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This was done on January 4-"Favorite Oatmeal Concoctions".

Oh here we go, i can here my mother nagging at me while I write this.
Brown sugar
Butter
Whole milk or cream
Chocolate chips
Mix it up and eat.

I always cook my oats with milk and make it a bit creamier than most. In the end I stir is some butter and brown sugar. On occasion, in will go a fist of raisins.

Zante currants and brown sugar

grade b maple syrup and pecans or walnuts.

I always put the oatmeal in the water/milk before bringing it to the boil to make it creamier - I am guilty of a) adding a pinch more salt, b) brown sugar, c) butter and d) bit of whole milk - it is so good - I know I have not chosen the healthiest add-ins, but to me these are hands down the best tasting and quickest and my blood sugars remain stable throughout the a.m., so it is all good. . . isn't it?

steel cut oatmeal and boiled only in milk with a pinch of salt..add ins would include, butter and brown sugar with a little milk--I like my oatmeal thick, not runny..or I put in strawberry preserves....I do this with cream of wheat also...
Once I mixed fruit yogurt with oatmeal....interesting consistancy & tastes good but I have to be in the mood for that combo!

To the oatmeal in the pot -

brown sugar
raisins (to plump)

waiting in the bowl -

dash cinnamon
a small handful slivered almonds
dried cranberries (alternative to raisins)

Over the top of it all -

splash of vanilla rice milk
dash of ground flax seed

I always have soy milk in my oats. I make rolled oats in the microwave with a little water so that it is really thick when it cooks, and then thin is out with cold soy milk after it is cooked. I don't like it with anything else.

walnuts, ground flax seed, blueberries and agave nectar........oh so good!

Fresh fruit, whatever is in season

Brown sugar and cinnamon

Chopped dried dates

Of course, any of the above must be served with cold milk and a pinch of salt.

I make steamed rolled oats. I add flax seed, walnuts, craisins, prunes, a little sugar, and OJ.

Splenda, cinnamon, tablespoon of ground flax (better than the whole stuff), bit of pumpkin, splash of milk for creaminess, and a spoon of peanut butter than melts into the mix as you stir the spoon around. If I'm really feeling naughty, I'll add a few choco chips :)

Make it with half milk, half water. Add just a small amount of light brown sugar, pinch of salt, Mexican vanilla - or a few drops orange oil - lots of cinnamon, dried cranberries and chopped walnuts. De-lish.

I make mine with milk, and add dried cranberries and a pinch of ground cardamon.

sweet- either a tea spoon of choco powder and a few flakes of dried chilli.
Savoury- some cheese, stiring in so i semi melts (great after a workout, carbs + protein!)

Vanilla soy milk, then cooked until it's a hard ball, pressed into the bowl and topped with sliced banana. My wife won't eat it any other way.

I like a little bit of brown sugar and milk on mine. Sometimes, for a treat, I add grated apple and cinnamon. :)

brown sugar, bannana, blueberries, skim milk

dried cherries, cream, pistachios, cardamom, brown sugar. If it's really cold out and I want to be escapist, diced dried mango and papaya, add some coconut milk and a little palm sugar if there's any around.

Here's what goes in the pot - and its order:

1/3 cup Whole Oatmeal (not instant but "minute" is OK)
1/4 cup Unprocessed bran (don't ask)
Pinch of Salt
1 1/2 cup Milk (might add more depending on thickness of final product)
Cinnamon
1 sm diced fresh apple OR handful fresh Blueberries OR Blackberries
Palmful of dried fruit (such as craisins, raisins, diced apricots)
Cook till done
Top with wheat germ
Squirt of honey

My two favorite variations are blueberries (when fresh are in season) and raw sugar and half and half, or raisins toasted sliced almonds or pecans, raw sugar, and half and half.
Sometimes I cook dried cranberries in with the steel cut oats. That's great too!

Soymilk, blueberries, cinnamon, and peanut butter

@BobbieAnne, no, oatmeal is very healthy. In fact, my post reads that it's healthy enough that you shouldn't feel guilty about adding some unhealthy add-ins.

warm milk, brown sugar, granola and few raisins. The best is @ Urth Cafe in Los Angeles!

I put eveeerryything in my oatmeal. Bananas, milk, flavored peanut butter- esp. dark chocolate peanut butter, cinnamon, apples, dried cranberries, raisins, yogurt, trail mix, blueberries, agave nectar, strawberries, strawberry milk, chocolate milk, peanut butter, carrots (for a carrot-cake like oatmeal with yogurt for frosting), vanilla, silk/rice nog, silk creamer, nuts, yogurt covered fruit, maple syrup, slivered almonds, apple sauce, pumpkin, honey, cherries, pineapple, crumbled cookies-esp graham crackers, chocolate chips, wheat berries, flax seed...etc.

... what can I say? I like to experiment. XP

just this morning I put in grapenuts (in the last minute or so of cooking the oatmeal) and then fresh apple, walnuts, bit of brown sugar and splash of milk - perfection!

@cycorider--my bad; tweaky, tired-eyes to blame. Never read nummy food posts after grading 73 bad freshmen papers...

Dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Tried apricots are awesome in it, especially if you also use nutmeg and cinnamon. Old bananas are good.

Sometimes maple syrup, sometimes brown sugar. I baked some oatmeal last week using a recipe found in SE comments awhile ago and with nutmeg, brown sugar, maple syrup, almonds and apricots it was fantastic. It reminded me of an oatmeal cookie, only better. I often pour vanilla yogurt on top of my oatmeal and it's been great on the baked oatmeal.

Oatmeal is good for cleaning out the dried fruit, nuts and seeds from the pantry.

There's so many things I love in oatmeal: almond milk, apple sauce, chocolate covered cocoa nibs, bananas, nuts, granola... :)

Sweet: My favorite is banana cooked in with the oatmeal, then add a spoonful each of jam and peanut butter. It's PBJ oatmeal.
Savory: Top oatmeal with salsa, hot sauce, egg over-medium and season salt. Sometimes avocado too.