golden oatmeal

pvevergreen
Feb 11, 2020
2 min read

Here's a quick recipe for your most basic Golden Milk Oatmeal.

It's especially perfect for the cold months of the year, but I've enjoyed it plenty of times in the summertime as well.

If you'd like to read all about the health benefits of oats you can check out the Oat Basics post over here. I also share there the most basic way to make regular oatmeal.

And here is how to make it a Golden Oatmeal:

Golden (Milk) Oatmeal Recipe

yields: 1 serving

prep time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup of oats (if you're gluten-free, make sure you're using g-f oats)
1 cup of unsweetened plant-based milk (I usually use almond, soy or oat milk) you could also just use water here
small pinch of salt
1 tsp of the Golden Milk Spice Mix (recipe here) or you can just add the following spices: about 1/4 tsp of ground turmeric, about 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon, a pinch of ground ginger, a pinch of ground cardamom, and a pinch of ground nutmeg
a small pinch of freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup of nuts of choice, or 1 tbsp of pure 100% nut butter
optional sweeteners: fresh fruit or about 2-3 pitted dates or 1 tbsp of pure maple syrup
optional: 1 tbsp of plant-based yogurt

Method

1) Pour the plant milk (or water if not using milk) into a saucepan on medium heat

2) Add all of the spices, salt and pepper; mix well. You can use a whisk or a hand-held milk frother to get the spices to mix well.

3) If you'd like to sweeten your oatmeal with dates instead of fresh fruit (later on) chop the dates into small chunks and add them into the saucepan so they sweeten the milk as it warms up.

4) Add the oats into your golden-colored milk, mix well, and let it all simmer until the oats soften, steering occasionally. You might need to add some more milk or water if you find that the oats need more time, but they've already soaked up all the milk.

5) Once the oats reach your desired consistency (some like them very mushy, some prefer a bit under-cooked, you decide what you like best and remember that it can change with age or even seasons) transfer your oatmeal into a bowl.

6) You can now add whatever you like on top of the oatmeal- fresh fruit (banana slices, berries), maple syrup, nuts or seeds of choice, your nut butter, and/or some yogurt.

7) Eat as is or if you're a mixer, (I am a mixer) mix it all well, so that it looks like a bowl of awfully messy deliciousness and dig in!

Some photos for inspiration- obviously taken before mixing:)