Purple Oatmeal

"This is so easy, delicious & healthy! We tried this with raspberries & didn't like it as much. I found this on a vegetarian website & made a few minor adjustments. Enjoy! Your cholesterol levels will thank you, lol."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
8 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Bring water to a rapid boil.
  • Stir in oats, lemon zest, cinnamon, flaxseed, & nutmeg. Reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it is the consistency you like.
  • Add blueberries & cook 5 minutes longer. Add walnuts, shut off the heat, put the lid on & let stand 5 minutes.
  • Serve & enjoy! We do sprinkle a little vanilla sugar on ours. ;).

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Reviews

  1. I'm a bit of a sweet tooth so this was just okay for me, a bit too bland until I stirred through some vanilla yoghurt to sweeten and add more flavour. I usually cook my oats in milk & I think I'll be sticking to that method as the water doesn't really give it the creamy texture I'm used to.
     
  2. I used fresh blueberries and they didn't "pop" and turn the oatmeal purple. The second time I tried adding them early, when the water was boiling and they still remained whole. I crushed them with a potato/avocado masher which worked great, and also added brown sugar near the end to melt in, since the fresh blueberries were a little tart.
     
  3. I reduced this to make 2 servings for DH and me this morning. What is not to like? Each serving was topped off with a touch of brown sugar. A hearty, healthy breakfast treat. Made for *Aussie Swap*
     
  4. This was really good - the flavors are really harmonious together. I used about half the nutmeg and cinnamon, had to sub regular oatmeal, and left the flax seeds out since I didn't have any. I agree with others - the lemon zest really makes this special.
     
  5. very good, you might want to start light with the nutmeg and add more if you want it. nutmeg is very strong. alternate- try it cold mixed with cottage cheese and pineapple, yummy.
     
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