Friday Food - Oatmeal from the Freezer

I've been on an oatmeal kick lately.  That's pretty boring in general but I figured I'd share how I cook oatmeal because it has actually made a difference in wanting to have oatmeal in the mornings.  A couple of years ago, my husband was on an oatmeal kick too.  However, at that time, I bitched and complained about how I would not be making oatmeal on the stove during the week so he could either make it himself or eat the instant kind in the microwave.  This solution solves all the issues I had with actually cooking real oats for a quick breakfast.

First, make a batch of steel cut oats in the crock-pot.

Crockpot Steel Cut Oats
1 cup steel cut oats
5 cups water
1/2 tsp salt

Mix together in the crockpot.  Turn on low and cook for 3 hours, or until oats are cooked through, stir once each hour.  Makes 6 servings.

Next, prepare the individual servings.  Divide into a large 6-cup muffin pan.

It makes 6 full servings...we ate some of this batch before freezing.

Stick in the freezer to flash freeze (I usually make the oatmeal in the evening and then freeze the muffin pan overnight).  Once solid, remove the oatmeal from the muffin pan and store the cups in freezer bags.  They should just pop right out.  If not, stick the bottom of the pan in a little warm water and they'll pop out.

The individual servings are easy to take out of the freezer, throw in a bowl and microwave.  For our microwave, I heat for 2 minutes, stir and then heat for an additional 1 minute.  Mix in whatever stuff you want and eat.