This morning has been pretty much spot on – it’s already mid-week, I’m ahead on my Chemistry homework, I got to workout with the husband, and my breakfast blew my mind!
My insomnia has been rearing its ugly head again but for some reason the 6:24 am alarm didn’t feel so bad. When I’m planning on working out with Adam I’m excited, so it’s a lot easier to get up. We dressed in a hurry and I grabbed 60calories worth of energy chews (ahem, Willy Wonka Apple candies) so I didn’t feel empty.
We ran a nice loop around the neighborhood, 2.05miles in 21minutes. Followed by stretching and pt; I’ve got to start doing pt consistently again, my shins have been bugging me recently.
I ticked shower and some school work off of the list, then worked some breakfast magic. I’ve always wanted to be an oatmeal person; other bloggers make it seem “cool” and the impending fall makes me crave a warm breakfast. But oats always fall short for me – they are sticky and gummy and the flavor is always just a bit off. I’ll do overnight oats from time to time, but cooked just don’t appal to me. No more my friends, no more.
Strawberry Danish Oats, oh yes, I went there! I have finally found my oatmeal combo; this was creamy and filling, and the taste was so decadent I might have whimpered a bit when the bowl was empty.
I was so blown away I even gave this bowl its own recipe page. For one –
- 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup milk (I used Silk Almond Milk because it’s so creamy but skim would do as well)
- a pinch of salt
- 1 cup frozen, defrosted strawberries (defrosted berries are a bit mushy which I prefer over crunch in my oats, if you only have fresh just cook them a little longer)
- 1/2 oz reduced fat cream cheese
- 2tsp brown sugar
- Combine oats, liquids, and salt in a bowl and stir to mix. Microwave on high for 2-3minutes. (You could stove top cook if you like but these are so creamy that there is really no need.)
- Microwave the strawberries, in a separate bowl, for 30-40seconds to take the chill off.
- Spoon berries on top of oats. Top with cream cheese and brown sugar.
- Take a bite and gasp with pleasure!
I guess oats (and cream cheese) might be becoming a staple in this house after all!
Are you an oatmeal aficionado?
Eating Chalk 
I wasn’t a big fan of oatmeal before — my grandma made them watery and I didn’t like it. I cooked it the same way in college and liked it, but wasn’t in love. I’ve been making them gummy, and mixing in peanut butter in it — it’s true, peanut butter makes everything so good! Sometimes I add an apple, but I’ve been adding a peach or nectarine here and there which is great too 🙂
I have oatmeal almost every morning, in some variation. This looks great! I might have to sub the cream cheese but I can’t wait to try it
I’m not a huge oats fan but I love strawberries and cream cheese. I am definitely bookmarking this!
I love oatmeal and thought I’d put everything even remotely appealing into it before, but it never occurred to me to try cream cheese!
I loove squishy, frozen strawberries even better than fresh ones.