Thursday, March 6, 2014

Plum Almond Oatmeal

If you liked my Pear Almond Baked Oatmeal, methinks you'll like this. It has a similar profile, but it's better because it's pear-less and made on the stove.


You've probably noticed a lack of baked recipes lately (except for the occasional brownie, of course). I much prefer stove-top recipes because they're easier to control and significantly faster. Additionally, I make all my oatmeal for the week on Saturday and Sunday, and then I reheat them throughout the week. I don't own a microwave (I know, right?), so I heat the oatmeal on the stove while I'm doing my hair and makeup at 4:45 am. It's ridiculously difficult to reheat a baked oatmeal on the stove, so it rarely happens these days.


Anyway, the moral of the story is that plums are better than pears, stove-top is better than baked, and almond extract is wonderful. Or something like that.

Plum Almond Oatmeal

by The Oatmeal Artist
Prep Time: 3 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Ingredients (serves 1)
  • 1 plum
  • 1 cup milk of choice, or water
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Prep your plum by dicing it into small cubes.
  2. Bring milk (I use 1/2 c almond milk and 1/2 c water) to a boil, add plum cubes and oats, and reduce heat to medium. (If you'd like to add a teaspoon of flax or chia seeds, do so now.)
  3. Once more of the liquid has absorbed, add almond extract and salt. Stir.
  4. When you're pleased with the consistency of the oatmeal, transfer to a bowl. Add a splash of your milk of choice and any other additional toppings (sliced almonds, shredded coconut, nuts, etc.).
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2 comments:

  1. Where do you buy your almond extract? And do you also use coconut extract? Everywhere I look, I only find artificial ones.

    P.S. You have an amazing blog!

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    1. I think I got mine at Sam's Club. :P I've used coconut extract before (my mom owns some), but not regularly. Thank you!!

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