Oatmeal Eight Ways

Base recipe

• 1/2 cup rolled oats old fashioned
• 1/2 cup milk preferably 2%
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 fair pinch salt

Almond Butter Banana Flax

• 1/2 banana mashed well, well ripened
• 1 Tbsp flax seeds ground
• 1 1/2 Tbsp almond butter
• 1 tsp honey or to taste
• 6 drops almond extract

Peanut Butter Nutella

• 2 Tbsp peanut butter powder such as PB2
• 1 tsp honey or to taste
• 2 tsp Nutella
• 1 Tbsp peanuts unsalted, chopped

Banana Coconut

• 1/2 cup coconut milk canned, light, substitute for 2% milk
• 1/2 banana mashed well, well ripened
• 2 Tbsp coconut shredded
• 1/8 tsp coconut extract
• 1 tsp brown sugar or to taste, packed
• 2 Tbsp nuts mixed unsalted, chopped

Chocolate

• 1/2 banana mashed well, overripe
• 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder Dutch processed or regular
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp brown sugar or to taste, packed
• 2 - 3 tsp chocolate chips mini, semi-sweet
• 2 strawberries sliced (optional, fresh

Maple Brown Sugar

• 2 tsp brown sugar or maple syrup, packed
• 4 drops maple extract or to taste (each brand may vary a little in stength
• 2 Tbsp pecans chopped

Apple Pie

• 2/3 cup apple peeled and finely chopped, honey crisp variety
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp brown sugar or to taste, or maple syrup, packed
• 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 Tbsp butter (optional)
• 1 Tbsp dried cranberry optional, dried cranberries and/or chopped walnuts
• 1 Tbsp walnut optional, dried cranberries and/or chopped walnuts

Pumpkin Pie

• 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 tsp (scant) ground cinnamon
• 1 fair pinch ground ginger
• 1 fair pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup or to taste
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp pecans chopped

Berries and Cream

• 1/2 cup mixed fresh berries thawed and drained (dice strawberries, or frozen
• 2 tsp honey or to taste
• 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp half and half