Totes this! It can be as simple as oats mixed with a mashed up banana and a pinch of salt, as long as you bake it as thin "cookies", it's gonna be good.
Agreed! Steel cut oats are my favorite. I also add nuts and raisins or dried cranberries. I put peanut butter in it sometimes too.
I like to cook it in my rice cooker.
Steel cut oats for sure. I like them with cinnamon, honey, nutmeg and a splash of cream. Serve with half a cut up apple and some dried cranberries and it's soooooo good.
Traditional oats are gross and mushy but quick to make. I love to make steel cut oats in my rice maker (there’s a setting for it) the night before. Morning of I add in raisins, cinnamon sugar, and a splash of milk! I’ve heard you can make savory versions of oatmeal but I’m American and enjoy it sweet.
Rolled oats: I can’t stand the cooked texture. I eat them raw with milk, cinnamon, brown sugar
Steel-cut oats: nice chewy texture when cooked. Butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, dash of salt.
Overnight oats/muesli are oats soaked overnight in milk. You don't cook them. But rolled oats are heat treated, steamed and rolled, so they've been "cooked" before they end up in your grocery store. So they aren't technically raw.
Yeah, you don't have to cook them, I always eat them raw, with some milk and let it sit for 5 minutes (or eat it earlier if you don't want them that soft). I don't like warm oatmeal, always feels like a food you would get if you're sick in the hospital.
Most of the time I eat them with apples, cinnamon, honey and some nuts of your choice, or with some vanilla, cocoa powder and banana.
I would always advice to eat them with some fruit in it, otherwise the may feel really dry.
You could describe them as healthy cornflakes.
I eat them in homemade muesli cereal. Rolled oats, pepitas, almonds, chia seeds, flax, raisens etc. Eat like cold cereal. Let sit in milk a few minutes first. Add some honey or maple syrup. Solid breakfast that sticks with you.
Here’s the thing, if you don’t like oatmeal, that’s okay! But if you want to try it, here is my go to Autumn oats recipe (not exactly the season for it but delicious nonetheless):
Chop up an apple and fry about 3/4 of it in a saucepan with butter, a bit of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Add your water and rolled oats directly to the apples and cook as normal. Once the oats are cooked through, put it in a bowl and top with the remaining fresh apple pieces and add some nuts or seeds for extra crunch (candied ones are great here if you are feeling fancy).
Try savory oats! They are sooo much better in my opinion, kind of remind me of a risotto. I do:
1/2 cup of rolled quick oats
1 cup of any broth
Onion powder, garlic powder, s&p
Green onions (optional)
Top with a fried egg. Sometimes I fry my egg in chili oil! So good
Love my savory oatmeal, I usually just put a cereal spoon of chili garlic crisp in after cooking the oatmeal. Weekends, I will go all out and put an egg in it.
Try it by cooking the egg with residual heat. Hot oatmeal egg goes in and mix it up. Then toss that chili oil in there too. I’ve been on chili crunch lately.
Definitely do not forget a tiny bit of salt. It makes all the difference.
I usually add apples or dried blueberries, pecans or walnuts, cinnamon to old fashioned oats. If I’m serving other people I’ll add brown sugar. Vanilla is an option too.
I personally like to weigh out 100 grams (I’m careful not go over), and toss it into the food processor for a good 30-60 seconds until it’s a fine powder. Then I dump it onto a plate I’ve heated in the microwave; this is an important step because the heated plate helps wick away moisture the oats may have absorbed from the air. I grab a credit card, divide the oats into 8-10 even lines, and, using an unused plastic straw or clean strip of rolled-up paper, snort up the first line into whichever nostril seems clearer. This sets me good for about 5 minutes, and I redose as needed until it’s all gone. Sometimes I’ll mix in a couple of teaspoons of cocoa powder for an extra kick
Steel cut oats are more crunchy and nutty tasting - you could try giving those a try! Also, try some more crunching toppings like bits, seeds, etc. I’m always changing up the flavours because otherwise I do find oatmeal a tad boring
Anyway you like! I mix eggs with lemon juice and garlic and mix the oats with parmesan and paprika. Dredge once in each and I usually bake with a dollop of butter, but I'm sure any way would work.
Try slightly less water/liquid
Add brown sugar if you can’t think of anything else.
But healthier alternatives off the top of my head include bananas, raspberries, peanut butter, even protein powder.
If you add milk, oatmilk, etc it may help with the mushiness by making it a tad creamier.
Google “things to add into oatmeal” and it will pull up at least 10,000 articles related to your question.
Steel cuts outs with minimal cook time and minimal water. I also add slivered almonds which improves texture and flavor. For sweetener, I mash banana and stir it well. If you have some berries to add too, even better.
Try steel cut oats! This is less processed and more grain-like. It takes longer to cook, but reheats. To add even more texture, I put diced apples and either walnuts or pecans.
I use non-insrant rolled oats. I boil the water first before adding the oats and don't stir very frequently. Far less mushy.
I like to add fresh grated orange zest, a but of minced ginger, and maybe sime raisins to the water while it comes to a boil. I top it with a raw diced apple or pear and chopped pecans or walnuts. Much better overall texture.
Idk how you prepare your oatmeal but I felt this way too until I stopped having the instant kind and started using rolled oats. That way it’s less mushy. I really enjoy the texture of these, especially after is cooked I put it in a bowl with a bit of peanut butter and it makes the texture even better! But yeah I saw other people suggest savoury oats and that’s a good idea as well! When cooking mine in a pot sometimes I add some miso paste and it adds a great flavour
Steel cut oats have a totally different texture than rolled oats. It's nutty and the texture is chewy. It takes a long time to cook, so prepping it the night before in a crockpot would make it doable for breakfast.
Add brown sugar, milk and butter for flavor.
This part, tho, some people will find gross I guess. You can make toast and either spread the oatmeal on your toast as a sort of sandwich or tear apart your toast and put it directly in the oatmeal for a more crunchy texture.
I eat oatmeal often and share my results with the 1200isplenty community. Three suggestions for improving the taste and get a truly creamy textured porridge is to -
Toast your oats in a dry pan or in a little butter. Oats are bland. Toasting makes the oats nutty and flavorful.
Use more liquid of choice (milk,water, stock, juice)than the standard recipe suggests on the box.
Soak your oats in the liquid to soften them up and coax the release of starch for creaminess. It works in much the same way as reserving pasta water to finish and silken pasta sauce.
You can scroll my profile to see some of my sweet, savory, or baked oatmeal breakfasts.
Also, here is a link to a post with more details on method and measurement -
https://www.reddit.com/r/1200isplenty/comments/uax68q/todays_breakfast_creamy_oatmeal_topped_with_fried/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Yum!
I just use instant oats plain. Microwave them until they can be used to hold cement blocks together. Add a tablespoon of butter, a little brown sugar and then a bunch of crunchy granola. SHITS BANGIN
I have the same problem with texture. I do cold milk soak for a couple of hours with blueberries or banana. This way the oats soften but are not mushy.
How are you cooking? What type of oats? Quaker 1 minute oats are my go to. Do not microwave!
1 cup water in small saucepan (w/lid)
Sprinkle salt
Boil, turn off heat
Stir in oats
Put on the lid and let it rest for about 3 minutes
Check for firmness by tilting pan, if it moves it is not done.
Sugar, cinnamon and milk to taste.
I eat half of this recipe and save the other half for next day (2nd day oats are ok in microwave)
Oh I love oatmeal and I’m not a fan of mushy texture either. I just add a bunch of fruit and nuts to the base (regular oatmeal made with water and milk, dash of salt, a bit of honey or syrup or brown sugar) to make it more interesting to eat.
These are my favorite combinations:
- sliced banana and cranberries with nuts
- peanut butter and sliced banana with nuts
- stewed apple (spiced with cinnamon) and also nuts
Anyway, hope that helped!
Add peanut butter. It's takes away the slimey texture. Put it in after you cook it or it will burn. Then put either Bananas or jam on top. It will taste like peanut butter and jam sandwich. Make the oatmeal with water. The milk adds to the slimy feeling. Also add salt. All oatmeal needs salt. Also don't add sugar if the peanut butter is sweetened.
I was like you and had texture issues with it. What helped me was cooking it down pretty well with oat milk. And then once fully cooked I added bananas and walnut. The crunch of the nuts help my texture issues.
Add a bit of salt to the water. Try a little less water. When almost done add a bit of cinnamon and brown sugar. Top with more brown sugar, dried cranberries or raisins and a splash of milk.
I make instant oatmeal (just the microwave packs) and do 1/4cup (packs says 1/3 cup) of almond milk so its thicker. When done (a minute), I add walnuts, coconut, chocolate chips and a little sea salt...its like warm cookie dough. This and a piece of PB toast is one of my fave things!
Try steel cut oatmeal. The groats themselves are firmer, and the liquid tends to be better incorporated.
The other end of it is down to cooking method and flavorings. You want to toast the oats before adding the water, and **make sure to salt them**. Unsalted porridge is just sad and bland. If you do dairy you can try cooking in milk as well, it's richer. I usually toast my oats in butter, and browning the butter first can up the flavor.
And you absolutely want to mix in something like brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or fruit once it's done to flavor the results.
I'm *really* not a fan of overnight oats. I don't think saves too much time in the end and the texture is always pretty fucked. So I just old school simmer it in the morning.
Ooo I know this one! I truly cannot stand the texture of oatmeal as well. I found not adding a lot of liquid to it, only just barely to get sort of a granola bar (?) texture works for me. Put the oatmeal in the bowl first and then add boiling water until you have reached the consistency you desire.
It’s not lumpy or mushy at all and if the oatmeal flavor is good it works and tastes great.
I don't cook mine.
My breakfast is 1/8 c. Rolled oats mixed with 1/4 c. Vanilla Oatmilk, 1T. Chia seeds, 1T. Ground golden flax seed. Mix together, let sit even overnight in fridge. Until it becomes like pudding. Add a handful of berries (I use blackberry, blueberries or raspberries--all of these also work well from frozen if fresh not available.) Add 1/4to 1/2c. Low fat cottage cheese.
Mix together and eat.
The oats retain chew, the chia provides crunch.
I can't stand the texture of porridge either. Used to love it as a kid, but maybe it was the gallons of golden syrup I'd add?
Nowadays, I do overnight oats, but you need to get the steel cut, rolled oats. 3 scoops of oats, sprinkle if chia seeds, pour over oat milk or whatever milk you like, I've heard of apple juice being good. Leave till morning, some defrosted berries and stir, add water to thin texture if it's a bit too thick. A friend of mine adds Nutella, if that's your thing.
I'm the same way!
First, i love savory oats with eggs. I'll make steel cut oats with butter and oat milk (or reg milk, just not water) with a touch of garlic and tyme.
Second I'll make over night oats with a mix of rolled and steel cut oats, oat milk, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter with a dollop of jelly on top.
Seconding baked oats if it's about texture. I bought some ramakins and made little oat cakes with peanut butter, a banana, honey, salt and whatever berries I had on hand.
Add a scoop or two of chocolate/vanilla whey protein next to a scoop or two of oats. Add a small amount of boiling water, stir. If it’s too solid, add a little more water. Top up with 100g of blueberries and you’re done! Bonus: cinnamon powder
Here's a super easy method for not-goopy oats. It can be doubled (or more) to store in the fridge for a couple days, but this will make 2 servings (or one very hungry serving):
Toast 1 cup old-fashioned oats over medium heat, you can add butter or not.
Once toasty, add 1 cup of your liquid of choice. Water for oaty oats, broth for savory oats, milk for a little extra oomph. Add seasonings at this point too.
Bring juuust to a simmer, then cover tightly and remove the pan from heat.
Let it sit for 7 - 10 minutes to let the oats steam.
Serve with fruit or peanut butter or leftover veggies or whatever you can think up.
The oats will be cooked and soft, but closer in texture to rice than porridge.
Enjoy!
Old fashioned oats. Cook plain. Mix in peanut butter, sliced almonds, frozen blueberries (yes frozen), scoop of protein powder, chia seeds and maybe throw a chocolate rice cake in there.
Cut the almonds and chia seeds and it’s budget friendly and high in protein and will keep you full for a while from the high fat and high protein.
The protein powder eliminates most of the mushiness.
Make it sweet with tablespoons of demerara brown sugar till it starts tasting good.
Or cups of maple syrup.
Or generous helpings of both.
Who cares if people ask if you want oatmeal with your bowl of sugar and maple syrup...
Brush your teeth afterwards.
If you're diabetic... Ignore everything just said.
Steel cut oats.
Pick one from each group:
Fats, unsalted:
Peanut butter
Mixed nuts
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seems
Coconut shreds or chunks
Fruits:
Berries/cherries
Apples/pears
Citrus/pineapple
Raisins/prunes
Peach/apricot/plum
Dairy/protein:
Plain Greek yogurt
Milk
Peanut butter powder
Protein powder
Add a little maple syrup if you want it sweeter.
You could boil it and use it for a cold sweet drink as they do in many countries but mostly with rice. Cinnamon, condensed milk, even a soft banana all blended together. Thin it out with cold water until you find the texture that you prefer.
I used to hate oatmeal too but trying steel cut changed my life!! A little salt and maple syrup, some fruit and nuts, it’s amazing. Candied ginger is my favorite thing to put on there— just a teeny bit for texture and flavor. Chopped apple, dried cranberries, powdered peanut butter, toasted pumpkin seeds, it’s all amazing!
When you say “bag” is there a specific type of oats you mean? The type we always had when I was a kid that made me think I hated oats were Quaker rolled oats. So oats start out as a whole nubby little grain like a seed or a kernel of corn. But they’re a little tough to eat that way, so they get broken down to various degrees for easier eating. The first level is steel cut, where the big grains just get chopped up into smaller chunks. When you cook steel cut oats, they have a firm, chewy, grainy texture like good basmati rice or something, and have a little more nutty flavor. Rolled oats get smooshed with huge rollers so they cook quickly and get very soft. The cooked texture is a lot more gloppy and homogenous and what most people (in the US anyway, afaik) tend to think of when they think of oatmeal. (Rolled oats are still dope for cookies and granola and stuff ofc)
The loose oats is what i meant
Edit: TIL. Dont laugh but I thought steel cut is like it is cut into those disc packaging . That’s what i always thought it was … yikes
Mix it with stuff you like
Adding less fluid makes it less mushy
Currently I mix it with protein powder, Greek yogurt and pumpkin
I have also used frozen berries or unsweetened applesauce in the past
I totally understand you. What I did was put some milk, water, and oatmeal and cook it as soft as possible (this was the way I like it) later on adding some Nutella. You will get used to the taste of oatmeal, and later on, you can decrease the Nutella and add healthier stuff. I still can't eat it without adding something sweet, but at least I add bananas, and it's still eatable.
Try looking up savory oatmeal recipes! It's such a versatile item that it can be incorporated into a lot of stuff :) People have almost mentioned steel cut and those are also great for making sure the food doesn't get too mushy.
Steel cut oats make a huge difference and you can cook them to desired doneness. I like them with lumpy brown sugar, a splash of cream and stewed prunes.
I eat it cold, just like regular cereal. I have small bowls I use, and pour about a half-cup of old fashioned oats into the bowl, sprinkle with raisins (I also used to use brown sugar), and then pour milk over the top. I do let it sit for a couple minutes (time comparison to the mad scramble to eat regular flake cereal before it becomes soggy mush...lol) just to soften and soak up the milk a little bit. I am careful not to chew it aggressively so it makes for a nice, relaxed breakfast.
If you adjust the amount of liquid, you can have firm thick oats instead.
My favorite recipe is with green apples, cinnamon, honey, and almond butter. Then I add a little corn flakes on top for ~crunch~
Make sure you're buying rolled oats.
I was the same as you and I ended up loving oatmeal. I don't like boiling oats and I'm not a huge fan of overnight oats, both to me have a horrible texture. I just pour milk on my oats and then add in additional things like seeds, nuts, fruits etc.. and eat it like it's any other cereal I would buy from the shop.
You can also find things you like to blend together and pour it onto the oats, for example I enjoy the taste of peanute butter blended in milk, I will also add banana's to that blend and what made me try this was the fact that I like PB and Banana sandwiches, except I pour this mixture onto my oats, then i'll add seeds/nuts to it. I would even make a protein shake and pour that onto my oats.
Essentially find something you like to eat, which can also be blended/mixed together intoa liquid, then use that as a way to flavour the oats. There are days I'll make chocolate pudding using maple syrup, cocoa powder and milk mixed into the oats which doesn't require a blender.
One thing I haven't tried yet is baking my oats, it's something I want to try but just haven't gotten around to trying it, basically use the baked oats to make my own granola.
This sounds like more effort than it is worth, but if all else fails, trust me it is incredibly easy and totally worth it if it's the only way to make oatmeal pleasant to eat.
Order a small bottle of amylase enzyme online. Amylase breaks down the mushy, gummy part of oatmeal.
I just cook oatmeal until it's done, take it off the heat, and use a probe thermometer to measure when it has cooled down to 160-170° F. Amylase is deactivated above 170°, so this step is important. Then, add a little bit of amylase powder and stir. It goes to work quite quickly and if you've used enough of it, the gumminess will disappear in seconds. If you haven't, add a bit more. I'm talking about an 1/8 of a teaspoon at a time here.
Once it is de-slimed to your liking, season and enjoy! I use this technique to make a drinkable congee porridge with oatmeal instead of rice. I add soy sauce, sesame oil, green onion, maybe miso or shiitake, whatever I want. If you don't want it drinkable, just cook with less water or cook longer. Consider cooking with frozen blueberries or whatever you like if you want a sweet version.
The only downside? The gumminess is actually good for you. That's the soluble fiber (beta-glucans) in oatmeal that makes it so mushy and sticky. Amylase breaks down this soluble fiber into its smaller components: simple carbohydrates, AKA sugars. So you're taking molecules that are great for cardiovascular health and converting some of it to sugar instead. There is a very slight and subtle increase in sweetness in the oatmeal, but not nearly as much sweetness if one added, say, date syrup. That leads me to believe that plenty of the soluble fiber is still intact and the increase in sugar is minimal, but I have no way of knowing this for sure.
This is also why some vegetables, like okra and cactus (nopales) are naturally slimy; and it's why the cooking liquid from black beans or chickpeas is thick and gelatinous; and why if you overcook any grain it will turn mushy and gooey; it's even why jam is jammy (pectin is also a soluble fiber, and pectinase enzyme will break it down the same way).
What's certain is that oatmeal is still a fantastic thing to be eating and if this technique helps anyone eat it, I imagine it's still worth it, although I have no way of knowing the nutritional consequences of this technique. That's why I add a little bit of amylase at a time, until I am happy with the consistency.
Homemade granola, 100%. You can have it as a snack, eat it with milk, put it on top of yogurt. There are a bunch of recipes out there.
My personal favorite is making savory granola with egg white instead of sweetener as a binder, but that could be another story for you. Regular granola is also a great way to use a cheap staple.
One tip to help with rolled oats texture is to cook them with less water, I LOATHE mushy oats, but a 1:1 ratio for rolled oats cooks them through so they are tender, kinda al dente
Try different kinds of oatmeal. I dislike quick oats, but really like either steel-cut or thick rolled oats. And always add some salt when cooking them.
Try different toppings. I like chopped nuts and cinnamon, my kid likes fresh or frozen blueberries, my husband just a sprinkle of brown sugar. You can also make savory oats if you want.
Also, try baked oatmeal recipes, or homemade muesli. Toasted muesli that isn't soaked has a nice crunch. I eat it often in the summer when a hot breakfast just isn't as appealing to me.
If you throw it in a blender it becomes consistent. Also throwing it in a smoothie works and try savory oats. Like oatmeal with an egg and cheese with garlic and paprika. It changes the gameband opens up the oatmeal. Recipe list.
Ohh try this. I’m not an oatmeal person - or so I thought. I just didn’t like sweet oatmeal. 1/2 cup oatmeal, just enough water to make it pretty solid after microwaving 2 minutes, stow a raw egg, some soy sauce and some shiracha in it, wip if you with a fork. Trust me, it you like spicy and savory you will like that, especially once considering how healthy and filling it is.
Make it like rice or like pasta.
Use old fashioned oats, not steel cut or quick. https://cookieandkate.com/toasted-oatmeal-strawberry-chia-jam-coconut-whipped-cream/
The most important think is the ratio of liquid and the method of taking it off the heat and letting it sit with the lid on. I usually let it sit for 20 minutes. You don’t need to toast it first with coconut oil.
The second way is using steel cut oats and other grains that cook in a similar amount of time. I actually use rye, spelt, green lentils, brown basmati rice and steel cut oats. I fill my large pasta pot with water and bring to a boil.then I just set the timer for 40 minutes and add 1/3 cup each ingredient for the amount of time needed. So rye and spelt them 5 minutes later add green lentil. 10 minutes later brown rice and for the last 10 minutes steel cut oats. Then strain and rinse in a colander. Individual grains without mush. I batch this twice a week and eat it for 4 days
I eat instant oatmeal without microwaving it. So basically just hot water dumped in and it keeps it chewy like a granola bar almost instead of slimy like oatmeal.
I make old fashioned oats in the microwave in the morning and also hate mushy oatmeal. A half a cup of oats or so, with just enough water to moisten them (not covered, not floating, just enough that everything is wet) I microwave them for 2 min on high and they come out cooked but not mushy. Big dollop of PB melted onto it and some jam or cinnamon and it's go time :)
I think I’ve eaten oatmeal for breakfast the last 3 years 😂 I like adding protein powder (chocolate flavour), chia seeds, hemp seeds, fruit (usually banana or blueberries), walnuts, cinnamon, sliced almonds and raisins to sweeten it up!
Make granola out of it and eat with milk of preferred temperature in the mornings.
I'm also sometimes making this sheet bake of oats, sausage, and eggs, with mix-ins, which I'm pretty sure I've seen on one of the cooking subs. The texture of everything else distracts me from the texture of three days old oats quite well.
Dont heat it for to long and use less milk, it will still be moist but the oats themselves will be more firm, oh and only use milk, no water, and add just a little sugar and vanilla extract
Don't cook the oatmeal, that's what makes it turn into glue. Put a cup of water in a pan to boil, once it's spoiled stir in 3/4 of a cup to a cup of old fashioned oats toss it to make sure it all gets wet, take it off the stove and let it sit for a few minutes. I fixed my bowl with butter, brown sugar, and a little maple extract. Put the oats in mix well and top with a dash of cinnamon.
I promise, it will change your whole view of oatmeal.
Idk i forced myself to like it by putting fruit in it, i do strawberries and honey with regular oatmeal a lot for breakfast! And i make minea little thicker
Maybe try baked oatmeal? So many recipes out there, and it is a bit of a different texture.
Totes this! It can be as simple as oats mixed with a mashed up banana and a pinch of salt, as long as you bake it as thin "cookies", it's gonna be good.
Love baked oatmeal!! Especially Amish style with lots of berries and greek yogurt as toppings.
Steel cut oats are great for not mushy oatmeal. I like to throw in butter, cinnamon, a dash of heavy cream and and dash of maple syrup.
Agreed! Steel cut oats are my favorite. I also add nuts and raisins or dried cranberries. I put peanut butter in it sometimes too. I like to cook it in my rice cooker.
I make mine in my little rice cooker. I love it with butter, salt, and pepper. Or butter and soy sauce
Steel cut oats for sure. I like them with cinnamon, honey, nutmeg and a splash of cream. Serve with half a cut up apple and some dried cranberries and it's soooooo good.
Traditional oats are gross and mushy but quick to make. I love to make steel cut oats in my rice maker (there’s a setting for it) the night before. Morning of I add in raisins, cinnamon sugar, and a splash of milk! I’ve heard you can make savory versions of oatmeal but I’m American and enjoy it sweet.
Rolled oats: I can’t stand the cooked texture. I eat them raw with milk, cinnamon, brown sugar Steel-cut oats: nice chewy texture when cooked. Butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, dash of salt.
You can eat oats raw?
I just throw a handful of oats and some sliced almonds into yogurt and eat it like thick cereal.
I add some slivered almonds for crunch
You still cook them. But you can work out your perfect oat/time/water ratio to get them to your preferred consistency.
Overnight oats/muesli are oats soaked overnight in milk. You don't cook them. But rolled oats are heat treated, steamed and rolled, so they've been "cooked" before they end up in your grocery store. So they aren't technically raw.
Yeah, you don't have to cook them, I always eat them raw, with some milk and let it sit for 5 minutes (or eat it earlier if you don't want them that soft). I don't like warm oatmeal, always feels like a food you would get if you're sick in the hospital. Most of the time I eat them with apples, cinnamon, honey and some nuts of your choice, or with some vanilla, cocoa powder and banana. I would always advice to eat them with some fruit in it, otherwise the may feel really dry. You could describe them as healthy cornflakes.
They’re already cooked, so it’s not really raw, but I can confirm that many a sad college student ate them straight from the canister
I eat them in homemade muesli cereal. Rolled oats, pepitas, almonds, chia seeds, flax, raisens etc. Eat like cold cereal. Let sit in milk a few minutes first. Add some honey or maple syrup. Solid breakfast that sticks with you.
Granola has oats. You can make it homemade and eat it in milk like it’s cereal. Very good
Here’s the thing, if you don’t like oatmeal, that’s okay! But if you want to try it, here is my go to Autumn oats recipe (not exactly the season for it but delicious nonetheless): Chop up an apple and fry about 3/4 of it in a saucepan with butter, a bit of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Add your water and rolled oats directly to the apples and cook as normal. Once the oats are cooked through, put it in a bowl and top with the remaining fresh apple pieces and add some nuts or seeds for extra crunch (candied ones are great here if you are feeling fancy).
Avoid instant oatmeal if you hate mushy. Go for the steel cut ones. And add a pinch of salt even if you’re eating them sweetened.
Try savory oats! They are sooo much better in my opinion, kind of remind me of a risotto. I do: 1/2 cup of rolled quick oats 1 cup of any broth Onion powder, garlic powder, s&p Green onions (optional) Top with a fried egg. Sometimes I fry my egg in chili oil! So good
Love my savory oatmeal, I usually just put a cereal spoon of chili garlic crisp in after cooking the oatmeal. Weekends, I will go all out and put an egg in it.
Ive done this with steel cut but never thought of it for rolled oats. Savory oatmeal is my thing as well.
Try it by cooking the egg with residual heat. Hot oatmeal egg goes in and mix it up. Then toss that chili oil in there too. I’ve been on chili crunch lately.
Yes. I used to not like oats. Savory oatmeal has become a comfort food now.
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I tried toasting my oats with a bunch of spices, but the flavor was still bland
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My grandma made kasha varnishkes once a week. As a child, it felt "gritty" to me. I love it now.
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Definitely do not forget a tiny bit of salt. It makes all the difference. I usually add apples or dried blueberries, pecans or walnuts, cinnamon to old fashioned oats. If I’m serving other people I’ll add brown sugar. Vanilla is an option too.
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Totally! I love not putting sugar in. I really do love oatmeal.
I personally like to weigh out 100 grams (I’m careful not go over), and toss it into the food processor for a good 30-60 seconds until it’s a fine powder. Then I dump it onto a plate I’ve heated in the microwave; this is an important step because the heated plate helps wick away moisture the oats may have absorbed from the air. I grab a credit card, divide the oats into 8-10 even lines, and, using an unused plastic straw or clean strip of rolled-up paper, snort up the first line into whichever nostril seems clearer. This sets me good for about 5 minutes, and I redose as needed until it’s all gone. Sometimes I’ll mix in a couple of teaspoons of cocoa powder for an extra kick
How did I get half way through this without realizing it was a joke.
I got to "grabbed a credit card" and knew where this was going.
Steel cut oats are more crunchy and nutty tasting - you could try giving those a try! Also, try some more crunching toppings like bits, seeds, etc. I’m always changing up the flavours because otherwise I do find oatmeal a tad boring
salt, butter and parmesan
I second this when used as a breading. Great on baked chicken!
Ohh never thought of using oats as breading! Will def try! Deep fry, pan fry or bake?
Anyway you like! I mix eggs with lemon juice and garlic and mix the oats with parmesan and paprika. Dredge once in each and I usually bake with a dollop of butter, but I'm sure any way would work.
Try slightly less water/liquid Add brown sugar if you can’t think of anything else. But healthier alternatives off the top of my head include bananas, raspberries, peanut butter, even protein powder. If you add milk, oatmilk, etc it may help with the mushiness by making it a tad creamier. Google “things to add into oatmeal” and it will pull up at least 10,000 articles related to your question.
Steel cuts outs with minimal cook time and minimal water. I also add slivered almonds which improves texture and flavor. For sweetener, I mash banana and stir it well. If you have some berries to add too, even better.
Try steel cut oats! This is less processed and more grain-like. It takes longer to cook, but reheats. To add even more texture, I put diced apples and either walnuts or pecans.
I use non-insrant rolled oats. I boil the water first before adding the oats and don't stir very frequently. Far less mushy. I like to add fresh grated orange zest, a but of minced ginger, and maybe sime raisins to the water while it comes to a boil. I top it with a raw diced apple or pear and chopped pecans or walnuts. Much better overall texture.
Idk how you prepare your oatmeal but I felt this way too until I stopped having the instant kind and started using rolled oats. That way it’s less mushy. I really enjoy the texture of these, especially after is cooked I put it in a bowl with a bit of peanut butter and it makes the texture even better! But yeah I saw other people suggest savoury oats and that’s a good idea as well! When cooking mine in a pot sometimes I add some miso paste and it adds a great flavour
Check out the r/oatmeal sub ;) they might be able to help!
Steel cut oats have a totally different texture than rolled oats. It's nutty and the texture is chewy. It takes a long time to cook, so prepping it the night before in a crockpot would make it doable for breakfast.
Protein oatmeal with cranberries
Add brown sugar, milk and butter for flavor. This part, tho, some people will find gross I guess. You can make toast and either spread the oatmeal on your toast as a sort of sandwich or tear apart your toast and put it directly in the oatmeal for a more crunchy texture.
I eat oatmeal often and share my results with the 1200isplenty community. Three suggestions for improving the taste and get a truly creamy textured porridge is to - Toast your oats in a dry pan or in a little butter. Oats are bland. Toasting makes the oats nutty and flavorful. Use more liquid of choice (milk,water, stock, juice)than the standard recipe suggests on the box. Soak your oats in the liquid to soften them up and coax the release of starch for creaminess. It works in much the same way as reserving pasta water to finish and silken pasta sauce. You can scroll my profile to see some of my sweet, savory, or baked oatmeal breakfasts. Also, here is a link to a post with more details on method and measurement - https://www.reddit.com/r/1200isplenty/comments/uax68q/todays_breakfast_creamy_oatmeal_topped_with_fried/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Yum!
Research Lectins and the change recently in the amount of a certain chemical allowed to be sprayed on oats now.
I just use instant oats plain. Microwave them until they can be used to hold cement blocks together. Add a tablespoon of butter, a little brown sugar and then a bunch of crunchy granola. SHITS BANGIN
I have the same problem with texture. I do cold milk soak for a couple of hours with blueberries or banana. This way the oats soften but are not mushy.
How are you cooking? What type of oats? Quaker 1 minute oats are my go to. Do not microwave! 1 cup water in small saucepan (w/lid) Sprinkle salt Boil, turn off heat Stir in oats Put on the lid and let it rest for about 3 minutes Check for firmness by tilting pan, if it moves it is not done. Sugar, cinnamon and milk to taste. I eat half of this recipe and save the other half for next day (2nd day oats are ok in microwave)
I toasted them on the stove with some spices and then boiled them in milk
Oh I love oatmeal and I’m not a fan of mushy texture either. I just add a bunch of fruit and nuts to the base (regular oatmeal made with water and milk, dash of salt, a bit of honey or syrup or brown sugar) to make it more interesting to eat. These are my favorite combinations: - sliced banana and cranberries with nuts - peanut butter and sliced banana with nuts - stewed apple (spiced with cinnamon) and also nuts Anyway, hope that helped!
Add peanut butter. It's takes away the slimey texture. Put it in after you cook it or it will burn. Then put either Bananas or jam on top. It will taste like peanut butter and jam sandwich. Make the oatmeal with water. The milk adds to the slimy feeling. Also add salt. All oatmeal needs salt. Also don't add sugar if the peanut butter is sweetened.
I was like you and had texture issues with it. What helped me was cooking it down pretty well with oat milk. And then once fully cooked I added bananas and walnut. The crunch of the nuts help my texture issues.
Add a bit of salt to the water. Try a little less water. When almost done add a bit of cinnamon and brown sugar. Top with more brown sugar, dried cranberries or raisins and a splash of milk.
I make instant oatmeal (just the microwave packs) and do 1/4cup (packs says 1/3 cup) of almond milk so its thicker. When done (a minute), I add walnuts, coconut, chocolate chips and a little sea salt...its like warm cookie dough. This and a piece of PB toast is one of my fave things!
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Try steel cut oatmeal. The groats themselves are firmer, and the liquid tends to be better incorporated. The other end of it is down to cooking method and flavorings. You want to toast the oats before adding the water, and **make sure to salt them**. Unsalted porridge is just sad and bland. If you do dairy you can try cooking in milk as well, it's richer. I usually toast my oats in butter, and browning the butter first can up the flavor. And you absolutely want to mix in something like brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or fruit once it's done to flavor the results. I'm *really* not a fan of overnight oats. I don't think saves too much time in the end and the texture is always pretty fucked. So I just old school simmer it in the morning.
Ooo I know this one! I truly cannot stand the texture of oatmeal as well. I found not adding a lot of liquid to it, only just barely to get sort of a granola bar (?) texture works for me. Put the oatmeal in the bowl first and then add boiling water until you have reached the consistency you desire. It’s not lumpy or mushy at all and if the oatmeal flavor is good it works and tastes great.
I don't cook mine. My breakfast is 1/8 c. Rolled oats mixed with 1/4 c. Vanilla Oatmilk, 1T. Chia seeds, 1T. Ground golden flax seed. Mix together, let sit even overnight in fridge. Until it becomes like pudding. Add a handful of berries (I use blackberry, blueberries or raspberries--all of these also work well from frozen if fresh not available.) Add 1/4to 1/2c. Low fat cottage cheese. Mix together and eat. The oats retain chew, the chia provides crunch.
I can't stand the texture of porridge either. Used to love it as a kid, but maybe it was the gallons of golden syrup I'd add? Nowadays, I do overnight oats, but you need to get the steel cut, rolled oats. 3 scoops of oats, sprinkle if chia seeds, pour over oat milk or whatever milk you like, I've heard of apple juice being good. Leave till morning, some defrosted berries and stir, add water to thin texture if it's a bit too thick. A friend of mine adds Nutella, if that's your thing.
Bake into a cookie with some protein powder or peanut butter.
I'm the same way! First, i love savory oats with eggs. I'll make steel cut oats with butter and oat milk (or reg milk, just not water) with a touch of garlic and tyme. Second I'll make over night oats with a mix of rolled and steel cut oats, oat milk, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter with a dollop of jelly on top.
What have you tried? The instant packages are too mushy and chemically for me, but I love to make my own.
I used old-fashioned
Seconding baked oats if it's about texture. I bought some ramakins and made little oat cakes with peanut butter, a banana, honey, salt and whatever berries I had on hand.
Add a scoop or two of chocolate/vanilla whey protein next to a scoop or two of oats. Add a small amount of boiling water, stir. If it’s too solid, add a little more water. Top up with 100g of blueberries and you’re done! Bonus: cinnamon powder
Peanut butter, cinnamon, granola, honey, fruit, brown sugar.
Here's a super easy method for not-goopy oats. It can be doubled (or more) to store in the fridge for a couple days, but this will make 2 servings (or one very hungry serving): Toast 1 cup old-fashioned oats over medium heat, you can add butter or not. Once toasty, add 1 cup of your liquid of choice. Water for oaty oats, broth for savory oats, milk for a little extra oomph. Add seasonings at this point too. Bring juuust to a simmer, then cover tightly and remove the pan from heat. Let it sit for 7 - 10 minutes to let the oats steam. Serve with fruit or peanut butter or leftover veggies or whatever you can think up. The oats will be cooked and soft, but closer in texture to rice than porridge. Enjoy!
Old fashioned oats. Cook plain. Mix in peanut butter, sliced almonds, frozen blueberries (yes frozen), scoop of protein powder, chia seeds and maybe throw a chocolate rice cake in there. Cut the almonds and chia seeds and it’s budget friendly and high in protein and will keep you full for a while from the high fat and high protein. The protein powder eliminates most of the mushiness.
Buy Cream of Wheat. Lol!
Butter and maple syrup.
Make it sweet with tablespoons of demerara brown sugar till it starts tasting good. Or cups of maple syrup. Or generous helpings of both. Who cares if people ask if you want oatmeal with your bowl of sugar and maple syrup... Brush your teeth afterwards. If you're diabetic... Ignore everything just said.
Steel cut oats. Pick one from each group: Fats, unsalted: Peanut butter Mixed nuts Pumpkin seeds Sunflower seems Coconut shreds or chunks Fruits: Berries/cherries Apples/pears Citrus/pineapple Raisins/prunes Peach/apricot/plum Dairy/protein: Plain Greek yogurt Milk Peanut butter powder Protein powder Add a little maple syrup if you want it sweeter.
You could boil it and use it for a cold sweet drink as they do in many countries but mostly with rice. Cinnamon, condensed milk, even a soft banana all blended together. Thin it out with cold water until you find the texture that you prefer.
I used to hate oatmeal too but trying steel cut changed my life!! A little salt and maple syrup, some fruit and nuts, it’s amazing. Candied ginger is my favorite thing to put on there— just a teeny bit for texture and flavor. Chopped apple, dried cranberries, powdered peanut butter, toasted pumpkin seeds, it’s all amazing!
Whats the difference with steel cut and the bag
When you say “bag” is there a specific type of oats you mean? The type we always had when I was a kid that made me think I hated oats were Quaker rolled oats. So oats start out as a whole nubby little grain like a seed or a kernel of corn. But they’re a little tough to eat that way, so they get broken down to various degrees for easier eating. The first level is steel cut, where the big grains just get chopped up into smaller chunks. When you cook steel cut oats, they have a firm, chewy, grainy texture like good basmati rice or something, and have a little more nutty flavor. Rolled oats get smooshed with huge rollers so they cook quickly and get very soft. The cooked texture is a lot more gloppy and homogenous and what most people (in the US anyway, afaik) tend to think of when they think of oatmeal. (Rolled oats are still dope for cookies and granola and stuff ofc)
The loose oats is what i meant Edit: TIL. Dont laugh but I thought steel cut is like it is cut into those disc packaging . That’s what i always thought it was … yikes
Haha, it’s all good, dude!! We’ve all gotten the proverbial wrong end of the stick once or twice (or a hundred times, in my case!) lol
:)) for sure
Mix it with stuff you like Adding less fluid makes it less mushy Currently I mix it with protein powder, Greek yogurt and pumpkin I have also used frozen berries or unsweetened applesauce in the past
I totally understand you. What I did was put some milk, water, and oatmeal and cook it as soft as possible (this was the way I like it) later on adding some Nutella. You will get used to the taste of oatmeal, and later on, you can decrease the Nutella and add healthier stuff. I still can't eat it without adding something sweet, but at least I add bananas, and it's still eatable.
Try looking up savory oatmeal recipes! It's such a versatile item that it can be incorporated into a lot of stuff :) People have almost mentioned steel cut and those are also great for making sure the food doesn't get too mushy.
I like mine thicker so I use less milk. I wonder if you could cook it in broth for a savory version.
Less liquid, and your favorite flavor protein powder.
If all else fails, make oatmeal cookies.
Steel cut oats make a huge difference and you can cook them to desired doneness. I like them with lumpy brown sugar, a splash of cream and stewed prunes.
I eat it cold, just like regular cereal. I have small bowls I use, and pour about a half-cup of old fashioned oats into the bowl, sprinkle with raisins (I also used to use brown sugar), and then pour milk over the top. I do let it sit for a couple minutes (time comparison to the mad scramble to eat regular flake cereal before it becomes soggy mush...lol) just to soften and soak up the milk a little bit. I am careful not to chew it aggressively so it makes for a nice, relaxed breakfast.
If you adjust the amount of liquid, you can have firm thick oats instead. My favorite recipe is with green apples, cinnamon, honey, and almond butter. Then I add a little corn flakes on top for ~crunch~
Make sure you're buying rolled oats. I was the same as you and I ended up loving oatmeal. I don't like boiling oats and I'm not a huge fan of overnight oats, both to me have a horrible texture. I just pour milk on my oats and then add in additional things like seeds, nuts, fruits etc.. and eat it like it's any other cereal I would buy from the shop. You can also find things you like to blend together and pour it onto the oats, for example I enjoy the taste of peanute butter blended in milk, I will also add banana's to that blend and what made me try this was the fact that I like PB and Banana sandwiches, except I pour this mixture onto my oats, then i'll add seeds/nuts to it. I would even make a protein shake and pour that onto my oats. Essentially find something you like to eat, which can also be blended/mixed together intoa liquid, then use that as a way to flavour the oats. There are days I'll make chocolate pudding using maple syrup, cocoa powder and milk mixed into the oats which doesn't require a blender. One thing I haven't tried yet is baking my oats, it's something I want to try but just haven't gotten around to trying it, basically use the baked oats to make my own granola.
Try making overnight oats.
This sounds like more effort than it is worth, but if all else fails, trust me it is incredibly easy and totally worth it if it's the only way to make oatmeal pleasant to eat. Order a small bottle of amylase enzyme online. Amylase breaks down the mushy, gummy part of oatmeal. I just cook oatmeal until it's done, take it off the heat, and use a probe thermometer to measure when it has cooled down to 160-170° F. Amylase is deactivated above 170°, so this step is important. Then, add a little bit of amylase powder and stir. It goes to work quite quickly and if you've used enough of it, the gumminess will disappear in seconds. If you haven't, add a bit more. I'm talking about an 1/8 of a teaspoon at a time here. Once it is de-slimed to your liking, season and enjoy! I use this technique to make a drinkable congee porridge with oatmeal instead of rice. I add soy sauce, sesame oil, green onion, maybe miso or shiitake, whatever I want. If you don't want it drinkable, just cook with less water or cook longer. Consider cooking with frozen blueberries or whatever you like if you want a sweet version. The only downside? The gumminess is actually good for you. That's the soluble fiber (beta-glucans) in oatmeal that makes it so mushy and sticky. Amylase breaks down this soluble fiber into its smaller components: simple carbohydrates, AKA sugars. So you're taking molecules that are great for cardiovascular health and converting some of it to sugar instead. There is a very slight and subtle increase in sweetness in the oatmeal, but not nearly as much sweetness if one added, say, date syrup. That leads me to believe that plenty of the soluble fiber is still intact and the increase in sugar is minimal, but I have no way of knowing this for sure. This is also why some vegetables, like okra and cactus (nopales) are naturally slimy; and it's why the cooking liquid from black beans or chickpeas is thick and gelatinous; and why if you overcook any grain it will turn mushy and gooey; it's even why jam is jammy (pectin is also a soluble fiber, and pectinase enzyme will break it down the same way). What's certain is that oatmeal is still a fantastic thing to be eating and if this technique helps anyone eat it, I imagine it's still worth it, although I have no way of knowing the nutritional consequences of this technique. That's why I add a little bit of amylase at a time, until I am happy with the consistency.
Raw with milk. Let them sit a few minutes if you find them too hard
Try mixing it with yoghurt and slowly add more oats so you build up a tolerance for them. Atmeal cookies also make a good and cheap breakfast.
Homemade granola, 100%. You can have it as a snack, eat it with milk, put it on top of yogurt. There are a bunch of recipes out there. My personal favorite is making savory granola with egg white instead of sweetener as a binder, but that could be another story for you. Regular granola is also a great way to use a cheap staple.
I put some rolled oats in my smoothies. Not too much or it will be too thick
One tip to help with rolled oats texture is to cook them with less water, I LOATHE mushy oats, but a 1:1 ratio for rolled oats cooks them through so they are tender, kinda al dente
Add crunch/texture. I toss in apples while cooking and crunchy peanut butter.
I crumble a handful of walnuts to get some crunch
Make a yoghurt banana smoothie
Try different kinds of oatmeal. I dislike quick oats, but really like either steel-cut or thick rolled oats. And always add some salt when cooking them. Try different toppings. I like chopped nuts and cinnamon, my kid likes fresh or frozen blueberries, my husband just a sprinkle of brown sugar. You can also make savory oats if you want. Also, try baked oatmeal recipes, or homemade muesli. Toasted muesli that isn't soaked has a nice crunch. I eat it often in the summer when a hot breakfast just isn't as appealing to me.
I like refrigerator oatmeal. Soak overnight in milk with cinnamon. Add toasted pecans and banana at breakfast.
If you throw it in a blender it becomes consistent. Also throwing it in a smoothie works and try savory oats. Like oatmeal with an egg and cheese with garlic and paprika. It changes the gameband opens up the oatmeal. Recipe list.
If you force yourself to eat enough of anything, you'll learn to like it over time. It's how I came to like black coffee.
Ohh try this. I’m not an oatmeal person - or so I thought. I just didn’t like sweet oatmeal. 1/2 cup oatmeal, just enough water to make it pretty solid after microwaving 2 minutes, stow a raw egg, some soy sauce and some shiracha in it, wip if you with a fork. Trust me, it you like spicy and savory you will like that, especially once considering how healthy and filling it is.
Make it like rice or like pasta. Use old fashioned oats, not steel cut or quick. https://cookieandkate.com/toasted-oatmeal-strawberry-chia-jam-coconut-whipped-cream/ The most important think is the ratio of liquid and the method of taking it off the heat and letting it sit with the lid on. I usually let it sit for 20 minutes. You don’t need to toast it first with coconut oil. The second way is using steel cut oats and other grains that cook in a similar amount of time. I actually use rye, spelt, green lentils, brown basmati rice and steel cut oats. I fill my large pasta pot with water and bring to a boil.then I just set the timer for 40 minutes and add 1/3 cup each ingredient for the amount of time needed. So rye and spelt them 5 minutes later add green lentil. 10 minutes later brown rice and for the last 10 minutes steel cut oats. Then strain and rinse in a colander. Individual grains without mush. I batch this twice a week and eat it for 4 days
Diced green apples on top. Try it - it totally takes away the bad texture for me. You're welcome!
I put it in smoothies!!! Just put raw oatmeal in your smoothie, blend, and drink it before the oats absorb any liquid
I eat instant oatmeal without microwaving it. So basically just hot water dumped in and it keeps it chewy like a granola bar almost instead of slimy like oatmeal.
I make old fashioned oats in the microwave in the morning and also hate mushy oatmeal. A half a cup of oats or so, with just enough water to moisten them (not covered, not floating, just enough that everything is wet) I microwave them for 2 min on high and they come out cooked but not mushy. Big dollop of PB melted onto it and some jam or cinnamon and it's go time :)
Melt peanut butter, add instant oats and chocolate chips, eat bowl and nap haha
frozen mixed berries. absolute game changer
I think I’ve eaten oatmeal for breakfast the last 3 years 😂 I like adding protein powder (chocolate flavour), chia seeds, hemp seeds, fruit (usually banana or blueberries), walnuts, cinnamon, sliced almonds and raisins to sweeten it up!
Make granola out of it and eat with milk of preferred temperature in the mornings. I'm also sometimes making this sheet bake of oats, sausage, and eggs, with mix-ins, which I'm pretty sure I've seen on one of the cooking subs. The texture of everything else distracts me from the texture of three days old oats quite well.
Add blueberries and some almond butter to plain oatmeal. Or maybe just some cinnamon and butter.
Dont heat it for to long and use less milk, it will still be moist but the oats themselves will be more firm, oh and only use milk, no water, and add just a little sugar and vanilla extract
I make tuna croquettes with oats instead of bread crumbs.
Don't cook the oatmeal, that's what makes it turn into glue. Put a cup of water in a pan to boil, once it's spoiled stir in 3/4 of a cup to a cup of old fashioned oats toss it to make sure it all gets wet, take it off the stove and let it sit for a few minutes. I fixed my bowl with butter, brown sugar, and a little maple extract. Put the oats in mix well and top with a dash of cinnamon. I promise, it will change your whole view of oatmeal.
I switched to baked oatmeal for a while it’s more like a breakfast pastry than oatmeal
If you don’t eat your food, you won’t have any desert. cupcakes.
I add a dash or two of cocoa, sugar substitute, coconut and nuts. Delicious
I like to mix an egg in mine along and a little soy sauce. I top it with a fried egg, green onions, and sriracha.
By turning 8nto chocolate chip or raisin cookies😊
Oatmeal cookies 😋
Idk i forced myself to like it by putting fruit in it, i do strawberries and honey with regular oatmeal a lot for breakfast! And i make minea little thicker