- Put the toasted oats in a bowl and top however you like. (The list that follows will get you started but we won’t tell anyone how to eat their cereal!) Stir and eat right away, or let then sit, soften, and soak up some of the liquid in the bowl for a few minutes.
Topping Ideas for Toasty and Oaty Homemade Cereal
Choose a couple (or several) things from the list that follows and either add to the pot to heat before serving or pass at the table for last-minute garnishing.
- Milk, cream, or plant-based milk (try it foamed!)
- Sweetener: maple or other syrup, molasses, honey, or any kind of sugar
- Ground spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cardamom, or anise
- Peanut butter, chopped nuts (like cashews, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, or seeds); (like sunflower, poppy, or sesame seeds)
- Chopped dried fruit (like unsweetened cherries, raisins, dates, figs, apples, mango, pineapple, or apricots)
- Fresh fruit (like apples, bananas, strawberries, pineapple, apricots, peaches, fresh berries; chopped citrus and frozen berries or mangoes are good in winter)
- Jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves, or fruit compote
- Shredded coconut (even better if it’s also toasted)
– Recipe developed by The Bittman Project for Bob’s Red Mill