Oatmeal Waffles #SundayFunday

These waffles are made with oats, giving them a wonderful, toothsome bite that makes for a stick-to-your-ribs breakfast that will last you right up until lunchtime.

It's National Waffle Day and the Sunday Funday Bloggers are celebrating......

Banana Oatmeal Muffins #MuffinMonday

These quick and easy muffins are a great way to use up those over-ripe bananas that are sitting on your counter.

It's time for Muffin Monday...............

Oatmeal Kiss Cookies #MoviesandMunchies

A fun take on the class peanut blossom cookie, this recipe starts with an oatmeal base to cradle the kiss.  

I was inspired to make these cookies after watching Mall Cop 2 for our Movies and Munchies Group this month.

Magical Ingredients Gingerbread Oats in an Instant Pot #NationalOatmealMonth

Steel cut oats combined with all the flavors of gingerbread for a warm comforting breakfast to keep you going until lunchtime.

It's National Oatmeal Month.....

South African Double Crunchers #SundayFundayBloggers

 These might go down as my favorite cookie that I bake this season.  Crunchy coconut, oatmeal cookies sandwich a chocolate cream cheese filling.  Soooooo Scrumptious!!

The Sunday Funday Bloggers are baking up Christmas Cookies from Around the World today.......

Baked Oatmeal with Rhubarb #BakingBloggers

This delicious oatmeal is a great way to sneak veggies into your families diet and to use up all that rhubarb going crazy in your garden.  You will feel like you are having dessert for breakfast.  

The Baking Bloggers are baking with Oats today........

Healthy(ish) Blueberry Muffins #MuffinMonday

Delicious, tender muffins made with whole wheat flour and oatmeal and chock full of blueberries will be breakfast you can feel good about serving up to your family.

It's time for Muffin Monday........................

Leftover Oatmeal Muffins #NationalOatmealMonth

These muffins, starting with leftover oatmeal and filled with your favorite oatmeal toppings is a delicous, nutritious, grab and go breakfast.

It's National Oatmeal Month........

Honey Oatmeal Halloween Cookies #FoodnFlix

These Honey Oatmeal and Peanut Butter cookies studded with "Ghoulish" M&M's are a perfect Halloween Treat. 

I was inspired to make these cookies after watching The Spiderwick Chronicles for FoodnFlix this month.....

Soft Baked Banana Oatmeal Bars #BakingBloggers

Delicious combination of oats, banana, maple syrup and peanut butter can be put together the night before and baked in the morning for a delicious breakfast topped with a little bit of milk or cream.

Our Baking Bloggers group has gone Bananas this month.................

Overnight Cinnamon Apple Oats #AppleWeek

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #AppleWeek . I received complimentary product from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #AppleWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Start your day off right with this quick and easy recipe that you prepare the night before.  Overnight this mixture transforms into a sweet, chewy, delicious breakfast that you will want to have again and again.

Welcome to Day 2 of Apple Week......

Sourdough Oatmeal Raisin Muffins #MuffinMonday

The fresh tang of sourdough combines with the heartiness of oats and the sweetness of raisins for a muffin so delicious and moist you won't want to stop at one.

It is Muffin Monday and what a great lineup today........

Overnight Steel Cut Oats #FantasticalFoodFight

Chewy yet creamy this overnight oatmeal made with steel cut oats is a nutritious start to the day that will keep you energized until lunchtime.

Welcome to the Fantastical Food Fight where we are challenging each other with Overnight Oatmeal.........

Honey Oat Smoothie #ImprovCookingChallenge

A wonderful and delicious way to add more fruits and fiber to your diet is by enjoying a smoothie for breakfast in the morning.

This smoothie combines bananas and strawberries for flavor, oats for filling fiber and a touch of honey for sweetness.  You can feel good knowing that your family has a great, healthy start to their day.

Join the Improv Cooking Crew as we create recipes featuring Oatmeal and Honey........

Oatmeal Crusted Chicken Strips #FoodieExtravaganza

Tender Strips of Chicken, dredged in seasoned flour, egg, and oatmeal then air fried to a crispy, crunchy goodness.  Dinner is on the table in less than 20 minutes.

Join me as I host Foodie Extravaganza today........

Oatmeal Scones #FantasticalFoodFight

The theme for our Fantastical Food Fight this month is Oatmeal. 

January is National Oatmeal Month  so our leader, Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes, asked us all to share a recipe containing oatmeal.

We had also celebrated Oatmeal this month with my Foodie Extravaganza group.  I made some wonderful Carrot Cake Oatmeal in the Instant Pot.  It was tempting just to make some cookies but the New Year is upon us and I am trying to eat a little more healthily.

I found this recipe for Oatmeal Biscuits at Taste of Home. There was no photo available with the recipe but I could tell from reading the ingredients that they would be delicious.

So I mixed them up.

Cut them out.

And baked them up.

They turned out a beautiful golden brown but they were not light and fluffy which is what I think biscuits ought to be.  

I was serving this as part of a breakfast for my family who were visiting from out of town during Epiphany a couple of weeks ago.  They were eagerly awaiting them to come out of the oven as the house was smelling wonderfully delicious.

I pulled them out of the oven and thought "oh well, I can always make toast to go with the sausage and eggs".  I tentatively took a bite of one expecting it to be hard as a hockey puck.  Imagine my delight when I found a tender, airy inside surrounded by the beautiful golden outer layer!!  I broke of a piece and gave it to my niece.  She smiled and grabbed one for herself.  

I suddenly knew why there was no photo with the original recipe.  Nobody would want to make these "biscuits" that hardly had any rise during baking.  As I enjoyed the rest of mine, it occurred to me that they were more the texture of scones.  Problem solved.....I did not make Oatmeal Biscuits with breakfast but Oatmeal Scones.  This, my friends, is what we call a happy accident.  

I put them on the table with breakfast and my great nephew said "Wow, these are good" as he reached for his second one.  They are slightly sweet and delicious all by themselves or as part of a breakfast.  They are ready in less than half an hour so they are perfect to make up in the morning so people can grab them on the way out the door.

Don't forget to stop by and visit the other Oatmeal Creations being shared today by members of the Fantastical Food Fight.

Oatmeal Scones

adapted from Taste of Home

2 c. flour

1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

2 t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1 t. salt

1/2 c. shortening

1 1/4 c. quick cooking oats

3/4 c. milk

Place the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.  Stir to combine.  Add the shortening and, using a pastry blender, cut into the dry ingredients until it is crumbly with no pieces larger than the size of a pea.  Stir in the oats and milk.  Turn onto a floured work surface and pat into a round approximately 3/4" thick.  Using a round biscuit cutter, make as many scones as possible and place onto a baking sheet covered with parchment or a silicone mat.  Rework the dough into a 3/4" round again, being careful not to overwork it, and cut the remaining dough into rounds and place onto the baking sheet. You may need more than one baking sheet as you want to allow an inch between each scone.

Bake in a preheated 375* oven for 15-20 minutes, until light golden brown.  Print Recipe

More Outrageous Oatmeal Creations

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Carrot Cake Oatmeal in an Instant Pot #FoodieExtravaganza

Welcome to the 2018 edition of Foodie Extravaganza, a fun group where we celebrate National Food Holidays each month.

Our host this month is Kathy of A Spoonful of Thyme.  Kathy asked us to get back to basics and make a recipe containing oatmeal to kick off this New Year.  We celebrate Oatmeal all month long each January.  We find our food holidays at The Nibble where you will find that January is also National Bread Machine Baking Month, National Candy Month and National Prune Breakfast month among others.

It is a fun group and if you would like to join us you can learn how at our Facebook Page.

I found this great recipe using Steel Cut Oats in an Instant Pot from Taste of Home.  It is not only healthy, delicious and nutritious but it will help all of you who were lucky enough to receive an Instant Pot from Santa last week.  This would be a great first recipe in your new toy appliance.

I adapted the recipe slightly, using fresh pineapple instead of canned.  I had to dirty my food processor to shred the carrots anyway so I just pulsed the pineapple a few times to crush it and then added it to the pot. I also was out of pumpkin pie spice so I added a bit of ginger and cloves instead.

I only made half of the original recipe as there were only 2 of us and a toddler.  The recipe I am sharing will generously serve 4 adults.

I know that many of us resolve, each January, to start taking better care of ourselves and our families.  This oatmeal, packed with veggies, fruit, spices and whole grains is the perfect breakfast to kick off the New Year.  Even if, like I, you sprinkle some brown sugar on top when eating.

Carrot Cake Oatmeal
adapted from Taste of Home, author Debbie Kain

2 1/4 c. water

10  oz. pineapple, crushed with juices retained

1 c. shredded carrots

1/2 c. steel cut oats

1/2 c. raisins

1 t. cinnamon

1/4 t. ginger

1/8 t. ground cloves

Place all ingredients into the Instant Pot.  Lock the lid and confirm vent is closed.  Select manual setting, adjust to high pressure and set the time to 10 minutes.  

When finished cooking, allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes before using the quick release method to expel any remaining steam.  Print Recipe

More Oatmeal Recipes

• Basic Overnight Oats With Add Ins by Sneha's Recipe
• Carrot Cake Oatmeal by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chicken with Oatmeal Stuffing and Whisky Sauce by Caroline's Cooking
• Crunchy Granola by A Spoonful of Thyme
• No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oat Bars by Family Around the Table
• Oatmeal Blueberry Bread by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Quick Weekday Oatmeal for One by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Savory Oatmeal Bowl with Spicy Chimichurri by Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies #FilltheCookieJar during #PumpkinWeek

We are still celebrating Pumpkin Week, hosted by Terri of Love and Confections.  This annual event has been so much fun and, sadly, it is almost over.  We will be sharing our final recipes with you today and tomorrow and then put away our love of pumpkin until next week, or at least a day or two.  After all, we still have Thanksgiving coming up and pumpkin is mandatory at Thanksgiving!

I intend to come back and revisit all these wonderful recipes over the next few months. There are so many that I cannot wait to try.

Today, I am joining forces not only with the other Pumpkin Week bloggers but also with a group of friends that share their favorite cookie recipes each month as we Fill the Cookie Jar.  This great group is led by Cynthia of Feeding Big.

We meet up on the first Thursday of each month to Fill the Cookie Jar with cookies that match the theme chosen for the month.  I was happy to see that pumpkin was this months selection.  Life is so good!

This recipe that I am sharing today makes a ton of cookies.  I had enough to take for dessert when invited to a friend's house for dinner, supply cookies at a party for 40 people and still stick 3 dozen in the freezer to be enjoyed later.

They are so delicious.  If you like traditional oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, you are going to love this version with the addition of pumpkin and cinnamon.  They were a huge hit with kids and adults alike.

You will find links to both the Pumpkin Week recipes being shared today and the Fill the Cookie Jar recipes being shared this month following my recipe.  You are in for a treat!!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

adapted from Allrecipes, submitted by Ken Sherer

1 1/2 c. butter, room temperature

1 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

1 1/2 c. sugar

1 c. pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 t. vanilla

4 c. flour

2 c. rolled oats

2 t. cinnamon

2 t. baking soda

1 t. baking powder

pinch of salt

1 1/2 c. chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars in the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.  Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, beating until smooth.

Combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, soda, baking powder and salt.  Gradually add to the creamed butter mixture, using the low speed on your stand mixer, until combined.  Add the chocolate chips and fold in with the mixer still on low speed.

Drop onto baking sheets lined with silicone mats or parchment paper using a small cookie scoop.  Bake in a preheated 375* oven for 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool.  Print Recipe

More Pumpkin Recipes

Here are today's #PumpkinWeek recipes:

Savory Pumpkin Recipes:

Pumpkin Farrotto from Culinary Adventures with Camilla.
Pumpkin Habanero Salsa from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen.
Pumpkin Quesadilla from Making Miracles.

Sweet Pumpkin Recipes:

Cinnamon Pumpkin Muddy Buddies from Love and Confections.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles from The Crumby Kitchen.

Pumpkin Chip Cookies from Palatable Pastime.
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting from Daily Dish Recipes.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Danish from It Bakes Me Happy.
Pumpkin Cream Puffs from The Redhead Baker.
Pumpkin Creme Brulee from Kudos Kitchen by Renee.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies from A Day in the Life on the Farm.
Pumpkin Struesel Bar from Cookaholic Wife.
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter from Mildly Meandering
Spiced Pumpkin Mini Cakes with Mulled Cranberries & Brandy Brown Butter Glaze from Bacon Fatte.

More Cookies to Fill the Cookie Jar

• Pumpkin Chip Cookies from Palatable Pastime  
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Ginger Snap Crust by That Recipe 
• Pumpkin Pie Tasssies by Cindy's Recipes and Writings 
• Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from A Day in the Life on the Farm 
• Pumpkin Peanut Butter Oat Squares from Join Us, Pull up a Chair 
• Pumpkin Streusel Bars From  Cookaholic Wife