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My New Super Morning Oatmeal

13 Augby Amy15

To say I am not motivated in the morning would be a huge understatement.  I go through my morning ritual like a zombie.  When I go to bed at night I have every intention of eating a healthy breakfast in the morning, but consistently I end up eating a protein bar because I just can’t be bothered with cooking something up.   So when I was at Costco several months ago and I saw frozen steel cut oatmeal ready to serve packs, I pounced on them like a cat on a mouse!  I was so happy, all I had to do was pull a pack out of the freezer plop it in a bowl and stick it into the microwave for three minutes.  Wa-La! Well, of course because I loved them, Costco stopped selling them. I went back to my crummy protein bars and pouted into my coffee.  Then I decided I could probably make them myself.  DUH! So I did, I cooked up some steel cut oatmeal (superfood), which is the best type of oatmeal for you.   I bought some blueberries (superfood) at the farmers market.  You can pick whatever fruit you like, just shoot for firmer fruit so it won’t turn to mush. I added a handful of my blueberries into my jumbo muffin tins and then took a 1 cup measurer and plopped in my cooked oatmeal.  I let the pan sit on the counter for about 30 minutes to cool and then stuck the pans into the freezer for a few hours. Once the oatmeal was frozen, I  used a knife to run around the rim of each tin and out popped a perfectly measured 1 cup of steel cut oats and blueberries.  I stuck 6 of  them into a jumbo ziploc bag and popped them back into the freezer. I heated them up for 3 minutes, just like the Costco brand.  They were perfect!  Actually mine were better, probably because I used a higher grade of Oatmeal and Blueberries.  I went with Bob’s Red Mill the Golden Spurtle World Champion Oatmeal.  It really is the best Oatmeal I have every had! I top my oatmeal with a swirl of my honey (superfood) and a sprinkling of Cinnamon (superfood).  If I am really ambitious I will throw some Chia Seeds (superfood) in too. That is four or five super foods in a one small bowl, which is an awesome way to start your day, even for a morning zombie like me! 🙂 P.S- I like this so much sometimes I sometimes have it after my workouts.

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Comments

  1. nthefitzone says

    August 13, 2012 at 7:31 am

    I loved the steel cut oats from Costco too. This is a much better idea though. I will have to try it. Thanks for the post and inspiration:)

    Reply
  2. Becky Culbertson says

    August 13, 2012 at 11:45 am

    I just bought some Bob’s Red Mill steel cut oats. Yay! What a great idea. I hate taking time out of my morning routine to cook and clean up!

    Reply
  3. Alison says

    October 18, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    This looks like such a great way to have a good warm breakfast in the morning! Steel cut oatmeal always takes forever to cook, so I’m so interested in this idea.

    Thanks for sharing,
    Alison

    Reply
    • amy says

      October 18, 2012 at 9:24 pm

      Alison, it makes life so much easier in the morning, especially for a non-morning person like myself!

      Reply
  4. Melanie Bolke says

    June 8, 2013 at 7:29 am

    Amy – I stumbled upon your post searching for reviews of Costco’s frozen oatmeal. I saw it yesterday while shopping and thought: “ooooh…aaaahhhhh: what a great idea!” Of course, I forgot to buy it on the way out because it wasn’t on my list. I found myself absolutely cracking up while reading your post, thinking: “that’s me!” The morning zombie, finding something I love at Costco only to have them stop selling it, the realization that I can cook better than Costco, learning to cook after marriage, and adding blueberries to EVERYTHING!

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    • Amy Stafford says

      June 9, 2013 at 7:06 am

      Melanie, Thanks for stumbling over. Yep if it is more than a few steps in the morning… not going to happen, especially before the coffee. I have been chowing down on all the delicious strawberries this spring. My family is starting to groan when they see me pull them out of the fridge. Have a great weekend.
      Amy

      Reply
  5. Kay says

    September 3, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Thanks, Amy!! I, too, used the Costco steel cut oatmeal. I was VERY disappointed to learn they quit carrying the oatmeal. But, thank you for your idea. I don’t think I have the large muffin tin, but I will get one. With cooler weather coming, I am missing my steel cut oatmeal in the mornings.

    Reply
  6. Meagan says

    November 17, 2013 at 1:40 am

    What a great idea!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      November 18, 2013 at 7:50 am

      Thanks Meagan, enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Tana Rebagliati says

    March 31, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    Thanks for the idea…I was still pouting into my coffee.

    Reply
  8. Evelyn Brown says

    May 18, 2014 at 11:35 am

    Great idea, but the microwave destroys all nutritional value in your food.

    Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    I have been making my steel cut oats in my new electric pressure cooker. I used to buy those frozen ones at Costco too. I like your idea better too!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      January 21, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Thanks Jennifer!

      Reply
  10. Jim says

    June 18, 2015 at 9:17 am

    My youngest sister lives in the guest house of my parents. I worry about my parents eating healthy and eating enough. I send them lots of single serve “goodies” and pre-cooked sliced ham, turkey breast and such. This past Christmas I gave them a slow cooker and a slow-cooker cookbook. While there, I cooked several meals in the slow cooker so they could see that it isn’t hard and that the food (properly done) is excellent. In any event, I gave sister some steel cut oats and dried cranberries – along with a recipe – for her (not my folks’) new slow cooker (I replaced her old one). They have shared the oatmeal a couple of times; but, the quantity has been an issue. So – sorry for the long shaggy dog story – I was thrilled to run into this idea. It has already been emailed to them. Thank you so very much!

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    • Amy Stafford says

      June 21, 2015 at 7:44 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Jim and sharing your story. This is a great alternative to the slow cooker, you end up with oatmeal that tastes like you just made it in the pot. I really need to re-shoot the photos for this post, a pretty picture might inspire more to try this recipe, because it is so awesome!

      Reply

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