Meatless Monday 14: Chai Oatmeal
I'm returning to this series after a summer break. The rains have begun again here in the Pacific Northwest and I return to warm spices for comfort. I experimented with adding chai spices to oatmeal, and it's a winner! The way I made this was to simply use a cheesecloth bag of my favorite chai spices in the pot as the oatmeal cooked. Yummy results, but I can make it even better! Next time, I will first steep the chai spices in the milk (or non-dairy milk or water) for awhile before adding the oatmeal. The longer cooking time will coax out even more of the chai spice flavor.
What I liked about this oatmeal is that the chai spices added so much interest and depth, I didn't even think about adding a sweetener. In addition, it's a great way to add flavor to the oatmeal while using only water, for any of you looking to lessen your dairy.
How do you dress up your oatmeal?
8 comments:
That does sound good!
A little honey might just be the finishing touch. Or how about some shredded coconut or a dash of coconut milk?
I'll have to try this, as I eat oatmeal every day, mostly for breakfast. I acquired another oatmeal recipe recently from another blogger for pumpkin oatmeal. It is absolutely fabulous.
I like that idea of coconut flakes or milk for a finish! Finely chopped candied ginger could be good, as well.
Haven't had oatmeal in awhile, but when I do I have never experimented. I just use brown sugar and milk. OK now I need to experiment. The pumpkin spice tea I have in the cupboard I think would be quite good. Thanks for inspiring me to think about this.
Great idea and sounds so good! Last night I filled the crockpot for breakfast millet. Such an easy breakfast to wake up to.
um, sorry, not a fan of oatmeal... but if I were, this looks like a good idea!
Chai and oatmeal, that sounds like a great combination and much more appealing than the bag of chai matcha tea that I received as a gift and have not tried!
I don't guess I usually add much of anything to my oatmeal except a little pat of butter, but the chai spices idea greatly appeals to me! Wonder if I could try steeping some chai tea in milk and using that to make the oatmeal. Hmmm ...
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