It should come as no surprise that I love oats. Hardly a day passes where I don’t have it in some shape or fashion, be it in traditional oatmeal, smoothies, or granola. Speaking of “passes,” ahem – you should be eating it more often if you’re having problems with “passes.” Hahahahahaha!
I announced last week that I’m working on a new cookbook – one all about oatmeal. Because, as I already mentioned…I love it. It’s so versatile. I’ve already posted a ton of oatmeal recipes here, but really – is there such a thing as too many oatmeal recipes? I think not! I even have oatmeal as its own Pinterest board.
More Than Alive sent me 10 pounds of organic rolled oats – and I’m going to get to give away 10 pounds to one of you too! Hooray for oats! It can be hard to find organic oats, so that’s why I love that small personal companies like MTA carry these things. I do try to always go organic for oats, because the price difference isn’t that huge. But hey, keeping it real like always – I ran out recently and bought the Food City store brand of oats…because being without oats is not a place I want to be. *Sob*
I do use rolled oats exclusively (also called Old Fashioned Oats). I don’t buy quick oats – they go through a bit more processing that really isn’t needed. Sometimes I buy steel cut oats, but I mostly use rolled oats. In all recipes that call for quick oats, I have used rolled oats without any problems. I also use the rolled oats to make my oat flour. You can actually buy oat flour, but making it in your blender is so easy, why bother? Just process those puppies until it looks like flour. If I can do it without making a mess with minimal mess, so can you! How many times can you say oats in a paragraph? I think I beat the record. Oats.
Also note – sniff your oats. They do go bad. The oats from More Than Alive have a nice, sweet smell. If you take a big whiff and it sets your nose hairs on fire, then you probably need new oats. Store them in the fridge or a cool place for the longest shelf life. I like to buy mine in large quantities: 10-50 pounds.
So, what do I do with all these oats? Well, I eat them. Below I’ll give you 50 ways – some of them are mine and some are from other blogging friends.
NOTE: if you are gluten-free, you can buy gluten-free oats. I thought I would throw that out there…if you’re gluten-free, you probably already know that. So, just pat my hand and say “thanks.”
I love oats. Have I mentioned that any time recently? See below the list to enter to win 10 pounds of oats from More Than Alive!
2. Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal with Fried Apples from Fruit Of Her Hands
3. Cranberry Nut Protein Bars from Once a Month Meals
4. Coconut Raisin Breakfast Cookies from Branappetit
7. Banana Berry Soaked Oats from Once a Month Meals
8. Peaches and Cream Overnight Oats from Expatriation Preparation
9. Gluten Free Oat Flour Pumpkin Muffins from The Humbled Homemaker
12. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars from The Humbled Homemaker
13. Cherry Almond Baked Oatmeal from Kitchen Stewardship
14. Caramel Oatmeal Bars from Heavenly Homemakers
16. Stovetop Apple Crisp from Your Thriving Family
17. Perfectly Creamy Oatmeal from Intentional By Grace
18. Whole Wheat Oatmeal Apple Muffins from Smartter Each Day
19. Oat Flour Pumpkin Waffles from Practical Stewardship
20. Fruity Baked Steel Cut Oats
21. Homemade Instant Oatmeal from Plan to Eat
22. Raspberry Oatmeal Bars from Heavenly Homemakers
23. Muesli from Authentic Simplicity
24. Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal from Get Along Home
26. No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Bars from Practical Stewardship
27. Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal from Modern Alternative Mama
28. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from Embracing Everything
29. Flavored Oatmeal Packets from Creative Christian Mama
31. Chocolate Coconut No Bake Cookies from The Prairie Homestead
32. Feta Burger Steak from A Morefield Life
33. Oatmeal Pancakes from The Marathon Mom
34. Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal from The Grocery Shrink
36. Strawberry Baked Oatmeal from Smockity Frocks
37. Oatmeal That Isn’t So Icky from Red and Honey
38. Granola Bars with Almonds and Dates from Granola Mom 4 God
39. Banana Oatmeal Doughnuts from Authentic Simplicity
40. Pumpkin Spice Granola Bars
41. Whole Wheat Oatmeal Jam Bars from My Humble Kitchen
42. Raspberry Coconut Crumble Bars from Practical Stewardship
43. Blueberry Oat Custard for 2 from The Grocery Shrink
44. Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies from The Marathon Mom
46. Cranberry Orange Oatmeal from Authentic Simplicity
47. 5 Spice Oatmeal from GNOWFGLINS
48. Always Ready Oatmeal Muffins from The Grocery Shrink
49. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Young Wife’s Guide
Hi Stacy! I love oatmeal and am so happy you shared all of these great ways to enjoy it at Best of the Weekend! Thank you so much for joining us and hope you have a happy Friday!
Oatmeal Sisters! BOOYA!
I don’t eat nearly enough oats lately. Thank you for the inspiration Stacy!
Thank you so much for linking up with us at Fresh Foods Wednesday! I hope you’ll join us again this week with more fresh foods posts! xo, kristy
What?! You better fix that. 🙂
I have been looking for a baked oatmeal recipe. A friend of mine brought it to a brunch, and it was so tasty! Can’t wait to try your version. Thanks for linking up with us at our Super Saturday Party!
It’s the best – I hate to toot my own horn…but, toot! toot!
Great group of recipes! I especially like the Banana Walnut Oatmeal. Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
So do I. So do I.
Hi Stacy! I’m stopping in from Let’s Get Real today. It is so nice to find someone as crazy about oats as I am. This is rather a new thing for me, but I really just can’t get enough. So much nutrition and flavor! I love that I can eat oats all day….even in steak as you have shown here.
Oats are so versatile! I’m not sure why more people don’t embrace them. 🙂
I just love your blog on 50 ways to eat oatmeal. I will be making several of these that I haven’t tried before, like the Pumpkin Spice Granola Bars. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
Thank YOU for the wonderful blog you provide! We will be making your heated chicken waterer over the weekend! 🙂
I love oats!Thanks for a great recipes!
Me too! 🙂
Do you have a recipe for making bread with leftover oatmeal. I used to live in Kenya and would make bread with leftover oatmeal. The recipe came from a cookbook from the 1940’s. The cookbook got left behind and I’ve been trying to find a recipe like the one I had. Used to cook the bread in old “Blue Band” cans. Closest thing we had to English Muffins. Made GREAT toast!
No, I don’t have one. I have seen them though. I do have a Honey Oat Bread recipe, but it calls for rolled oats. 🙂
Oh, also, thanks for linking my baked oatmeal recipe. It is my very favorite breakfast. Always, always do whipped cream. For the sake of the KIDS. You know. 🙂
Baked Oatmeal is a favorite around here too – great minds. 🙂
Oh boy oh boy oh boy. I love oatmeal, too. A whole cookbook, though?! I can’t wait to see you pull that off. 🙂
Already in process. 🙂 🙂
Oh Woman! It’s no wonder I love you so! I am crazy about oatmeal and could write a cookbook myself with this lovely ingredient. Thank you so much for sharing this great list. You can be sure I’ll be trying several of these recipes.
I just had oatmeal again this morning. Obsessed maybe? Nahhhh. 🙂
Would love to win. Dr actually told me today to eat more oatmeal. How funny to get your post today in my email.
Smart man. Very smart man.
Great list of recipes to start working my way through!
Oats are one of my favourite things to cook with, especially in winter.
Not sure if this would work with what you have in mind for your cookbook, but oatmeal makes an excellent “extender” for ground meat. Kind of a sneaky chef thing. Just add oatmeal in with your RAW meat and cook together. If you add it when you first put the meat in the pan, you usually can’t even see it. I use it with tacos, BBQ sandwiches and such. It is a healthy way to stretch the meat. 🙂
Did I miss the smoothie recipe? I was really looking forward to trying that one!!
Great blog! One of my daily reads!!
I’ve seen oatmeal smoothie recipes all over Pinterest, but I didn’t put any on this list. I should have!
I love oatmeal, especially steel cut, any way you serve it. So do my hens! Thanks for the recipes, Stacy. Wow, what a gold mine!
AHH! Squealing with delight right now as I chomp down on my own bowl of rolled oats with pumpkin, chia and flax and some oat fiber and almond milk!:) I WOULD LOVE to win this, so thank you for the giveaway! My freezer is my oat’s favorite home, and I’m glad you mentioned the storage tip- wish I could get my mom on board with this! Anywho! Now, I’m off to check out all these yummy oatmeal recipes of yours that I don’t already have pinned:) Have a super day and thank you Stacy!!!!
We love oatmeal too–maybe not quite as much as you though! 🙂 This has inspired me to make a batch of granola.
10 pounds!?! Yes, please! 🙂 My husband and 1 of my five boys don’t like oatmeal at all. But they will eat bars or baked oatmeal. Thanks for the great lineup of recipes!
I love oatmeal! I will definitely purchase your cookbook! You may like this recipe. It’s gingerbread cookie baked oatmeal. http://www.thegranolamommy.com/trim-healthy-mama-2/baked-gingerbread-cookie-oatmeal/
Love gingerbread!
You go girl! I love to use oats too and look forward to your new cookbook!
who knew there were this many ways to eat oatmeal. Thanks for linking this up to friday frenzy this week.