The Best Toppings for Oatmeal (sporked.com)

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[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago

Lol what? What list is this?

All a bunch of corporate brand shilling...

good maple syrup
Apples & cinnamon
banana and walnuts
brown sugar and nutmeg
blueberries and strawberries when cooking the oats in milk (doesn't work well with nutmilks)
peanut butter oats
overnight oats of various forms
protein tiramisu oats with cottage cheese
mangos
chocolate chips and nuts

All with no brands, all with simple, easy to find foods, tons of variety in types of flavors.

[-] realChem@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Totally agreed, but I was also surprised not to see raisins on your list! They're great cooked right along with the oats: they'll soak up a little water (or milk if you do it that way) and plump back up a bit, and they make for delicious bites. I also usually make steel-cut oats in a rice cooker – they don't come out quite as delicious with quick oats because they don't get as much opportunity to suck up water, but they're still good.

[-] memfree@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Try some cardamom spice in there, too -- but don't add it until near the end. Cardamom's flavor dissipates when cooked too long.

[-] realChem@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Ooh, good suggestion, I'll give it a try!

[-] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

I like that they listed the brands because some of the ones they mentioned aren't available in my area - so I like knowing I'd have to travel to get something else.

[-] Nuisance_Bear@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wasn’t a big oatmeal guy until I realized you don’t actually have to go sweet with your toppings. What I like to do sometimes is avocado, a fried egg, black pepper, and then some sort of salt. I’ve done soy sauce and even hoisin, or shark brand sriracha. Sometimes even those oil-marinated artichoke hearts from a jar.

Fruit is not the end all.

[-] apis@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

See also: mushrooms, cheese, onions & garlic. Fried pieces of whatever cured pork is to hand, especially if you're having an egg in it. Flakes of smoked fish also work well alone or with egg - fling in some chives & chillies for zing & colour.

Tbh though, a bit of salt was the traditional Scottish way of having oatmeal, with black pepper making an appearance once spices became widely available.

[-] Nuisance_Bear@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Oooo shit, I didn’t think of those. I’ve got some pork belly I wasn’t sure what to do with.

[-] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Olive oil. Makes the oats stand by you much longer. Currents are good too. They add fiber and sweetness. I also add Flax Seed and Wheat Germ. Flax Seed in particular adds fiber too and Omega.

I also switch Currents for Blue Berries at times. Need a lot more volume for the same fiber though.

There are different kinds of oats. Quick, Thick Cut, Regular, Steel Cut. I am actually using the thick cut kind of quick oats.

[-] claycle@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While the oats (steel cut) are cooking, a take a cup of frozen mixed berries out of the freezer, put them in a small pot, add 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon of water, bring to a boil, and make a quick compote (or very slack jam). This goes on top of the oatmeal (2 people).