Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal - Stovetop Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal Recipe - Strawberry Licious! 🍓

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index but is often more expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and healthier, while margarine is cheaper.

Chop the tops off the strawberries and dice them.

Place chopped strawberries into a bowl.

In a medium saucepan, add 3/4 cup of half and half and bring to a boil.

Add the chopped strawberries, a pinch of kosher salt, and 1 cup of old-fashioned oatmeal to the boiling half and half.

Stir until well incorporated and reduce heat to low.

Let the mixture simmer for about 8 minutes until tender, adding water or half and half if it thickens too much.

Remove from heat and stir in 1 tbsp of white sugar, 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract, and 1 tsp of pure strawberry extract until well blended.

Pour into a bowl and garnish with additional strawberries.

Cooking Techniques

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