Ingredients
- ■1/2 cup rolled oats
- ■1 cup water
- ■1/2 cup milk of choice (I used almond milk)
- ■2 Celestial Seasonings sugar cookie teabags (or perhaps a different tea?)
- ■1/4 tsp salt
- ■1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ■sweetener of choice, as desired
- ■optional: coconut butter or oil, or vegan butter (You can easily omit this. But I liked the extra buttery flavor I got by stirring a little virgin coconut oil into my oats.)
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the water and milk, then add the teabags and let sit for at least 15 minutes. Right before taking the teabags out, smush them a little with a fork so more of the flavor goes into the milk. Combine the liquid with the oats and salt, then microwave for 3 minutes. (If it starts to boil over, you can stop the microwave and keep heating in ten-second increments until the time is up. But don’t open the microwave door!)
Let the oatmeal sit in the closed microwave for 5 minutes, then transfer–uncovered—to the fridge. It gets thicker as it sits. (I made this, then went running for a little over an hour. It was the perfect texture by the time I got back. Bit if you want to eat this immediately, just use a little less water.) Right before eating, add your vanilla and sweetener (and oil, if using).