Homemade Baby Oatmeal Question

LJUTCMommy

I make baby oatmeal by grinding steel cut oats into a powder. I then cook about 1/4 C oats on 1 cup water on the stovetop. This is more than Dd can eat in a sitting and leftover oatmeal doesn't look very good.

I know quite a few of us make our own baby food. I am wondering if any of you just add hot water to the oatmeal powder. I recently received a Keurig as a gift and I'm thinking I can use the hot water from that to cook the oatmeal. Could I just add the hot water and let it sit for 10 min? Has anyone had success with this method?

Or, do you have tips for freezing or refrigerating it without it getting gummy?

NikkiD522

This probably doesn't answer your question, but I botched a batch of no bake oatmeal/lactation cookies (yea- I made up my own recipe.. Go figure it failed) and ended up just throwing some chocolate chips/raisin into the mix and baking for a few minutes in the oven. Not sure if you're BFing, but you could throw some flaxseed/brewer's yeast in there and voila! Lactation cookies?! Or if FF.. Oatmeal cookies!

Speshul

Steel cut oats are yummy in a crockpot. They make tiny crockpots right? I'm not sure that's helpful but that's my experience with them. I know someone who microwaves them.

MagPie 1986

I just add enough water to cover the oats. microwave for 30 seconds. remove, stir.  if you need, add a little more water or BM and microwave for about 10-15 more seconds.  you can let it sit out and it will thicken as it cools.

JilllyBean

Any reason you want to make it yourself? I get baby food but not sure why oatmeal? Earths best is organic and non GMO.

cinderin

JilllyBean said:

Any reason you want to make it yourself? I get baby food but not sure why oatmeal? Earths best is organic and non GMO.

I make my own food for DS but buy this for oatmeal. Just add water.

My BFF who also makes her own food uses it too.

Oatmeal is too much work! :-)

Otherwise, could you freeze it?

BelhurstBride

I cook our steel cut oatmeal in large batches to make for easier mornings. I loosen it up with milk or water and it's as good as fresh. 

I don't do purees for LOs but I imagine it'd work the same. 

LJUTCMommy

Thanks for the responses. I make it myself, because we already have organic steel cut oatmeal for ourselves, and I am not in the habit of buying baby food at the store. 

I don't think it's much more work than making it for ourselves though. I just have to blend it first. Then, cook it for 10 minutes. 

I did try just adding in hot water to the leftovers this morning, like @BelhurstBride suggested and it did the trick! 

vintageutopia

I usually make rolled oats or steel cut oats, because they can be refrigerated and with a little liquid taste fresh, however I did just buy some organic quick oats for the baby.

It will have a little texture, but I am sure she will be fine. Plus, it will make oatmeal a snap for my older two in the mornings too.