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Missing the forest for the trees perhaps here. Oh well! I too am a big fan of oatmeal. Funny enough, I like it a bit different than the author does. Particular
by pseudoramble 6y ago
Missing the forest for the trees perhaps here. Oh well!
I too am a big fan of oatmeal. Funny enough, I like it a bit different than the author does. Particularly, I enjoy it with a less runny/liquid texture, and I don't submerge it like the author does afterward either. My setup I've eaten year round for 5 years now is:
* 1 cup dried old-fashioned oats
* Water plus a dash of creamer (oat milk recently) to submerge the oats
* 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter
* Cinnamon to taste
* Sometimes flax seed to taste
The biggest thing is the cooking. On the stove top, bring the liquid boiling _and then_ add the oats. Don't add the oats before hand, as that changes their texture a bit too. Then I'll turn it down to maybe medium-low temp and cook most of the liquid off. It's usually 5-10 minutes. In the microwave, I mix the liquids and oats together because what other choice do you have? Then it runs for 3 minutes on high.
You'll end up with a bit of a softer texture, but the peanut butter thickens it up to be much more hearty. It's hard for me to enjoy other oatmeal that's runny.
- snypher 6y agoDo you add the peanut butter to the pot while cooking the oats, or when they're done?
- bjoli 6y agoI am not the parent, but I have found that adding it while it is boiling reduces the risk of lumps being left behind once I start reaching into the very bottom of the peanut butter jar (I buy PB in 1kg jars and if I'm not diligent about stirring it now and then it becomes hard in the bottom).
- pseudoramble 6y agoI add it in after they're cooked, along with cinnamon and flaxseed. It would be interesting to see what boiling the peanut butter would do though. Never thought of trying it.
- bjoli 6y agoI have started quickly stirring through my oats (of the precooked flat variety) with a beater once they have been in the water for a minute or two. That makes it thicker and with an, IMO, nicer texture. If I boil it too hot, it doesn't really settle, and if that happens I just add a bit more water and boil it off. I add peanut butter as well and eat it with grated apple on top.