15 Delicious Recipes to Use Up That Leftover Oatmeal
Leftover Oatmeal Muffins
What you need:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup cooked oatmeal
- 1 cup raisins (note: raisins are always optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
How to Make:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Mix brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and flour in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix the vegetable oil, vanilla, eggs, oatmeal, and raisins
- Once both bowls are thoroughly mixed, combine the wet and dry ingredients and stir just enough for the dry ingredients to become moist.
- Grease or line muffin tin and pour in mixture.
- Bake for about 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins
Leftover Oatmeal Bread
What you need:
- 3 cups leftover cooked oatmeal
- 2 cups warm water
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
How to Make:
- Warm up oatmeal until it's slightly warm. Stir it up so the temperature is even throughout
- In a large mixing bowl, mix oatmeal, honey, water, and yeast. Mix it just enough to break up the oatmeal. Let it sit for about 15 minutes.
- Add salt and 2 cups flour to the mixture and stir thoroughly. Keep adding flour while stirring until the mixture becomes dough that just barely holds together.
- Knead the dough and add more flour as needed for about three minutes. Cover and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Knead the dough again for about four minutes. When the dough's surface is smooth and not sticky, then you can stop kneading.
- Place the dough in a clean bowl with a little bit of oil in it.
- Turn the bowl so the entire surface of the dough is covered in oil.
- Cover bowl and let the dough rise until its size has doubled.
- Turn it out on a floured surface and punch it down. Shape into 2 loaves.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap it.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins
What you need:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tbsp molasses (optional)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups oatmeal (cooked, cooled)
- 11/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Use beater to mix butter and sugar. Beat for about 1 minute on medium speed.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and molasses to the mixture and mix with a wooden spoon.
- Now put in the remaining ingredients and stir until until they are just combined. Chunks are okay.
- Grease muffin tin and preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Fill the muffin cups about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 24 muffins.
Oatmeal Pancakes
What you need:
- 1 cup oatmeal (cooked)
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (soft)
How to make:
- Combine oatmeal, vanilla, egg, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt
- Put butter into a medium saucepan and heat it over medium heat. Tilt the pan so all of it gets coated with butter.
- Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan.
- Cook the pancake on the first side until bubbles appear on the top of the pancake.
- Flip the pancake and cook the second side until golden brown.
- Repeat steps 3,4, and 5 until all of the batter is used up and enjoy.
Overnight Mason Jar Apple Pie
What you need:
- 1 cup oatmeal, cooked
- 1/3 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
- 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1/3 cup chopped apple pieces
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
How to Make:
Directions
- Put the oatmeal in mason jar or other lidded container.
- Add the almond milk, honey, vanilla, and spices. Stir until completely mixed.
- Next add the apple pieces and chopped walnuts.
- Put the lid on the jar and refrigerate for 8 hours. Serve cold.
- Add the almond milk, applesauce and spices. Stir until completely mixed.
- Add walnuts and apple pieces and mix.
- Put the lid on the jar and refrigerate for 8 hours. Serve cold.
Oatmeal Patties
What you need:
- 1 cup cooked oatmeal
- 1 tbsp butter or oil
How to make:
- Heat butter or oil up in saucepan on medium heat. Tilt the pan so it's coated on all sides.
- Put 1/4 cup cooked oatmeal into pan when it's heated.
- Cook one side of patty until it can keep its form and no longer sticks to the pan. The cooked side should be golden brown.
- Carefully flip and let cook until second side is golden brown.
- Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 until all the oatmeal is cooked. Serve hot and with molasses, honey, or syrup.
Overnight Creamy Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal
What you need:
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2 cup oatmeal, cooked
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
How to Make:
- Put water and milk in a medium pot and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
- Add oatmeal, pumpkin pie spice and mix.
- Bring the mixture back to a boil and cook for about 1 minute and thirty seconds, stirring occasionally. This does have a tendency to boil over, so adjust the heat as necessary.
- Take the pot off the heat and put a lid on it. Let it sit overnight, or for about eight hours.
- Put the pot back over medium heat and stir in the pumpkin and maple syrup.
- Cook for 10 minutes or until the mixture is warm and soft. Enjoy!
Banana Oatmeal Almond Butter Muffins
What you need:
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 2 tbsp almond milk
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
How to Make:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease inside of muffin tin, enough to make 12 muffins
- In a large bowl, combine almond meal, baking soda, sea salt, and cinnamon
- In a separate bowl, coming oatmeal, bananas, eggs, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, almond butter, and almond milk.
- Mix together dry and wet ingredients until just combined. Mix in the chocolate chips. Stir sparingly to keep the muffins from becoming tough.
- Bake for about 22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Single Serving Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
- 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1/8 tsp salt
How to Make:
- Preheat oven to 380 degrees.
- Mix oatmeal, spices, pumpkin, and milk
- Pour mixture into a mini loaf pan
- Cook for about 20 minutes, or until it's firm.
- Set the oven to "high broil" for about three more minutes to give it a crispy crust.
- Serve hot or cold and enjoy!
Baked Banana Oatmeal
What You Need:
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups cooked oatmeal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
How to Make:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Slice 2 bananas and set aside.
- Mash the remaining banana and mix with milk, egg, oatmeal, and vanilla.
- Stir in baking powder and salt and mix well
- Line 8-inch square baking pan with wax paper or grease. Place half of the banana slices in a pattern on the bottom.
- Pour batter into the pan
- Top with the remaining banana slices
- Bake for 25- 27 minutes
- Once baked sprinkle brown sugar on top
- Turn on high broil and broil for about three minutes.
- Serve warm.
Slow Cooker Irish Oatmeal
What You Need:
- 4 cups vanilla soy milk
- 2 cups cooked oatmeal
- 1/2 cup dried cherries or raisins (always optional)
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 3 cups water
How to Make:
- Coat 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray
- Mix milk, oatmeal, raisins, 1/2 cup maple syrup, allspice, salt, and water in cooker.
- Cook on high for about 2 hours
- Turn off slow cooker and add 3 tbsp maple syrup
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Ginger Oatmeal Pecan Cookies
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cup organic turbinado sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups oatmeal
- 1/3 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
How to Make:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt
- In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla and beat together
- Add ginger, oatmeal, and nuts and stir together
- Divide dough into 30 balls.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Press down lightly on each ball.
- Bake about 13 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool before removing from pan.