The recipe calls for rolled oats, I used quick
cooking oats which I had at home and it made no difference.
They make all kinds of oats, but the oats that I used are quick -
cook oats which are great to use in overnight oat recipes since they turn out really thick and creamy (not too chewy).
Not exact matches
vanilla 1 large egg 2 cups quick
cooking oats (
which I smashed in zip lock bag with a rolling pin) 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp.
But now that winter is approaching, I have been craving porridge,
which consists of a grain or mix of grains such as
oats, quinoa, or amaranth,
cooked in plant - based milk.
I soak my
oats overnight (if I remember)
which makes the
cooking go a lot faster in the morning.
By
which I mean rolled
oats or wholegrain
oats cooked in water / milk to a comforting stodge.
But in my own
cooking I try and use the most nutritious ingredients and almonds and
oats have a great nutritional profile, especially compared to refined white flour
which doesn't give you much other than energy.
The other morning, I prepared my daughters a pot of
cooked oatmeal to
which I added in peanut butter and honey, and it was so darn good that I got to thinking about a peanut butter overnight
oats recipe,
which fostered this deliciousness.
I got the
oats from the bulk bins at Sprouts —
which I've found to be one of the most affordable ways to get everything from steel cut to quick
cooking whole
oats.
The steaming process partially
cooks the
oats,
which creates a faster
cook time at home.
One serving, is 1 cup
cooked oats,
which is about 1/4 cup dry.
Nearly every morning I
cook these delicious
oats in a small wide mouth thermos (
which saves energy!)
Pick steel - cut or old - fashioned rolled
oats,
which are less processed and provide more fiber than quick
cooking oats.
When making oatmeal, quick
oats cook in less than five minutes
which makes them a good choice for a quick breakfast.
It's a little dense and moist, so it's particularly good in overnight
oats, stirred into rolled
oats while
cooking, or you can use it in baking
which I'll most likely do.
These
oats are made on the hob,
which means you have time to brew yourself a delicious coffee as they
cook, and drink it as you mix all the ingredients together.
Cook those according to instructions on the package,
which are like, a little water I eyeball as being under an inch, 1/4 cup of
oats (for one), and a low - medium heat level.
(Side note: Don't use instant
oats,
which will turn completely to mush, or steel - cut
oats,
which need to be
cooked.)
When
oats are harvested, they have a tough, inedible hull
which has to be removed before
cooking.
Unlike many other grains,
which undergo extensive and damaging processing before they reach store shelves,
oats are always whole, irrespective of whether they are steel cut, rolled, quick
cooking or instant.
We're just doing the quick
oats which cook in one minute... except they don't.
Graf recommends avoiding instant oatmeal,
which often contains sugar, and heading instead for old - fashioned or even quick -
cooking oats.
Steel - cut
oats,
which take about 15 minutes to
cook, contain more fiber than rolled
oats or instant varieties, but any type of oatmeal is a healthy choice.
For instance, foods that are highly processed (think instant
oats) will turn into glucose very quickly, but steel cut
oats (
which need to be
cooked for 20 minutes) contain much more resistant starch and are digested more slowly.
It's a little dense and moist, so it's particularly good in overnight
oats, stirred into rolled
oats while
cooking, or you can use it in baking
which I'll most likely do.
For breakfast, I
cook steel - cut
oats to
which I add coconut oil, maple syrup or honey, nut butter, and cinnamon.
Cooked wild rice replaces
oats (
which can be tainted with gluten) in this variation on old - fashioned oatmeal - raisin cookies.
These include sprouted breads, whole
oats (
which take 30 to 45 minutes to
cook), and other dense products made with just ground wheat, rye, or other grains.
Whole grains
which include wholegrain bread and
cooked oats, brown rice, whole wheat, quinoa, or barley
For example if I put in a 1/2 cup of dry steel cut
oats (
which makes 2 cups of
cooked) cronometer says that it contains 300 calories and 10.5 grams of protein.
Minerals are generally resistant to heat, so heating or
cooking your
oats should not affect the amount of minerals present (such as calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc
which are all present in
oats.)
Some brands have quick
cooking steel cut
oats which have been cut up even more times and can be
cooked in the microwave similar to rolled
oats.
Choose unprocessed and high fiber carbohydrate foods such as quinoa, slow
cooked or steel cut
oats, sprouted grain bread or buckwheat
which won't spike up insulin and blood sugar levels and will help fill you up.
A slightly more processed version of rolled oatsy are quick
cooking or instant
oats which are steamed longer, rolled flatter, and often cut into smaller pieces.
You have
cooked quinoa of course (
which we used for these quinoa macaroons), you have quinoa flour
which is quinoa finely milled into a flour, you have quinoa flakes
which are similar to
oats AND you have quinoa crispies
which are the quinoa form of rice crispies.
«The stickyness» that comes out of the
oats when you
cook them is the soluble fibre
which helps lower cholesterol levels.
I've spent the last month on a whole food plant based diet
which seems to help, except for one thing: brown rice, quinoa and
cooked oats trigger horrendous reflux (raw
oats are fine).
Barley and
oats are almost always in whole - grain form,
which is why they're excellent sources of fiber: a half - cup portion of
cooked pearled barley contains 3 grams of fiber, while a half - cup of
cooked oatmeal contains 2 grams.
Whole - grain rye flakes,
which cook up into hot cereal just like oatmeal, have twice the fiber as whole - grain
oats.
Unlike
cooked oatmeal
which needs frequent stirring, overnight
oats take on a thick, creamy texture without the viscous consistency that stirring creates.
Steel cut
oats are really healthy for you but take forever to
cook,
which is why overnight
oats are so awesome.