Black Sesame Baked Oatmeal & Pandan Baked Oatmeal

Firstly, apologies for the very very very late post of these 2 recipes. School just started and I'm already flooded with assignments and FYPs and what nots ): School's been really competitive and hais. I just feel like I'm not working hard enough ): Time for me to camp in the library and bury myself in books ):

But anyway, these 2 very simple baked oatmeal but yet taste amazingly good recipe will be down below (: Do try them out if you have the time and let me know (:

Black Sesame Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Black sesame powder (I bought the commercial ready black sesame powder) (1 TBSP + Extra for sprinkling)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), black sesame powder in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Top with more black sesame and any berries to serve (:

Pandan Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Pandan juice* (2TBSP)
Desiccated coconut (1 TBSP + extra for sprinkling)

Method:
1. Blend pandan leaves (Around 2) with 2 TBSP of water
2. Squeeze the mixture through a sieve to obtain the pandan juice
3. Preheat oven to 180C
4. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), pandan juice and desiccated coconut in a bake safe bowl
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
6. Top with more desiccated coconut to serve (:

Matcha Adzuki Baked Oatmeal

I finally found matcha powder and decided to make some jap style baked oatmeal. Not a big fan of red beans but adzuki beans taste different. This is by far the most tedious baked oatmeal I've done (because need to soak and cook beans) but it's definitely worth it (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Matcha powder(2 TSP)
Adzuki beans (2 TSP dried)

Method:
Day before:
1. Soak Adzuki beans
Prior to mixing:
1. Cook Adzuki beans for around 20mins
2. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), matcha powder and adzuki beans in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Top with more Adzuki beans to serve (:

Raspberry Chocolate Baked Oatmeal

Hello! Been really busy with work and all these few days. As much as I hate rushing around, I enjoy the company, the gathering, and of course the food hunts I've been to (: Really can't be more grateful for the people God has placed in my life, and so abundantly blessed me with. I would have never been able to make it this far without their help. (:

So I have no idea who put the idea that raspberry and chocolate would go well together, but somehow, they really did. The bittersweet chocolate with tart raspberry just makes a really good combination. I've learnt that cinnamon brings out the chocolate flavour even more, so do add cinnamon for a more 'full' chocolatey flavour (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Applesauce (1 TBSP)
Cinnamon (a dash)
Cocoa powder (1TBSP)
Raspberry (as many as you want)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), applesauce, cocoa powder, cinnamon and raspberry in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Top with more raspberry to serve (:

Very Berry Baked Oatmeal

Hello people! :D It's Sunday! Another week has past super quickly and September is approaching. (: School's gonna start really soon, but in the mean time, I shall enjoy my remaining holidays.

This flavour was inspired by the days I was working in Cold Stone Creamery. They had this signature creation of very berry, which is a mixture of 3 types of berries - strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. I decided to swap strawberries for blackberries because I couldn't get my hands on strawberries x.x But do feel free to swap it back to strawberries if you prefer that over blackberries! :D

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Applesauce (1 TBSP)
Cinnamon (a dash)
Assorted berries - as much as you want (:

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), applesauce, assorted berries and cinnamon in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Top with more berries to serve (:

Key Lime Baked Oatmeal

Hello! :D We're more than half way through August, time really flies (: In awhile more, its going to be Christmas! The happiest time of the year (: It would be perfect if it snows. But in any case, it's still perfect because I've got my loved ones and friends with me (:

I've never thought that lime and coconut would go so well together. Halfway through baking, I could already smell the warm coconut through the kitchen and the tangy lime zest is so refreshing. It's such a good mixture of smell and taste that I couldn't believe that it's Monday. Haha.

Up close - love the coconuts!

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Lime juice (1/2 TBSP)
Desiccated Coconut (~2 TBSP + more to top)
Cinnamon (a dash)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), lime juice, desiccated coconut and cinnamon in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Sprinkle with more dessicated coconut and cinnamon to serve :D

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Just a really simple recreation of the favourite carrot cake (the baked one, not the fried one. lol) into an oatmeal version :D Really liked how this smelt when it's baking. (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Apple Sauce (2 TBSP)
Shredded carrot (~2 TBSP + more to top)
Cinnamon, as much as you like plus more to sprinkle! :D

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), applesauce, shredded carrot and cinnamon in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Sprinkle with more shredded carrot and cinnamon to serve :D

Honey Ginger Lemon Baked Oatmeal

HELLO PEOPLE!! I'M FINALLY BACK FROM MY NEWCASTLE TRIP!! :D Haha. There wasn't any rolled oats there so I couldn't bake oats ): Missed it so so much while I'm there! It was nonetheless a great experience there despite the not-so-good food with all the lovely people and weather (: If I have the chance (and money), I wouldn't mind a second visit :D

Sadly, the first morning back in Singapore I was greeted with a thunderstorm. Was hoping for clear blue skies like what I've been experiencing over there. Haha. But oh well, thunderstorm will not dampen my mood for my long missed oatmeals! I made myself a warm honey ginger lemon baked oatmeal to cheer myself up (:

The warm ginger tinted with slight sourness and topped with the sweet honey.... What else could taste as homely as this? (:

Ingredients:

Rolled oats, around 40g

Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)

Lemon juice, 1 TBSP

Shredded ginger, 1 TBSP

Honey, 1 TSP (and more to drizzle)

Lemon zest, to top

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C

2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), lemon juice, ginger and honey in a bake safe bowl

3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes

4. Sprinkle lemon zest and drizzle honey over oatmeal to serve (:

Red Velvet Baked Oatmeal

I swear I did not plan this oatmeal to be red and blue to celebrate independence day. But since it is, happy early independence day (:

Today was a rather scary day, but I'm glad I had red velvet to tide me through (: I'm starting to like and appreciate the taste of beetroot! This all-natural baked oatmeal got its colour from beetroot and I'm surprise how amazing it looks. It doesn't look artificial like red colouring, and has this natural red tinge to it. Super pretty (: The picture does not do any justice to it.

Taste wise, beetroot does not have much taste, or it may be due to the amount of cocoa powder I've added. Haha. However, it's not super chocolatey like a chocolate oatmeal. It's more like red velvet (: I topped it with blueberries because I love how the blueberries burst in the mouth. I spread a thick layer of cream cheese on top before every bite, to compliment the red velvet taste, and it really taste like red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, minus all the fats and sugar (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Beetroot juice*, around 2-3TBSP, depending on how red you would like the oatmeal to be. I used around 3TBSP
Cocoa powder, around 1TBSP
Cream cheese, to top
Blueberries or other fruits to taste

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. *Dice beetroot and blend with around 1/2 cup water and strain the pulp to get the juice
3. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), beetroot juice and cocoa powder in a bake safe bowl
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
5. Spread with a thick layer of cream cheese and sprinkle blueberries or other fruits to your liking (:

Enjoy July (:

Passion fruit Baked Oatmeal

The first time I had my encounter with passion fruit was during my Final Year Project in poly days. Before that, I had no idea what passion fruit was. I've always thought passion fruit was purple for unknown reasons, but turns out, passion fruit is nowhere close to purple. Haha.

And that was also when I fell in love with passion fruit. The sweet and sour taste of the juice with the crunchy seeds. It's such an exotic fruit, different from the usual soft or crunchy fleshy and juice bursting ones. It's nonetheless lovely and delicious.

I've actually mixed passion fruit into my usual stove top oatmeal before, but somehow, the baked ones makes it taste even better.

Ingredients:
Rolled oats, around 40g
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Passion fruit (as much as you want, I used 2 passion fruit worth of seeds and pulp)
Apple sauce, around 1TBSP
Cinnamon, to taste

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), passion fruit, apple sauce and dust cinnamon on top in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Top with more passion fruit and cinnamon when eating

Enjoy (:

Blueberry Lemon Baked Oatmeal

The haze is finally clearing! :D So happy to see the sun and breathe fresh air again. We should really cherish what we have and not take things for granted, even down to the most basic things like air. (:

Been working quite a bit at Real Food Cafe recently. I like it there, it has a very homely feel to it. Although most of the time im washing or drying dishes, im actually enjoying it. Haha. A change from the usual I guess. It's good training for me too, since I'm going to be alone in UK and there's no one to wash my dishes. :X haha.

Ok, so here's the recipe for Blueberry Lemon Baked Oatmeal. Really simple, but taste so good. The combination is surprising good! The sweet and sour taste of blueberries and lemon with the salty cottage cheese. Really good (: But again, what could go wrong with blueberries and lemons? (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats (I measured my oats this time, around 40grams)
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Blueberries (as much as you want)
Lemon juice (1/2 a lemon)
Lemon zest and more blueberries, for topping
Cottage cheese, for topping

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), blueberries and lemon in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Sprinkle more blueberries, lemon zest and spread cottage cheese when eating

Enjoy! (the sun, and the oatmeal :D)

Blackforest Baked Oatmeal

The haze is really getting into me, making me feel really awful and sick. It's scary to know that something essential in our lives is polluted and there's no way we can avoid it. I just hope the rain will come soon to cool the Earth and also bring the haze away.

Had blackforest baked oatmeal a few days back, and it makes me feel as though I'm having cakes in the morning,  minus the sweet jam and alcohol. I really like how the blueberries burst in the mouth, and the flavours would mix with the creamy chocolatey oatmeal. Just the way I like my cake to be (:

Ingredients:
Rolled oats
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Applesauce (as much as you want, but I used around 1 TBSP)
1 Tsp Cocoa powder
Blueberries (as much as you want)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), applesauce, cocoa and blueberries in a bake safe bowl
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
4. Sprinkle more blueberries when eating

Enjoy! (:

Strawberry Cheesecake Baked Oatmeal

Found this picture in my instagram and realised I haven't posted recipe for this! It's a really simple combination with my favourite ingredients - Strawberry and cheese. The sweet chunky strawberries in warm creamy oatmeal topped with chilled, lightly
salty cottage cheese. This combination is simply delicious.

Ingredients:
Rolled oats
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
Chopped strawberries (I like them in chunky cubes)
Cottage cheese - as much as you like

More strawberries on the side

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 180C

2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water) and strawberries in a bake safe bowl

3. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes

4. Spread cottage cheese across baked oats and top with more strawberries

Enjoy:D

Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal

Today is the official first day of holiday! :D was kinda upset with this semester. My results were way below expectations and I'm really afraid of year 2. I need to buck up. I need to really pull my results up.

So, to cheer myself up, a re-creation of my all time favourite apple pie from MacDonald's (: Baked Apple Pie Oatmeal. It's really simple. The only part I had problems with is cutting the apples (because I can't anything properly x.x) But if you're skillful with the knives, this wouldn't be a problem.

I used my applesauce (recipe from earlier on) in this and to bring out the apple pie flavour. And the chunky bits of soft apples gave the oatmeal some texture and flavour.

Ingredients:
Rolled oats
Milk (enough to cover the oats, you could add water to fill it up)
2-3 tsp Applesauce, or more if you prefer (:
Cinnamon, to taste
Sliced apples, to cover the oatmeal when baking

Methods:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Combine rolled oats, milk (or milk+ water), applesauce and cinnamon in a bake safe bowl
3. Slice apples and layer them (single layer) over the oatmeal
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25minutes
5. Sprinkle additional cinnamon when serving

(: enjoy!

Basic Applesauce Recipe

It's my first time making applesauce and I have no idea what to expect. But the recipes I see out there all includes added sugar and I decided to make one without any added sugar (: It's a really basic recipe with 3 ingredients - Water, apples and cinnamon. I've been mixing it into my oatmeals and it adds a light sweetness. Really loving this applesauce.

Haven't tried it with other apples, but I think using a crunchy apple would give a nicer texture to the final product (: I don't recommend Fuji apple though, cause I don't find it sweet enough. But if you like the taste of Fuji apples, you could try that too (:

Basic Applesauce Recipe
Prep time: 5mins, Cook time: 30-45mins

Ingredients:
Apples
Water (I did not measure how much water I added, but for a start, the apples should be floating- don't add too much water though because you could add more water but not take out the water)
A dash of cinnamon

Methods:
1. Cut apples into chunky wedges (I cut mine into 8)
2. Add apples to water and bring to boil
3. Boil till the apples are soft (if water gets dried up before apples are soft, add more water) - mine took around 30-45 minutes
4. There should be little water left when apples are soft enough to be mashed
5. Mashed the apples with a fork till desired texture (I left a few bigger soft pieces of apples un-mashed)
6. Add cinnamon to taste
7. Cool and pack applesauce in the refrigerator (:

It's that easy:D Enjoy!

Chocolate Baked Oatmeal

Here's a really simple and basic recipe for baked oatmeals. I love warm breakfast, so baked oatmeals are perfect for me. All I have to do is throw all the ingredients together in a bowl and leave it in the oven for 20minutes while I do my own stuff and I'll get a crispy crust with soft and warm oatmeal hidden under. Super easy and convenient (: I have to try to distract myself for 20minutes to make time past faster though. (:

Recipe:
Serves 1, prep time: 5 minutes, cook time: 20-25minutes

Ingredients:
Rolled oats - not the instant type. I used Quaker rolled oats. (I used about 3-4TBSP)
Milk - enough to cover your oat, or you could do half milk and half water to cover the oat
1/2 TBSP cocoa powder, or more if you prefer a more chocolatey taste
Honey, nuts, fruits - to taste

Methods:
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Put oats and liquid (milk/water) into a oven safe bowl and make sure the liquid covers the oats
3. Stir in cocoa powder and mix well
4. Place in preheated oven and bake for 20-25minutes
5. If you prefer a more crispy crust, you could turn the temperature on high for about 3 minutes. Do make sure not to burn them though (:
6. Drizzle honey over (because cocoa powder can be quite bitter) or mix in some fruits such as strawberries or blueberries to taste

A really simple and easy recipe for days when you're craving for something chocolatey and warm (: