Why I'm Not Interested in Eating Regular Oatmeal Again

     Oatmeal is great. I ate it every once and a while in high school, quite a bit during the summers after my freshman and sophomore years of college, nearly four days a week as a junior in college, often as a senior in college, and on and off after I graduated.

     But now, something has changed that will forever impact how I eat oatmeal.

     I present to you, waffled oatmeal.

     Waffled oatmeal is the same, wholesome oatmeal that your mom or grandma would have ate, but the crunchy version. It is like no other breakfast food that has came before. It has all of the same nutrients that regular oatmeal contains, but in waffle form.

     For those of you who don't know, I absolutely LOVE waffles. My dad and I started making "'Oh Boy' Waffles" from the Better Homes and Garden 1969 cookbook about four years ago. It is my favorite recipe. Whenever I had my best friends or boyfriend stay the night at my parent's house, this was my go-to weekend recipe. I wanted to impress them with my amazing waffle recipe that is quite truly, the best one out there. So oatmeal in waffle form? Sign me up!

Here is the before, in all of its glorious oatmeal.

     It is quite possibly one of the simplest recipes you could ever do. The way that I found works best is to prepare the oatmeal as you normally would (I prefer quick oats and I NEVER use the full amount of water that it calls for as I like it chewy, and not mushy, anyways), then spread the cooked oatmeal over a warm waffle iron, and cook until desired crunchy-ness is reached. E
asy as that!

Here it is in all of its waffled goodness.

     Obviously, this takes a little while longer than traditional oatmeal, but in my opinion, it is so worth it. There is virtually no additional clean up in the waffle iron, you don't even need to oil or grease it prior. If you are like me and enjoy crispy things, try this sometime. You may like putting peanut butter, honey, jam, butter, or maple syrup on them or even in between two waffle wedges.

     Here is to many, many more waffled oatmeal breakfasts!

A quarter piece.

The minimal clean-up that you have to do; remember, no oil needed!

I started this blog as a memoir to share some of my life stories with you. My goal is that these encourage and educate you on how to live a more joyful, healthier, full life; one of hope.

I write about my fascination with whole foods, my love of Jesus, my struggles, my childhood stories, my passion for education, and my devotion to creating a healthy life (body, mind, and spirit) for every person in the world.