Thread: "Granola" Oatmeal Cereal

not much protein but worth a shot in the AM.

Yum! I’m going to make this for me and my kids in the morning. It's printing now...




I have oatmeal most mornings before I teach spinning. Sometimes I add some protein powder...

Thanks!

I do the same. I've been doing the same for nearly 3 years and holy crap it gets boring.

Originally Posted by juggernaut

I do the same. I've been doing the same for nearly 3 years and holy crap it gets boring.

Hi juggernaut,

I love your Arnold quote!!!! I just emailed it to someone.

Thanks Lioness. Nice avatar. We kind a go together...
ANYWAY......
I've dressed it up eight thousand times over: with splenda, with honey, with strawberries and bananas, with peanut butter and bananas (in a gain cycle), with chocolate protein, with orange protein, with coconut protein, with cookies and creme from Muscle Milk, with chocolate and peanut butter Muscle Milk....and you know what? It comes out to be the same boring wallpaper paste, er, oatmeal.

Originally Posted by juggernaut

Thanks Lioness. Nice avatar. We kind a go together...
ANYWAY......
I've dressed it up eight thousand times over: with splenda, with honey, with strawberries and bananas, with peanut butter and bananas (in a gain cycle), with chocolate protein, with orange protein, with coconut protein, with cookies and creme from Muscle Milk, with chocolate and peanut butter Muscle Milk....and you know what? It comes out to be the same boring wallpaper paste, er, oatmeal.

Okay, so not the most healthy, but oats will not taste like wallpaper paste when soaked in yogurt and then eaten with PB and Nutella.

uhh thats nasty.

cool recipe but it sounds a lot of oil. i buy light tasting olive oil and use it for everything even the occasional cheat day brownies. i've beem wondering how you granolaize oatmeal think i'll experiment.

Oh dear...did i goof?

I don’t have a lot of experience with cooking. So…when I read this recipe, it sounded like I would be making some sort of breakfast~oatmeal dish. I had it in my brain that it would be like the topping of an apple crisp or cobbler.

I got up and started making it for breakfast for us. I’m such a dumb *ss.!!! Mine turned out to be granola bars!

One of my children crumbled it up and added rice milk…like cereal. He liked it.

Me and another child got creative. We added LOTS of berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries) with the berry juices…mushed it around some. Then added a tiny bit of rice dream & a scoop of protein powder.

DANG…it was actually good!

Thanks for the recipe. I have SOOO much to learn in the kitchen.

I'll make it again...just not for breakfast.

wow...what I;m about to say is terribly sexist....lioness, youre a girl-and a mother!!!WTF??? Youu need to know how to cook!

just made this recipe...

halved everything:

1.5 c oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 cup oil ( I used Enova Oil instead)
1/4 cup splenda (comes out to about 35 packets!!! aargh!)
1 egg white

* ADDED: 1/2 tsp McCormick's Vanilla Butter & Nut Flavoring

baking right now... we'll see how it turns out!

Originally Posted by juggernaut

wow...what I;m about to say is terribly sexist....lioness, youre a girl-and a mother!!!WTF??? Youu need to know how to cook!

GRRRRRRR!

HEY...Watch it, now. I'm a leo with pms!

Hee hee. Kidding! I know. I’m not deceived as to my shortcomings. I’m working on it. That’s why I tried something new.

I have other attributes ….just working on this one!

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

just made this recipe...

halved everything:

1.5 c oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 cup oil ( I used Enova Oil instead)
1/4 cup splenda (comes out to about 35 packets!!! aargh!)
1 egg white

* ADDED: 1/2 tsp McCormick's Vanilla Butter & Nut Flavoring

baking right now... we'll see how it turns out!

oh. maybe this is where i goofed. i thought the 1/2 cup of spenda was a mis~type. I just added a few small packets! hmmm???

cooking is an equal opportunity sport. my son makes a mean pizza dough...

Originally Posted by lioness

oh. maybe this is where i goofed. i thought the 1/2 cup of spenda was a mis~type. I just added a few small packets! hmmm???

I am no rocket scientist when it comes to cooking.
BUT
I make an amazing gravy.

So what are those "other" attributes????

Baked Oats

(This recipe yields 4 servings)

4 c. old fashioned oats
1 c. chopped apple
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. salt
4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. dates (optional)
Combine oats, walnuts, raisins, and salt in a bowl and mix well. In a separate container combine water and vanilla. Combine all ingredients, stirring gently. Pour into oiled 8" x 8" baking dish. Bake at 350 F for 60 minutes. Stir in dates and serve.


Cold Breakfast Oatmeal

(This recipe yields 1 serving)

3/4 cup rolled oats (non-instant and uncooked)
3/4 cup skim milk (may use rice or soy or almond milk)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 packet sweetner of choice (optional)
1/4 cup dried or fresh blueberries
The night before your breakfast, mix oats, milk, cinnamon and sweetner (if using) together in a cereal bowl. (If you are using the dried blueberries, go ahead and add these the night before also making sure they have plenty of liquid covering them.) Now cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.

In the morning, add your fresh berries (if using) and stir gently. Enjoy.

Originally Posted by lioness

oh. maybe this is where i goofed. i thought the 1/2 cup of spenda was a mis~type. I just added a few small packets! hmmm???

yeah that would make a huge difference if that's the only thing sweetening it up!



i usually have some granular splenda around for baking, but ran out during the holidays...

p-funk tried it and said, "Wow. this is actually good. DAMN good."

Lol, have you tried the brown sugar Splenda? I don't usually like Splenda, but I love the brown sugar kind. Actually making up a batch with some brown sugar Splenda, Enova oil, and sugar free maple syrup.

Originally Posted by aggies1ut

Lol, have you tried the brown sugar Splenda? I don't usually like Splenda, but I love the brown sugar kind.

i have some of it, but it isn't pure "brown" splenda. It is a mix of splenda and brown sugar. It's a "blend".

I think equal makes a brown sugar substitute called Sugar Twin.

You can make faux brown sugar using splenda and sugar free maple syrup.

Hmm. Using sugar free maple syrup, brown Sugar Splenda, and Enova worked well, but I'm still experimenting with this recipe. To reduce some of the oil, you can add low sugar yogurt, InStone Protein Pudding, unsweetened applesauce, or sugar free vanilla pudding.
Additional things: dried or fresh fruit, protein powder, milk, sugar free syrups.....

brown sugar is white sugar's evil twin from Chicago.

Originally Posted by juggernaut

I am no rocket scientist when it comes to cooking.
BUT
I make an amazing gravy.

So what are those "other" attributes????

Friends mostly say i'm neat, organized, playful, loyal and kind. Beyond that...i really shouldn't say on the oatmeal thread.

Originally Posted by GoalGetter

just made this recipe...

halved everything:

1.5 c oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 cup oil ( I used Enova Oil instead)
1/4 cup splenda (comes out to about 35 packets!!! aargh!)
1 egg white

* ADDED: 1/2 tsp McCormick's Vanilla Butter & Nut Flavoring

baking right now... we'll see how it turns out!

how was it?

is this a "gooey" oatmeal...or granola-ish?

Originally Posted by lioness

Friends mostly say i'm neat, organized, playful, loyal and kind. Beyond that...i really shouldn't say on the oatmeal thread.

angellic? I guess I'm more along the lines of an evil imp.

Originally Posted by lioness

how was it?

is this a "gooey" oatmeal...or granola-ish?

Definitely granola-ish. Not gooey at all! Crunchy! Smells good. But i didn't get to taste it. Ask P-Funk if it tasted good. He is the only one in this house who knows.