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I eat oatmeal almost every morning and I'm looking for options to change things up a bit. My go to is usually old fashioned oats with diced apples, raisins, and cinnamon. Sometimes I'll add some candied ginger.

I was thinking of making savory oats, but I love my sweet oats in the morning so I haven't gotten around to it yet.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

With a little bit of honey, chia seeds, and vanilla extract. But cold and made overnight in the refrigerator. Then with some fresh fruit thrown on top before eating.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Eple syltetøy (like applesauce with bits in, not as sweet), Hapå (a Norwegian spread that is kind of butterscotch-y? Hard to describe.), honey, and walnuts. Salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Add frozen blueberries while it's cooking

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same, sometimes woth honey (after cooking!) or sliced banana for sweetness

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes I'll cook frozen berries down with equal parts sugar, make a sweet berry sauce and use that with skyr and/or oatmeal. Berry sauce is cool to have in the fridge on hand

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

That sounds great

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Cheong (Korean fruit syrup) would be great for this.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I like to add basically a chai spice mix. I'm a snob when it comes to chai, so I'll mortar/pestle up spices to use for chai, and I'll often do enough at once for multiple batches (even though it's best completely fresh). It goes really well in oats. If you want the lazier version, "pumpkin spice" mix in the US is basically a chai spice mix.

For savory oats, I treat it like congee. There's a lot of ways to make it, but you can either take it in a western direction (chicken stock, bacon, fried eggs, etc) or more Asian (dashi/miso stock, soy sauce, sesame, ramen egg, etc.).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've got some chai masala I could throw in there!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I like savory oats. I usually add chili crisp, sometimes furikake instead. I also like to add kimchi or Chinese pickles, and some lightly fried tofu. Sometimes I'll take the time to make it like yachae juk

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah, adding chili crisp would be amazing. Thinking of it like juk makes total sense.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I don't. I just let it go out into the hard cruel world and figure shit out for itself.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I peanut butter, bananas, berries, walnuts, and cinnamon into my oatmeal. Not necessarily all at the same time.

If you like sweet oats, you can add fruit jam to them too.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've done fruit jam before, as a treat. It's really good. I like mixing sunflower butter in with it so it's like PB&J.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Chocolate powder and some milk to turn it into a chocolate porridge.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I do this too sometimes, it's good. I like using coconut milk

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've switched from microwave to stovetop and find that I enjoy the texture much more when prepared via stovetop.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I do too. I do this when I have time. Def better. Creamier.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm big on fruits and dairy. Berries and butter, cream and tree fruits, cheese and apples, even sour cream with roasted apples (seriously, it's better than it sounds).

Sometimes I'll go savory, do some cheese cubes and sauage, maybe crumble in bacon and pepper it up with some butter too. Oooh! Goat cheese, dates, and bacon!

But warming spices tend to be a great base for additions across the board. Cinnamon, some allspice, nutmeg, maybe mace and cloves, cumin even. Whatever mix I'm in the mood for. You can go sweet on top of that, maybe brown sugar or maple. Add fruits. Or just go with just the spices plus salt.

Mind you, that's quick oats microwaved or stovetop. Instant oats like in packets, I tend to just add a little milk or a juice and leave it at that.

Which, btw, a little fruit juice brings sweetness and taste to any oatmeal. You can even cook oats in it just fine.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Steel cut oats, dash of coconut sugar while cooking, frozen blueberries, and a big spoon of yogurt at the end.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's worth a try at least once! You may end up really liking it.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Salt and butter

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Butter + stevia + dried cranberries or currants + Pie Spice:

https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/pie-spice/c-24/p-3079/pd-s

It's also really good making the Trader Joe's 10 minute farro this way:

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/10-minute-farro-094506

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