Tribute To Oatmeal
A tribute to the world’s greatest breakfast!
Whipped Banana Oatmeal
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup 1% or skim or soy milk
- 1/2 cup water (I like my oats a bit liquidy – cut back to 1/3 a cup if you don’t)
- 1/2 a banana, sliced
- 1 tbsp chia seeds (they give the best fluffy texture!)
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Vanilla, stirred in at end
For two servings, we start by combining rolled oats, water, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Slice a banana into VERY thin pieces, leaving just a few bigger chunks. Walk away for a few minutes while the oatmeal heats. Once it begins to steam or bubble, stir vigorously at times to “whip” the banana into the oats. The oats will take about 5 minutes on medium heat from start to finish to fully absorb the liquid. They’re done when they reach your desired consistency! Then I stir in vanilla (and often pumpkin or cottage cheese) and portion into bowls. Add any toppings you like, such as almond or peanut butter dollops, nuts, granola, coconut, crumbled granola bars, or trail mix – with dark chocolate chips! Or check out all the combos listed below.
Kath Classic Oats Instructional Video
The whipped method produces a really creamy bowl of oats. The bananas basically disappear, so there are no chunks. Since banana is an emulsifier of sorts, this method suspends the oats into a thick, creamy consistency and the whole bowl is sweeter because the banana’s sweetness permeates throughout.
Note the consistency here:
Compared to here, where there are chunks of banana but the oats are more oaty -
Click here to visit the Cold Overnight Oatmeal Variations !
Variations!
Peanut Butterscotch Toffee Crunch
Blackberry Graham Cottage Cheese Oats
Apple Cinnamon Raisin muffin top
Pumpkin
Butterscotch Toffee Pumpkin Oats
ComfOat & Joy: Peppermint Egg Nog Oatmeal
In a KERF Bowl
In an almost-empty nut butter jar
With a Carrot, Raisin, Walnut muffin
With Honest Foods Apple Country Square
Coconut + Candied Peanut Blizzard
Egg Nog + Cinnamon Bun LaraBar
PB + J
Banana Split!
- 1 medium banana, split
- 3 scoops of 1/3 cup prepared oatmeal made with half milk/half water and a few raisins
- Raspberry jam, honey and peanut butter on the scoops
- Ryeberries as “nuts” (they taste just like wheatberries and speltberries)
- Granola plank for fun
- A real cherry on top!
With cottage cheese –
A Little Whipped Cream!
Birthday Cake!!!!!!!!!!
With Cottage Cheese –
Egg, Avocado + Cheese
With trail mix -
Cranberry Sauce + Greek Yogurt –
Pumpkin + Cereal
Fruitcake with dried fruit, nuts and coconut
Pumpkin + Coconut
Frothed Milk
Sunny Side Oats
- Oatmeal + wheatberry base
- 1 egg, cooked sunny side up with a soft yolk
- About 2 tbsp fancy shredded 2% cheese
- Fresh basil
The cheese + oats underneath the egg
Cranberry Sauce + Trail Mix
Topped with homemade granola
Savory Prosciutto Oats
Dried figs, goat cheese, strawberries, ryeberries, prosciutto + honey
Blueberries –
Pumpkin Coconut Pie!
LaraBar
Steel Cut -
Apples + Pecans
SPOOKY Halloween Oats!
Apples + Toasted Almonds
Coconut!
You can’t beat melted chocolate for breakfast!
Almond liquor, almond meal, almond coconut granola, toasted almonds, almond butter.
Here’s to the best breakfast ever!!
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I love your ode to oatmeal! I am obsessed with oatmeal too! I always say if I could live off one food for the rest of my life oatmeal would be it!! I am very interested in your pear and date oatmeal I have never seen that one. Thanks!
I thought I was your greatest love!
hahah, oats are the best!!! just made a delicious bowl myself…topped with banana, cinnamon, and a sprinkle of grape-nuts for crunch factor
Hahah!
Husband, you’re funny. I guess the truth is out about Kath’s real love.
Haha…
I am new to oatmeal (always thought it was one of those healthy foods that your doctor says you should eat if you try to lose weight), but you put so many things in there that it looks more like dessert for breakfast. I’m going to try to whip this up this weekend.
Kath, you are too cute! I always thought I was strange to want oatmeal EVERY SINGLE MORNING….sooo many possibilities, soo much food….sooo goood!! Awesome addition!!
ha, love the new page! and the husband’s comment
(my fave variation is with blueberries and raisins, a little brown sugar, and walnuts)
Fun page!
How fun! Right on, I never knew oatmeal could be so charming!
Oatmeal is my favorite breakfast too… I also have it for dinner, lunch, snack, dessert anytime I get a craving… I just love how you can make anything out of it with different mixins! I like to put a little cocoa in it sometimes; it is better than chocolate pudding! I like to put some chai tea in it and it tastes great too. I like it cold sometimes because I feel like I can taste the sweetness more. I like to mix steel cut and rolled oats or oat bran for more volume and fun texture! I could go on and on
I just love love oatmeal ever since I was a litte girl! 
Did you know that the “Quaker man” is was not a real person? The company made him up!
Suggestion: Perhaps a video of you making your classic oatmeal would be neat???
Tara,
Good idea!! There’s really not much to it, but I suppose I could. Maybe this weekend!?
Kath
Maybe this is a silly question, but what exactly is the difference for “Scottish oats,” I know the difference for steel-cup and rolled, but Scottish I do not.
Adorable! I love it. By the way – you may not be into dried fruit (I know a lot is pretty high in sugar) but when a friend visited me last week she added dried papaya chunks, shredded coconut and macademia nuts to her oatmeal. I tried it and loved it! Just in case you ever need to switch it up – although with a 100% awesome oatmeal formula, you probably won’t need to!
Jill,
After a quick Google search, it seems no one knows about Scottish, but I think they tend to be steel cut:
Steel Cut Oats or Scottish Oats or Irish Oats- These are groats which have been cut into two or three pieces. Cooking time is considerably longer than for rolled oats. I am still a bit puzzled by this. When I bought Scottish Oats from one company, they were rolled, but much thicker than the Quaker style rolled oats. Next time I found them from another company, I came home, opened the can and was surprised to find that they were the chopped Irish Oats. I have called and called and researched this, and it seems that no one knows for sure!
Nikki,
That sounds wonderful!!! I will have to look for papaya – or dried mango would be great! I have used raisins (of course), cranberries, cherries, apricots, and dates, but haven’t ventured beyond. I prefer using fresh fruit because it bulks it up more, but I do love dried at times. Someone recommended crushing a KIND bar into the oats – I’ve been wanting to try that too!!
Kath
Another nice, quick, filling oatmeal is 1 c. cooked rolled oats with 1 tbs. ground flax and a container of Motts Healthy Harvest flavored natural applesauces. They have strawberry, country berry, peach mango, and blueberry. Yum!
I feel silly asking this but I’m lost, what kind of oatmeal is everyone talking about? A box brand, bulk or do you make your own? What is the healthiest kind? I too love oatmeal and never thought to add things to it.
RYRY,
All kinds of oatmeal!! Rolled oats and steel cut are both best in taste and nutrition. I buy Quaker brand, but we also get them in bulk. But nothing from an instant packet!
Kath
Scottish oats are different than steel cut oats. They are like giant regular old fashioned oats. They are very large (quite the opposite of steel cut or instant oats.) They give more of that oatty texture.
Before I started reading your blog I always ate Quaker Instant Oatmeal, I thought all the flavors were so good. But you inspired me to make my own on the stove and mix in fruit, nuts, etc. I’ve tried a lot of your creations and have loved them all. Anyway, when I was home for spring break my sister was making a packet of instant and it smelled so good that I decided to have one too. Let me just say that I have never been more disappointed. It tasted so slimy, and FAKE! I could barely eat it, it tasted so sugary to me, and I seriously was hungry an hour later. It’s so funny how much your tastes can change after eating real wholesome food that is good for your body. This really was the defining moment for me that made me realize how my body wants and needs REAL food and not this processed nonsense : )
I say Quaker Oatmeal Man for President!
Sarah ,
What a great testimonial!!! Thanks for sharing
K
I, too, have jumped on the oatmeal bandwagon! I absolutely love and crave it after my morning workout. I love using a splash of light vanilla soy milk for a hint of sweetness and LOTS of cinnamon (my favorite spice)! Thank you for sharing all your great variations…they’re on my list to try!
Oatmeal really is the best meal of any day! I am a huuuge oatmeal fan and real enjoyed your ode to oatmeal. I also do a banana oatmeal except I mix about a half tbsp of maple syrup into all of my oatmeal dishes in place of some water/milk. It gives the whole dish a tiny bit of burnt maple flavor which I love. I also mix my bananas in after the oats have cooked so they still cook but have a fresh flavor. With lots of cinnamon, a little bit of nutmeg and some salt to bring out the flavors and some dried cranberries and figs its quite spectacular. I really enjoy your blog! Thanks for posting.
Steel cut oats are part of my breakfast every morning. They take a long time, but are so worth it.
You were talking about adding protein to your morning oatmeat – a great way to do this is to add about 1/4-1/2 scoop of protein powder – my favourite is with BSN lean dessert in banana bread, sprinke a few walnuts on there and maybe a bit of vanilla, and it tastes amazing, and will fill you up for hours
Anne,
I like steel cut for variation but I preferred rolled oats because they are more voluminous, are creamier and keep me full longer because of the bigger portion!
I also don’t use protein powder because I get enough protein in my diet from whole foods, but thanks for the suggestion.
Kath
You are wholly responsible for the renaissance of breakfast in my life.
I love the banana oatmeal so much that sometimes I crave them for dinner. And I NEVER used to think I liked oatmeal.
Stephanie,
That just made my day!! So glad your quality of life has improved with oatmeal
Kath
this may seem rediculous kath, but i feel like oatmeal is too heavy for carbs at night. is it ok to have it twice in one day? once for breakfast and dinner?
Eliza,
There is nothing wrong with carbs for dinner – weight maintenance (and health for that matter) is all about calories in/calories out. I wouldn’t have oatmeal for two meals a day on a regular basis simply for the sake of variety in the diet though. You’re missing out on veggies and other grains if you double up. But once in a while it’s perfectly fine!
K
Hi Kath,
I just found your blog and it’s wonderful! I’m planning on making this for brekkie tomorrow and I wanted to know if you add the apples at the beginning of the cooking process or at the end? These look sooooo good and I can’t wait to try it!
I always see nut butter on your spoon. Since it doesn’t seem like you mix it into the oatmeal, how do you eat it?
Yen,
Add the apples in the beginning so they have time to cook down. Or you can simmer them separately in a little water for about 20 minutes to give them a “baked apple” texture and add them at the end to the oatmeal.
Lainb,
You’re right – I think stirring in the PB dilutes it and you don’t get the PB flavor! I just get some oats on the end of my spoon and get a little PB in every bite. It’s kind of a gross way to eat it, but it’s the best way to maximize the PB flavor!
Kath
Kath, with pumpkin oats do you stir the pumpkin in while cooking or at the end? Can’t seem to find that in any of your posts.
BethT ,
At the end – probably about 1 minute until they are done. Sometimes when I’m making oats for 2 and the husband does want pumpkin I heat it up in the bottom of my bowl and stir after I dump the oats on top. Just don’t add it cold or it’ll cool down the oats too much.
K
Yeah, I did it this morning while cooking and it all kinda dissolved — which was sort of cool, made it very creamy. I’ll have to try it the other way.
So, I feel kind of silly asking this buut.. alas i need some oatmeal guidence!
I love oatmeal as well, but have always bought the packages (usually low-sugar) because they are so convenient. I can throw it in my purse and i have breakfast at work when i get there. I guess my question is, about how long does it take to make up these wonderful oatmeal concoctions? I am pressed for time in the morning but am longing for some of this real goodness! Is there a way to make it in the evening and recreate it at work the next day (mic it?)… Thanks and have a great day.
Ashley,
The stovetop method takes about 5 minutes, and you do have to clean the pot, but I think it’s totally worth it compared to microwave methods. Maybe when you’re short on time you could microwave and just spruce it up with toppings and save the whipped banana stove top for the weekends? But by the time you get out your toppings out and perhaps get dressed, the stovetop batch would almost be done.
Enjoy!
Kath
I love your blog. All of it.
My question is this. Can you make your oatmeal and then keep it in the fridge, and heat it up later? For example could I make a double batch and then save half for the next morning? I wondered if the texture or flavor would suffer.
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I hope these work. . . =]
Lyn,
I do that with steel cut oatmeal, but not with my banana whipped rolled oats. I’m going to try that THIS week though, so I’ll let you know!
Kath
Ohh darn.
Well, I made, “My Greatest Love!”
And took a picture. =]
It’s really really really good.
It made me happy, lol.
Although, I added a pinch of salt to balance the sweetness.
It made it even better!
Just wondering, I know you always cook your bananas into your oatmeal, but I tend to shy away from doing this just because I feel like it destroys the nutritional value of the banana. I don’t have any real reasoning behind this, but I was wondering if you know anything about it.
Sandra,
Good question. I honestly have no idea. I know when you cook veggies in water and then drain them you are losing the nutrients with the water, but since the banana is contained into the oats, I would hope the nutrients would hang around in there. But I’m not sure. I’ll ask my food science prof. this fall.
Kath
Hi,
I’m currently researching various weight loss programs and courses.
So, if you don’t mind please answer in this topic: What’s your single most important question about weight loss?
Cheers, JD
I adore oatmeal and you’ve just given me so many great new ideas! I can’t wait to try these out.
Oh, how I love my morning oatmeal. Thanks for some new ideas (that will also get me eating bananas more often now!).
i watched your video on how to properly do stovetop oats. had a bunch of house guests over this weekend, so i did a test run of the banana “marshmallow” chunks yesterday and a half milk/half water mix yesterday and it was awesome. this morning it was a huge hit with the crowd staying over (all athletes heading off to a big bike race). we had homemade granola on top and it was excellent. so thanks for showing me that the stove is really better! and cooked bananas are yummy. (i think i’ve always just had the heat too high and the lid on and it just turns into a mess)
this might be a stupid question, but what’s vanilla hemp milk??
SmA033,
Just Google it:
http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=655972&prrfnbr=950031
Kath
That is a great tribute! I love it!
Oatmeal – hot or cold, baked or boiled, plain or fancy – is my go-to breakfast food. I also like a mashed banana in mine. I can’t wait to try some of your suggestions.
When I was a little girl my mother used to stir chocolate Ovaltine powder into my oatmeal. Not only did the Ovaltine add more vitamins and minerals but it also added a little decadence to our breakfast. I think the chocolate oatmeal reminded my mom of a Filipino dish she grew up on – champurrado. Filipino champurrado is a porriage-like dish made with sweet glutinous rice and chocolate.
When I feel like “splurging”, I kick the basic chocolate oatmeal up a notch with one of the following combinations: chocolate peanut butter (natural), chocolate banana , chocolate peanut butter banana, or chocolate cinnamon (sometimes with a dash of cayenne). I never need additional sugar because the Ovaltine, peanut butter, and/or bananas are sweet enough for my taste. I haven’t tried unsweetened cocoa powder or dark chocolate chips. I guess the chocolate Ovaltine reminds me of Mom.
Unsweetened cocoa powder is really good to add some chocolate flavor- use a good quality and it adds about 15 cal per tbsp. I mix it with the milk first to evenly distribute the powder so it doesn’t clump together and usually add a little Splenda to sweeten!
Kath- your site is amazing- thank you so much for all the inspiration and ideas!
Kath, i think i love you a little!!
Seriously, this is the best post i ever saw on oatmeal!! I especially like the pumpkin snail oatmeal, it is so creative its almost a shame to eat it!!!
I now have so many oatmeal ideas. Thanks for this!
Michelle
Wow! You rock!
Just tried your whipped banana oatmeal — excellent texture, sweetness, healthfulness. Perfect, Kath!
Thanks for the great recipes!
I love having variety in my breakfasts, but lately (now that its so cold) have been craving something warm every morning. Plain oatmeal IS great but I was getting a bit sick of it!
So far, I have tried the Pumpkin and whipped banana and I’m going to experiment with cottage cheese tomorrow…so exciting!
Love it! I always eat oatmeal in the a.m. but have yet to get creative as you have =) I guess I never really thought about it. Thanks to you, that’s all changed hehe
WONDERFUL!!
Hi Kath (and Everyone else!),
Greetings from “down the street” in York, SC.
Thanks for a a fabulous site on my new love: Real Food!
Any ideas for a girl who absolutely DETESTS bananas? I know they are SO healthy and all that, but dear fiance has to eat them in another room, I can’t even stand the smell.
What can I substitute with to get that great “whipped” version of your oatmeal?
Lena,
Hi neighbor!! There’s really nothing like banana, but some of the other ingredients here (pumpkin) still make great bowls of oats!
Kath
In the summer, I usually put in my oatmeal fresh nectarine, and now in winter frozen cherries. I was told banana is not good for weight loss, so I try to not eat it every day, but it’s hard to resist it when it tastes so good
meg ,
I lost over 30 pounds eating a banana everyday! The only way you’ll stall weight loss is by eating more calories than you’re burning.
Kath
thanks! you’re really inspiration to me
I don’t have a lot to loose, I just want to improve how my legs look 
thanks for this great blog, i love your recipes, and tried few of them
Kath,
Do you not give the caloric/nutricion breakdown of your recipes? I just heard of your site and was interested. I’m browsing through through your recipes in search of something that I would like to try. But I’m restricting my calories and it would be more convenient to have the breakdowns at hand. Some recipes definate look appetizing, but the pick out process will have to wait till we calcualte whic recipes would fall in the caloric budget…other than that…
Great site! Thanks!
CindyV,
I no longer calculate the nutritional information in my recipes. It is a ton of work to enter in the ingredients myself each time I post, so I figured those who were interested could do it independently. You can be assured that almost all of them are under 500 calories.
Kath
What a great site! One of my friends recommended it to me because of your love of oatmeal. I have the same obsession. Looking forward to reading more!
OMG! a new found oatmeal fanatic just like me
Oats for life ladies 
WOW! I want to eat oatmeal every meal now so I can have all these wonderful variations! You’re amazing!
Hi Kath! I came across your blog while searching for a kale chips recipe. I have to say, you are a true oatmeal connoisseur. Your banana split oatmeal is inspired. I think I will try it as dessert. I’ve added your blog to my google reader. I’m looking forward to your posts!
This is the best page ever! I love it!!!
I love this! I did not thing there was anyone out there that loved oatmeal as much as I do! I love that there are so many options to do with it and every time you make it, it is unique! Thanks for making me feel like I am not the only one!
I want to set aside a time in my day to just ogle all of these gorgeous bowls of oatmeal! This is fantastic, especially for someone (like me!) who has only just begun exploring the world of oatmeal options!
I have read your blog for so long but haven’t looked at this page until today! I haven’t been having oats lately but now I’m craving them. I think I’m giving savory oats a shot tomorrow. Mmmmm
I tried adding vanilla yogurt (about 1 tbsp) instead of bananas. The oatmeal came out nice and creamy. Thanks for all the topper ideas.
I love oatmeal and I tend to “experiment” like you do…honey, nuts, berries are some of the things I have added to mine.
Great site…great pics!
Candee
Have you ever tried to add a little pureed beets to your oatmeal? I posted about this a little while ago and it was really good! And it gives it a nice ruby red color.
-kristen
I think this is going to inspire me for many, many months of work breakfasts…
Wow, that’s a lot of oatmeal pics! Lots of inspiration!
Mmmm! Just tried this using coconut milk instead of dairy and is fantastic…very thai flavored with a nice dose of coconut nutrients.
Just one quick question – I used whole oat groats soaked overnight to soften, then cooked in the morning. This is actually my first oatmeal ever so not sure about cooking time for whole groats and what their final consistency is supposed to be. Mine were a bit chewy but not hard. Am I on the right track or should they be mooshy?
thanks for the great ideas!
kelly ,
Coconut milk sounds great! I’m not sure I’ve ever cooked with oat groats before, but if they are like wheatberries they will be chewy.
Kath
Quick question….What kind of pot do you use to cook your oatmeal? Non stick? Stainless Steel? etc.?
Thanks!
Sarah ,
Circulon. It’s non-stick and perfect for oats.
Kath
you have now inspired me! I just finished my first batch of homemade, and I used brown sugar, banana, and dried cranberries. Delicious!
I am a HUGE fan of oatmeal. I have a bowl every day and it’s my favorite meal each day! I look forward to it so much! This is so inspiring and mouthwatering. WOWZA!
Wow!!!!! I love this.
I have never eaten that much oatmeal. The occasional bowl here and there and that’s about it. But your oatmeal looks to die for! I will definitely be visiting this page often for new ideas.
As soon as my baby is born, it is back on Weight Watchers….strictly. This will be VERY helpful.
Thanks to you I have become an oatmeal addict and get excited each morning deciding what mix in’s I will include. Thanks for the great ideas and continued motivation!
My favorite is custard oatmeal. you stir an egg into the oats while they are cooking and you end up with a custard-like consistency (I actually used 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites to make it fluffier).
From there you can add anything: raspberries, banana, pumpkin. I love it!
and lately I make the oats and add plain yogurt and walnuts. so delicious!
I love looking at this page for oatmeal inspiration- when I get a little bored with my usual mix-ins that I’ve grown to love (99% thanks to you!!) I come on here to get some new ideas. And I love looking at the beautiful pics. My all-time favorite oatmeal creation of yours was your birthday cake slice on top– you are the only person I know of cool enough to add a slice to your oatmeal & I just thought that was great
I have steel-cut oats (big batch made on sunday for the week) with cottage cheese, flaxseed, walnuts, a tsp of brown sugar, and fresh fruit every morning. I always mix up the fruit (whatever is in the kitchen..)
I haven’t gotten bored yet – but some of these ideas sound delicious! pb&j is definitely being tried. Do you use fresh pumpkin in your pumpkin varieties? Or canned?
I can’t believe there is someone out there that loves oatmeal as much as I do. I am constantly incorporating it into recipes and can’t seem to get enough of this comfort food. Thanks for the new ideas.
I love this ode to oats. I’ve been trying to find ways to make my Latino husband like cooked oatmeal, since he never grew up with it. In Central America, they just blend it up with water and sugar and somehow drink it down. These ideas give me some new inspiration. Thanks!
this is seriously one of the greatest things ever! i love love love oats and eat them everyday. usually my concoctions are much more of your standard flax/berries/raisins variety though. i cannot wait to try some of these out! im new to your blog, but love it already!!
I’ve tried to make the whipped banana oats multiple times, but it has never worked.
Redeemedbyblood ,
What hasn’t worked about it?
K
I love the ideas. I have been eating what I call “Decadent Oatmeal” (hot water, banana, oats, wheat germ, vanilla extract, chocolate chips on top). I tried to add vanilla protein powder, but it tends to clump up nastily (even when I switched from whey – i.e. milk based – to egg white).
This post totally fired me up again. I found out that as a topping, 1/2 chocolate chips and 1/2 coconut sprinkles is fantastic.
Next I’m going to try the reader’s suggestion to whip a whole egg in during cooking for a custardy texture, and as soon as it’s cold enough for egg nog to be around again, I will try the egg nog variations.
Wow. This is very very very impressive!!!
Never seen anything like it!!!!! Oatmeal is my favorite thing and this page is my savior!!!!!!
You HAVE to make an Oatmeal “cookbook” with all of these recipes in it!!!
#1 bestseller!!!! I can see it now!!!!
-Julie
It looks so GOOD and YUMMY! I´m really into oatmeal!Thank U for huge inspiration. I like your page.
And..I´m interested in your potencial Oatmeal cookbook too;o)
Yes to oatmeal cookbook!!!! Great blog- my husband and I just made oatmeal the other day with honey, lavendar, hazelnuts and dried apricots. We were then talking about how fun it would be to make different gourmet oatmeals all the time! And then….I found you, the patron saint of oatmeal. Next I’m going to try something with cherries- I froze too many of them last spring and need to eat them up! Maybe with chocolate?
Finally, for any of you oatmeal afficionados, may I recommend an oat roller- you can get whole oats at any health food store and roll them fresh- which is great because oats go rancid very quickly.
kath, seeing how much you love peanut butter makes my heart sing with joy. thanks for so many great recipes.
WOW! What an amazing recipe! I made my first single batch of this oatmeal this morning and it was heavenly! I started out simple by just adding the other half of my banana, some ground flax and some almond butter, but it was great. I can’t wait to try it again and start adding more delicious toppings. I e-mailed this link to my sister because I was so impressed! thanks for the inspiration!
Stacey
I love your tribute to oatmeal! I’m always looking for ways to spice up a morning’s bowl of oatmeal. I’m inspired! Thanks!
i love the rcipe, i may try that this morning.
and i might eat breakfast now that i see what i can do oatmeal.
i just saw the pod on current tv and i thaught that it would be a great idea to incorperate the recipes you blog into a cook book.
oh my, i have been convinced! Oatmeal it is!!
This is an AWESOME PAGE!!!!!!!
Oatmeal does rock and I have seen some incredible variations here.
I have obsessed about the best breakfast for a long time and my demonic brooding has produced the best breakfast for me. It gives me massive energy throughout the day and tastes amazing.
When I gained 30 lbs after a cross country road trip this breakfast is what jump started my weight loss.
Check it out here.
http://rayshealth.com/?p=1
Just try Step #1 of my 3 Greatest Secrets to a body you will be Proud of. It is a delicious sweet breakfast, almost like desert. All you buy is natural wholefoods from the supermarket. Email me if you want more clarification.
I was obese all thru high school and college. If I could go back in time and tell myself to do one thing different, this would be it.
Thank you so much for this page! I tried the banana whipped and enjoyed oatmeal for the first time in my life! Looking forward to trying all your variations!
Edna x
I just found your website and I’m looking forward to trying your recipes. May I substitute soy milk for cows milk in your recipes? Thank you.
Sandy,
Of course! I do all the time.
Kath
Hi Kath,
I’m interested in making a pumpkin spice type recipe for my morning oat meal. Do you have anything like that in your blog? Would I start with the banana base oatmeal?
Thanks!
Sandy
Sandy,
Just prepare the whipped banana oatmeal from above and stir in 1/4-1/2 a cup of canned pumpkin (such as Libby’s 100% Pure) at the end of cooking plus pumpkin pie spice and/or cinnamon.
These are two of my favorite pumpkin combos:
http://www.katheats.com/create-peace/
http://www.katheats.com/gettin-all-yoga-on-ya/
Kath
One of my favorite blog posts of all time.
Too many oatmeal variations- too little time!
thanks for all the great ideas- I also like to add chocolate whey protein and chocolate chips to mine. (tastes like chocolate rice pudding. yum.)
I found your blog through Caitlin, and oh my! I’ve never seen a more beautiful display of oatmeal in my life! I can’t wait to try some of these concoctions! Thanks!
You’ve reminded me how great oatmeal can be. I’m gonna plan on having some for breakfast and I’ll be perusing your beautiful site much more often, now that I’ve found you!
Wow, this post was super! I know what Im havin for breakfast tomorrow!! What amazing ideas.
Oh wow, thanks for this post! I was just about to comment or email you to see if you could do a post about oatmeal, what to put in it, etc.
Finally someone as devoted to oatmeal as me:) This may inspire me to write a post on oatmeal. It’s amazing stuff – and absurdly versatile!!! AWESOME ideas here.
I like oatmeal for breakfast, and you have an excellent gallery to inspire me to new creations.
The biggest problem I face with eating oatmeal is I’m often lazy or pressed for time in the morning. I’ve been trying to fit it in several times a week lately.
Kath thanks for this site, it is great!
For those in a rush in the mornings, I learned a little trick for steel cut oats and a crockpot. (I use a small 4 cup crockpot). I usually make pumkin but now I am going to try some of Kath’s ideas. Anyway, I put soy milk (1/2 of what you need), steel cut oats, pumpkin, and nutmeg in the crock pot, stir it all together. I plug into a timer set for 2 hours. (come on at 5 am off at 7 am). Then right before I got to bed I put about 9-10 ice cubes from my ice maker on top (to make up other half of liquid). When I get ready to go I scoop out a serving (makes 2) and put a tablespoon of Hershey special dark chips on top. I usually take it to work. The first few time you may have to play around with the right quantity of ice. You could also measure out half the amount and freeze in a glass measuring cup and then remove the block of ice and put in crock pot. I like the ice cubes better.
Most amazing thing I’ve found in a long time.. I want to try them all, yummy!
i start almost everyday with oatmeal and love the tribute! we are all rooting for you and the Foodbuzz featured publishers for the awaken your senses contest, best of luck!!
This is fabulous! I adore how creative you are! This breakfast inspiration is excellent!
LOVE YOUR BLOG!! I just discovered your blog and I adding it into my favorites folder. Your section on Oatmeal is awesome. I too love Oatmeal for it’s health benefits, broad range of use and of course flavor. I post about it often.
Please see 2 of my Oat Posts:
http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/blog/2009/09/03/oatmeal-the-basics/
http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/blog/2009/09/07/oatmeal-bowls-7-flavor-ways/
Hmmmm……I don’t know what makes me happier: seeing all this yummy oatmeal or all that gorgeous dishware!
I.love.your.oatmeal.masterpieces. Honestly. The way the nut butters and butterscotch chips melt in the photos……It’s food porn. Honestly. The birthday cake oatmeal looks ESPECIALLY tasty:) You should come out with a book called Kath’s Oatmeal Creations…..Or some other unique title. Really. It would be a best seller. KEEP UP THE FOOD PORN!!!!!!:)
I love oatmeal and coffee in the morning!! Do you think coffee would work in an oatmeal recipe? Have you done that before and i just missed it? It seems like it would be a fun flavor to bring out in oatmeal for coffee lovers like me
Instead of “Tribute to Oatmeal” it should say “Ode to Oatmeal”, hehe!
Awesome!!! I love oatmeal! These are some great recipes and pictures.
WOW I can just stare at this page all day long!
If you eat oatmeal for its health benefits as well as its food appeal, you might want to check out my Wholier-than-thou Hot Cereal at http://www.adoctorskitchen.com/archives/wholier-than-thou-hot-cereal. Also, have you ever made breakfast cakes out of the leftovers as I do in this video
http://www.adoctorskitchen.com/archives/breakfast-cakes-2 . I’d love to know what you think of it!
Deborah Chud, MD
Food Columnist, Radius Magazine (a national lifestyle quarterly devoted to health and wellness)
Author, The Gourmet Prescription
Ha, nice I like all the different ideas for oatmeal! I love oatmeal too but I have school in the morning so I have the 1 minute make kind, but I will definately try some of your oatmeal ideas!! I just started reading your blog today and it seems really cool. I saw the you were left-handed and I am too! I hope to become a registered dietician, i’ve wanted to for a long time, although i’m not in college yet. I have one question though, I love peanut butter and I see you like almond butter, but do you just keep the almond butter on the spoon or do you actually put it in the oatmeal?
Hi – I just stumbled across your blog a few weeks ago and I’m interested in your eggs and oats – I’m a big fan of oatmeal, but I also often crave savory breakfasts, so I’m wondering about the preparation. Do you just prepare the oats as usual and then add cheese/egg/etc to top? Any secret recommendations?
Thanks for the fun blog posts and interesting oatmeal ideas!
Kari
Yes, on the eggy ones I make an oatmeal base (with or without banana) and cook the egg on the side and plop it on top when it’s ready. Best of both worlds!
Kath
mmmm the whipped oatmeal is to die for!!!! I just started my own blog and I made this on my first post!!! So glad I did, it was amazing!!
How does it feel to have shown the world a new way to make oats!?
OMG you are a GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!! OAT success today!!!!!!! hahaaa
I started eating this oatmeal on a regular basis and found a real improvement in my bowel movements. Thanks!
I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE your blog! I came across it by a lucky chance, and I’ve been hooked all afternoon! I’m about 1 year away from graduating in nutrition. I want to pursue a master’s in public health and become a registered dietitian, and I am even more inspired after searching through your webpage. On a side note, my twin sister and I have been using kitchen scales for about the last 1.5 years, and people never have fully understood why. I was INCREDIBLY excited to see that you use 1 too! In fact, the Salter version that you use was the 1st one that I had ever bought. I look forward to more of your posts.
OH how this has me craving oatmeal more than usual! (That is difficult to do) Thanks for all of the inspirational combos! Yum yum! As you can see I am excited to try some of them out, =D
Wow!! I have never seen so many different kinds of oatmeal…I am so excited to try ALL of these!!!
i like your oatmeal so i like oatmal is thanks
I have been following your blog for a long time and always wished I liked porridge (I’m a Brit!) more. I was always given it plain as a child and can eat it that way but rarely finished the bowl because the texture is so samey and gloopy and we weren’t allowed sugar! Well, been trying to get into it more by experimenting with it and tried your whipped banana oatmeal this morning with chopped almonds on top. Oh my word! I can’ t believe such a simple addition can make such a difference! I enjoyed it so much I got really excited and just had to post!! Thanks!
What a great tribute, and well-deserved! Oatmeal is just great!
I’ve been thinking of making a tribute to oatmeal with all its endless varieties, except calling it “pimp my porridge” But you came up with far more and creative options than me!
I’ll have to work my way through them all, they all look so delicious!
Do you have a favourite?
Pumpkin, Chia Seeds, Cottage Cheese + Maranatha Almond Butter!
I stumbled across this page by accident – LOVE it!! I NEVER used to eat oatmeal – I just couldn’t handle the creamy/lumpy texture which also omitted a few other foods. Anyway, for the past couple of months I switched off from my Chocolate Pop-Tarts =) (which I’ve eaten since my teens) and made the move to oatmeal. Mmmmm….now with all these ideas I’m going to be on a roll…… lol Yummmyyy!
I thought you might like this post about Oatmeal in New York City, Kath!
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/02/best-restaurant-oatmeal-in-new-york-brooklyn-manhattan.html
How many grams is 1 cup of raw rolled oats? Please, anybody? It’s really urgent! Love your blog , Kath!
I LOVE OATMEAL! It really is the greatest breakfast ever! Have you tried “baked” oatmeal Kath?? It’s a yum-tastic variation that kind of makes it more like a muffin if you’re in the mood for a different texture
I have it a lot and put up how to make it on my blog if you’re interested! (http://sizzlinsistas.blogspot.com/)
PS Love your blog! Very inspiring for a beginning-blogger
I. AM. IN. LOVE with oatmeal, well more so after I saw this. Could you specify the brands of oats, steel cut, chia seeds, and oat bran you use?
Hi Daisy,
I use Quaker Old Fashioned rolled. I don’t like steel cut oats, but I’ve tried them from bulk bins. I buy chia seeds from my Open Sky store (see tab at top) and oat bran is also bulk from EarthFare.
How many grams is one cup of raw rolled oats? I can’t seem to fin it anywhere. I LOVE oatmeal, but I don’t know the right amounts, because I don’t know how many gram one cup is.
I just wanted to let you know that you have made me an oatmeal junkie! Eggbeaters are so last year (actually, I can’t lie, I still love a good omelet – but oatmeal has now entered my dietary mix!) Thanks!!!
What is it with all of us food bloggers and OATMEAL?? Haha!
Lovely page, it’s pretty much food porn. I am going to have to come here for ideas for my future bowls of oats!
I just found your blog, and wanted to let you know that I love it.
Happy Friday!
-Alex
I love oatmeal! I could eat it every day.. only the real stuff though, no pre packaged crud. I Love Anything in my oatmeal, so all these pictures looked amazing! I’m so happy to see a tribute to oatmeal… it made my day. KUDOS!
-Sylvia
I can’t believe I found somebody who loves oatmeal as much as I do. Yay!
Hi,
I made your whipped banana oatmeal his morning and lovedlovedloved it! I manage to botch oatmeal every time I make it, but this turned out tres delicious! Thanks for all your great posts, I have fun reading your site.