Just like with the tart strawberry ginger oats, I went sweetener free with this recipe. The canned peaches had some of their own sugar, and that evened out the flavors.
I tasted the cloves most strongly in this recipe, but I liked their warm spice with the warmth of the porridge. I'd definitely make this very simple recipe again!
Ingredients:
1/2 c quick cooking oats
1 c water
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t ginger
1/4 t cloves
1/2 c canned peaches
Directions:
1. In a small sauce pan, combine oats and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low.
2. When oats reach desired consistency, stir in spices, and then fold in peaches.
3. When strawberries are warm, transfer oats to a bowl and add toppings as desired.
Let's just admit it: I like chocolate oatmeal, in almost all forms. This recipe adds a little something different: peaches.
And the peaches just happened to fall into the shape of a heart when I added them. The heat of the oats warmed the peaches, and I found the medley a scrumptious combination.
Ingredients:
1/2 c quick cooking oats
1 c water
1 T cocoa powder
1 t vanilla
1/2 c canned peaches
Directions:
1. In a small saucepan, bring oats and water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low.
2. When oats reach desired consistency, stir in cocoa powder and vanilla.
3. Transfer porridge to a bowl and top with peaches.
Are you a fan of fruit salsa? Peaches and mango? Or strawberry and kiwi? Fruit salsa comes in all sorts of flavors and I've been trying to incorporate it into oatmeal for quite some time. On this particular occasion, I succeeded.
In all of my experimentation with fruit and salsa oatmeal, I think this bowl was successful because of the additions of lime juice and chili powder. The lime juice enhanced the sweetness of the peach, while the chili powder amped up the spice. Sweet and salty and spicy for the win!
Ingredients:
1/2 c rolled oats
1 c water
2 T salsa
1 T peach jam
1 T lime juice
Dash of chili powder
Directions:
1. Combine oats and water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
2. Once oats reach desired consistency, reduce heat to low and add the salsa, jam, and lime juice. Stir to incorporate.
3. Add chili powder to taste, transfer to a bowl, and enjoy!
