Recently, I have become addicted to eating oats. I honestly considered eating a bowl of oats for supper this week. Why? because they are warm, creamy, hearty and so damn delicious. Plus, as a sweet-tooth, stovetop oats taste like actual pudding. Double up recipes for 2 servings, and feel free to change them up! Here are three recipes worth waking for.
Apple Pie Oats with "Caramel Sauce"
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats (Gluten-Free if required)
- 1½ cups water
- ½ cup plant milk (oat/soy/almond/nut milk)
- Pinch of salt
- ½ apple, chopped into chunks
- 1 tbsp mixed raisins
Caramelised Apples
- ½ apple, chopped into chunks
- ½ tsp coconut oil (extra if required)
- 1 tsp maple syrup / agave / coconut sugar / honey
Vegan Caramel Sauce
- ½ tbsp runny tahini
- ½ tbsp maple syrup
- Few drops of water
Toppings (optional)
- 1 tbsp plant milk
- Sprinkle of Raisins chopped
- Sprinkle of chopped walnuts
- Dash of cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
Method
- Place oats, water, milk, salt, apple and raisins into a pot over a high heat. Once boiling, lower the heat and allow to simmer. Stir the oats with a wooden spoon (old school) frequently. Add in additional milk/water if required.
- Cook the oats for 15 minutes. I like to cook mine for long to ensure they are soft. Remove from heat once cooked through.
- To caramelise your apple chunks, you can a lightly fry the them in a non-stick pan with coconut oil. After a minute or two, pour in the maple syrup. You will need to toss and stir the apples frequently to avoid burning. Deglaze by adding a small amount of water (1 tsp or more) to the pan. This should take less than 5 minutes minutes.
- To make your vegan "caramel sauce" mix ½ tbsp of runny tahini with ½ tbsp of maple syrup (or desired sweetener) add a few drops of water.
- Serve your oats in a bowl, along with caramelised apples, chopped raisons, cinnamon and caramel sauce.
You don't have to caramelise apples for the toppings. This is optional for those mornings, you really need a little EXTRA in life.
Banana Oats
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats (Gluten-Free if required)
- 1½ cups water
- ½ cup plant milk (oat/soy/almond/nut milk)
- Pinch of salt
- ½ Banana cut into chunks (i segment the banana and cut those into chunks)
Toppings (optional)
- 1 tbsp plant milk
- ½ tbsp almond butter
- Dash of cinnamon
- Chunks of fresh banana
- A Pinch of walnuts (optional)
- ½ tbsp Maple syrup (or alternative sweetener)
Method
- Place oats, water, milk, salt, and banana into a pot over a high heat. Once boiling, lower the heat and allow to simmer. Stir the oats with a wooden spoon (old school) frequently. Add in additional milk/water if required.
- Cook the oats for 15 minutes. I like to cook mine for longer to ensure they are soft. Remove from heat once cooked through.
- Serve your oats in a bowl, along with your desired toppings.
Miscellaneous Oats - Anything Goes
I grew up eating porridge my gran made for me; It always had an ample serving of butter and brown sugar. That's probably why l love oats - the nostalgia of childhood at my favourite place - Nana's. Every now and then, I still add in a portion of butter. This recipe has the butter, plus some fresh nectarine.
One of my favourite oats is pear and dried cranberries, which I make like the apple pie option. Pictured below.
I often add a tbsp/scoop of protein powder to mine.
You could be more adventures and use coconut milk, cardamon, cinnamon, aniseed, lime and mango. Oh baby. Im doing this next.
Some other ideas listed in the topping below.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats (Gluten-Free if required)
- 1½ cups water
- ½ cup plant milk (oat/soy/almond/nut milk)
- Pinch of salt
Topping Ideas:
- ½ tbsp nut butter
- Seed Mix (pumpkin)
- 2 tbsp chopped nuts
- 1 tsp cacao nibs
- 1/4 cup berries/cherries
- Hulled hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp greek yoghurt
- Superfood mix
Method:
- Place oats, water, milk, salt, into a pot over a high heat. Once boiling, lower the heat and allow to simmer. Stir the oats with a wooden spoon (old school) frequently. Add in additional milk/water if required.
- Cook the oats for 15 minutes. I like to cook mine for longer to ensure they are soft. Remove from heat once cooked through.
- Serve your oats in a bowl, along with your desired toppings.
If you loved these ideas, I have more. Pink oats can be found in Blinded by Breakfast and Chocolate Protein oats in the Good Meal Guidebook!
