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“Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder today.” The mawage of summer and fall. That “bwessed awangement” of bold summer fruit flavors and autumn spices. (Comment below if you get the reference. Haha…)
This recipe is the perfect bridge between summer and fall. Everyone seems to be jumping the gun a bit with the pumpkin recipes, in my opinion (OK, ignore the pumpkin delight recipe I posted earlier this week); but I’m not quite ready to give up the bright flavors of summer.
If you aren’t comfortable with eating chocolate in your oatmeal, perhaps this recipe is more your speed.
Credit goes to Chocolate Covered Katie for the oats:liquid ratio as well as the cooking time. You can check out her awesome chocolate overnight oatmeal recipe here, and here’s my post with 5 different overnight oatmeal recipes, including the THM tweaks for Katie’s chocolate oatmeal. The reason I love this oats:liquid ratio as well as the process used is that you get more volume for your 1/2 cup serving of oats. For a person with a big appetite like I have, this is a big deal.
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You can find this recipe in my cookbook, Necessary Food.
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats (use gluten free if necessary)
- 1½ cups liquid (water, unsweetened almond milk/unsweetened carton coconut milk [nut free], or a combination)
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- ½ one ripe peach, peeled and chopped (I assume thawed frozen peaches would work as well)
- 3 doonks THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder (a doonk is 1/32 tsp.)
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves or nutmeg
- Unsweetened almond milk/carton coconut milk (nut free), fat-free Reddi-Whip (not dairy-free) and/or sugar-free maple syrup for topping, optional
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, heat the oats, liquid, and salt for 4 minutes. Let the oatmeal sit in the microwave for an additional 5 minutes (omit this step for a thinner oatmeal). Get it out and add the rest of the ingredients (not cooking the peaches allows them to stay nice and firm). Refrigerate overnight and eat cold in the morning (I guess you could heat it if you want, but try it cold. It's awesome!).
- *or* Decrease the liquid to 1 cup, add a rounded ¼ tsp. glucomannan, and omit the cooking step. Refrigerate overnight. This yields a more pudding-like oatmeal.
- *or* If you forget to make this the night before, decrease the liquid to one cup and microwave the oats, liquid, and salt for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Eat hot.
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Great reference to Princess Bride. I worked with youth for many years in my church. When my daughter’s were in youth group, most of them feel in love with this movie and had it memorized. They can still quote the movie today, my youngest daughter just turned forty. Good times, thanks for the memories.
Obviously, I live under a rock. I totally went the Elmer Fudd route. Trivia and Movie Quotes are not my strong suit….lets hope I fair better with oatmeal 🙂
Hi Briana,
I tried your peach oatmeal today for lunch, it was delicious. I am prediabetic & UNDER weight. Trying to figure out how to eat, gain weight, and not spike my blood sugar. My blood sugar was 84 right before I ate the oatmeal (which is really a low number for me). Two hours later it was a whopping 185! I followed the recipe but added 1 Tbsp coconut oil (trying for a XO). I’m thinking I might not have had enough protein. Any thoughts? I definitely need help.
Hi Susan! I am definitely not an expert on blood sugar, so I’m not quite sure what to tell you. Do fruits like peaches often spike your blood sugar? Adding more protein would probably help, and maybe cutting back on the peaches would help.
“As…you…wish…” Definitely a classic movie ? will try this recipe, thanks. Looking forward to your cookbook!
Great recipe! Can I have a piece of sprouted toast with this or will I be pushing my limit of carbs?
I think that would be OK. 🙂 Keep it a small piece.
LOL!! Totally get the reference! A friend of mine actually did that speech at my wedding! I can’t wait to try this recipe 🙂
You might be a homeschooler if…
I’ve got Truvia and Pyure Organic Stevia. Any idea how much to use? Can’t wait to try this!
This sweetener conversion chart should help you out. 🙂 http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/
Thus oatmeal sounds delis to me. I have been looking around trying to make a list of foods I want to make. I’m fairly new to thm, and I saw 3 of your recipes in a row off of other websites. Great work your recipes are really yummy
can you cook the oats on the stove instead of putting them in the microwave? If so, would I still use your recommended amounts of oats to liquid? thanks
I’m sure you could, but I don’t know what the equivalent cooking time would be. The key is to get them cooked enough that they’ll finish soaking up the liquid during the night. You’ll just have to play around to find out what the right cooking time is. If I were to start experimenting, I would probably bring them to a boil, cook for 2-4 minutes (they’ll have absorbed quite a bit of liquid but still be on the runny side), take off the heat and cover for another 5 minutes, then refrigerate overnight. If the liquid isn’t soaked up by morning, cook them again to absorb the liquid and increase your cook time the next time you make them. If you find a time that works well, I’d love to hear it!
Hey, loved this recipe! I feel all warm and cozy inside. Could there be a problem with the liquid measurement though? It was not all soaked up this morning. I had to nuke it for 4 minutes…
One and a half cups of liquid to half a cup oats, nuke for 4 minutes the night before, let it set 5 minutes in the hot microwave, refrigerate overnight…if you followed all those steps, I’m not sure what the problem would be. This is how I make my oatmeal pretty much all the time and it works like a charm. Maybe your microwave isn’t as strong as most. Try nuking for an additional minute or two when you make it the night before and see if that makes a difference. 🙂
It’s my favorite movie!!!!!! 🙂
Love that show – knew exactly what you were talking about! :0) Look forward to trying this yummy breakfast…
We recorded that clip to audio and played it during our wedding rehearsal when our pastor got up to run through his lines. We sure had some laughs!!!
The recipe sounds wonderful!
I assume I can use steel cut oats, but would the cooking time be different?
I really don’t know; I’ve never used steel cut oats. Google it. 😛
Whahaha! You had me at “mawage” 😀
“You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. ”
Recipe looks great!
Is this 2 THM servings? Aren’t we limited to 1/4 uncooked oats?
No, it’s one serving. A 1/2 cup of uncooked old fashioned oats is the serving size, for THM and otherwise (a 1/2 cup of uncooked old fashioned oats is only 22 net carbs).
WHAAATTT!!! 1/2 c uncooked is on plan? No wonder I’m hungry when I’m making mine with 1/4 c! lol!
1/4 cup is actually pretty much FP. That’s why Pearl uses that amount in the Cookie Bowl Oatmeal recipe from the book.
“Farmboy, fetch me a fresh picked peach”, said Buttercup.
Of course I get it! One of my most favorite movies EVER!
I think a fresh peach is one of the best flavors of summer…and I just bought 3 of them at the grocers this morning.
Thanks for the recipe!
Cindy Young
Haha…perfecto!
Looks wonderful!!!!
Is that referencing The Princess Bride? 🙂
His,
Shari
You got it!