited and scared, but you can be sure I'll be eating as much oatmeal as I can stuff in probably with some chia mixed in.

Anyone have a favorite oatmeal recipe?

Thanks for reading!

Kristin