Changing the world, one oatmeal-hater at a time

March 17, 2009 by Chocolate-Covered Katie

Reminder: The Win-a-Case-of-Jocalat-Larabars Contest ends in TWO days, so if you are planning to enter or make a recipe for extra entries, the clock is running!

And now, on with the Chocolate-Covered show!

My sister doesn’t hate oatmeal per se. But, like many others, her idea of oatmeal is the mushy, runny goo one finds at cheap hotel buffets. Needless to say, she’s not the food’s greatest fan.

Always up for a challenge, I decided to repeat the “oatmeal conversion” process that worked so well on my friend. (Remember the chocolate chip cookie dough oats?)

Time for a sisterly heart-to-heart: “Little Sister, what’s your #1 favorite dessert food?” (Notice the carefully-selected choice of words this time.)

Having just returned from college (for spring break), Sister Dearest must’ve been thinking of her current home when she answered, “Boston Cream Pie!”

Boston Cream Pie? Really? Of all the yummy desserts out there? Aside from her beloved Boston Cream Pie doughnuts, I don’t think I’ve ever even seen Little Sister eat Boston Cream Pie. But if that’s what she wanted, that’s what she was gonna get!

The first source I called upon for inspiration was not a pie book; twas a cupcake book. But this wasn’t just any old cupcake book. No, it was the king of all cupcake cookbooks, Vegan Cupcakes take over the World. Having never made Boston-Cream anything before, I relied on that vegan genius known as Isa Chandra Moskowitz for help. I loosely (very loosely) based my oatmeal concoction on her recipe (page 65). The result is pretty darn gorgeous, doncha agree? And according to Little Sister, it tasted amazing as well.

But you don’t have to take her word for it; you can try Boston Cream Pie Oatmeal for yourself!

*Drumroll please*

CCV’s Boston Cream Pie Oatmeal

1 serving cooked oatmeal (cooked with water or milk; your choice)
1/4 cup silken firm tofu
1/8 tsp salt, or to taste
2T powdered sugar
1/2 tsp to 1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup non-dairy milk
Chocolate chips
Optional: Soyatoo whipped cream

Directions:

Blend the cooked oatmeal with all the other ingredients but the chips and Soyatoo.
Transfer to a bowl, add some chocolate chips, and microwave until they’re a bit melty. I then stirred the melted chips into the oatmeal and added more chips on top.
Go to town with the Soyatoo!
Then, if you’re smart like my sister, you’ll mix the whipped cream into the oatmeal to get it reeeeaaaally creamy. Here’s a pic of her bowl, after mixing:

See, I told you she was one smart cookie!

Sharing time: What’s your favorite dessert?

Who knows; I just might turn it into oatmeal!

Posted in 1 | 71 Comments

71 Responses

on March 17, 2009 at 12:42 pm Virginia

how about chocolate cheesecake??? or tiramisu?
on March 17, 2009 at 12:49 pm Krista

Mmmmm…Boston Cream Pie oats sound fabulous!!!
on March 17, 2009 at 12:52 pm Terri

cupcakes with lots of frosting!! so good!!
on March 17, 2009 at 12:58 pm Kate

oooh!! I want that boston cream pie oats!!!What a great idea hun!
on March 17, 2009 at 1:01 pm justine

Red velvet cake or brownies!

~Justine
on March 17, 2009 at 1:02 pm justine

oh, or lemon cake. Try turning that into oatmeal! haha!

~Justine
on March 17, 2009 at 1:09 pm brandi

yum that looks great!
on March 17, 2009 at 1:33 pm gina (fitnessista)

that looks incredible! mm i love bost cream pie
i think my favorite dessert is chocolate mousse… especially the mexican kind, with a little bit of chili in there
have a wonderful st pattys day!
on March 17, 2009 at 1:58 pm Mariposa

that looks fabulous! i love the idea.. just mad i didnt come up with it first.. lol
on March 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm Erin

Beautiful!! Well worth the teasing and wait
Sooo hard to pick a favorite dessert…I’ll say bread pudding since thats the dessert I’ve had most recently and was most delicious.
on March 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm Heather Eats Almond Butter

Katie,
How could your sister not love this bowl?!? You need to come convert my husband as he always turns his nose up at my oat bowls. Of course, mine are usually green with spinach these days. So, you can’t really blame him.

My favorite dessert? Homemade yellow cake with chocolate fudge icing and ice-cream.
on March 17, 2009 at 2:11 pm jen molica

i think you have already made a chocolate chip cookie dough oatmeal.
on March 17, 2009 at 2:13 pm Sweetie Pie

That looks amazing, of course! I would expect no less from your oatmeal kitchen. Yum!
on March 17, 2009 at 2:16 pm Celia

You wanna know my favorite dessert?! Umm … I have LOTS, so how about a THREE course dessert menu? YES?!!

Ok, so here goes…

[Appetiser]
Three peanut butter pretzel pillows drizzled with 70% dark chocolate

I actually never tried pb pretzels before, but I imagined they taste like little pillows of heaven

[Main Course]
Dark Chocolate
Vanilla Bean
Apple and Cinnamon
or
Tiramisu flavored rice pudding, served [half] warmed and [half] chilled

Rice pudding, amazing – enough said! I like to eat half chilled, then warmed the other half in the microwave – that way, I get to savor the best of both worlds!:D

[Petit Fours]
Petite square of rocky road slice

They get sickening after a petite bite

Hehehe, thats it for me! I’m greedy eh?!!!
on March 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm Bianca- Vegan Crunk

Happy St. Patty’s Day to you too! And that Boston Cream Pie oatmeal needs to get in my belly!
on March 17, 2009 at 3:13 pm Sarah

yayyyy, so excited for this boston cream pie oatmeal! i’ve been eagerly awaiting your recipe. yum!
on March 17, 2009 at 3:18 pm Sarah

Awesome! I hope your sis LOVED it!

My favorite dessert is chocolate cake with raspberry filling and chocolate icing. Mmmm…. Second place is probably Key Lime Pie. I think both are definitely oatmeal convertible. That’d be a cool car too…
on March 17, 2009 at 3:18 pm Mihl

How can people hate oatmeal? I am addicted to it!
on March 17, 2009 at 3:27 pm Diana (Soap & Chocolate)

Oh that looks great. I love Boston Cream Pie donuts – guilty pleasure. I think my all time fave dessert though is a warm brownie a la mode. I think we can work with that oatmeal-wise, no?
on March 17, 2009 at 3:31 pm Eddie G

My favorite dessert has to be carrot cake…or cheeze cake…or maybe a combo of both
on March 17, 2009 at 3:34 pm FoodsThatFit

Oh Katie, you have outdone yourself this time! How yummy!

Honestly, one of my favorite desserts now is oats with PB and some melted chocolate chips! It is so good, filling, and doesn’t make me feel guilty for eating it!

Have a great day!
on March 17, 2009 at 3:36 pm Lauren

happy st pattys day!!
your boston cream pie oatmeal..oh katie your concoctions are just TOO amazing!! your sister has the same mind as me though..haha i used to LOVE those donuts..but i dont think ive ever actually had the actual pie.. weird!!
on March 17, 2009 at 4:06 pm rhodeygirltests

tiramisu for sure!!!!!!!!

or fresh berries, but that’s an easy one hahaha
on March 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm Kiersten

carrot cake
on March 17, 2009 at 4:12 pm Courtney (The Hungry Yogini)

Girl. That looks insanely delicious. LOVE IT!!
on March 17, 2009 at 4:20 pm NAOmni

Strawberry Shortcake? I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but…

My friend likes cobbler…

NAOmni
on March 17, 2009 at 4:28 pm Yasmin

Wow! Looks fantastic. Favorite dessert is fudge brownie with hot chocolate sauce and pecans.
on March 17, 2009 at 4:30 pm coco

boston cream pie oat looks scrumptious!!!!!!
favorite dessert? something with ricotta! my latest obsession!
on March 17, 2009 at 5:26 pm Ricki

Bravo for the Boston Cream Pie oatmeal! My favorite would be a rich chocolate layer cake with chocolate frosting–what else is there but chocolate??
on March 17, 2009 at 5:52 pm amy (veganisexy)

Well well well…….that was definitely a suprise. I was convinced it would be a cookie If I had to pick only one dessert to eat for the rest of my life it would hands down be my chocolate peanut butter cup pie. Yep…..tofu loving gal here….even in my sweets!
on March 17, 2009 at 6:35 pm sue

fabulous oatmeal! my favorite dessert is a fruit tart!
on March 17, 2009 at 8:55 pm Marianne

I only get to pick one favourite dessert? No fair! Mud pie is definitely up there, as is rhubarb pie, and anything cheesecake. Mmm, cheesecake.
on March 17, 2009 at 9:04 pm Coconutgal

Oh my goodness. I wish I could have this!!! Did you try it as well? Is it fabulous?

My favorite dessert: I could answer this 2 ways. One would be back in the day before I got really sick and could eat so many more things. My favorite dessert would have to be dark chocolate ice cream with peanut butter mixed in.
These days, this Coconutgal can do some serious damage on my own homemade coconut milk ice cream with almond butter on top. Oh so decadent!!!
Oh and I LOVE dates. You didn’t tell us what yours is?!
on March 17, 2009 at 9:17 pm jesslikesithot

hmmm I love carrot cake, or something with chocolate and peanut butter!!!
on March 17, 2009 at 9:30 pm Erin

YOU DID IT! YOU PUT ‘FU IN YOUR OATS!
But did you eat it?
on March 17, 2009 at 9:37 pm Emily

Katie you are brilliant…but I’ve never tried boston creme anything either. My favorite dessert is raw chocolate chip cookie dough. I’ll be giving your chocolate chip cookie oats some loving soon!

With love,

Emily
on March 17, 2009 at 9:41 pm Emily

favorite dessert?
ice cream! or anything pb + chocolate.
on March 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm Chelle

can’t wait to give it a try. Any chance you’ll come up with a Strawberry Cheesecake Oatmeal?
on March 17, 2009 at 9:45 pm Animal-Friendly

This has gotta be the most decadent-sounding oatmeal creation yet! I love the boston cream pie cupcakes from VCTOTW and I would never pass up the opportunity to have them for breakfast

My favorite dessert? Hm…….. I must admit that my favorite dessert is something that I have not yet been able to recreate since gong vegan- FLAN!
on March 17, 2009 at 10:39 pm Mo

Anything with cream cheese frosting!
on March 17, 2009 at 10:41 pm Vegan_Noodle

Now that’s my kind of oatmeal!
on March 18, 2009 at 12:18 am Laura

the raspberry chocolate chip blondie bars from VWAV are the best thing ever! that would make really great oatmeal i bet!
on March 18, 2009 at 12:55 am laci

Ah Katie, how do you manage to be so creative with your oats creations!? For flavor/mock “halthier, vegan variation”, I award you with the oatmeal mastermind award! Haha, I would say my fav. dessert is carrot cake (sound boring, but true) but I don’t know about the idea of putting raw carrots, raising and pineapple in oats and calling it “as good as cake”- what’s YOUR fav. dessert/sweet missy?
on March 18, 2009 at 2:59 am Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food)

Cool recipe!
on March 18, 2009 at 4:15 am Vegetation

That is one awesome bowl of oatmeal! Yum!
on March 18, 2009 at 4:29 am Caroline

My favorite dessert has always been my mom’s spice cake with maple syrup frosting…sounds like a good bowl of oats to me!
on March 18, 2009 at 11:31 am ttfn300

wow, you didn’t have to sell me on oatmeal, but now i gotta try this combo
on March 18, 2009 at 1:02 pm acookinthemaking

Boston Cream Pie Oatmeal sounds delightful! I know I’ve said this before but I love how creative you are!

My fave dessert is pumpkin pie, which has definitely been done many times as oatmeal, haha!
on March 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm veganhomemade

Well, you can’t really go wrong by putting whipped cream on anything! Looks great.
on March 19, 2009 at 1:49 am jrsimon56

Favorite dessert? Chocolate Dipped Macaroons are pretty high up there.
on March 19, 2009 at 2:11 am Diann

Very creative oatmeal recipe! Makes me hungry and I just ate. I love all desserts. I could never pick one favorite.
on March 19, 2009 at 4:03 am Bibis

can you believe I’ve NEVER had boston cream pie in my life???
but i’d love some of that oatmeal it looks delish!!

my favorite desserts:
grape jell-o
coconut ice cream popsicles
pb & banana
frozen yogurt with shredded coconut and coffee syrup! (i bet this one will be a good oatmeal flavor!)
anything with frappe ice
frozen strawberrys with whipped cream (another good oatmeal flavor!)

have a nice day CVV!
on March 19, 2009 at 2:35 pm Tavolini

You’ve already done mine–I’m a pumpkin pie kind of gal
on March 19, 2009 at 9:06 pm Victoria

Heh, oatmeal IS my favorite dessert. Banana-cream, pumpkin-coconut-cranberry,cinnamon bun….its amazing what you can do with a simple grain. ^.^
on March 20, 2009 at 10:31 pm Oatmeal Week Recap « Chocolate-Covered Katie

[...] 2. Boston Cream Pie Oatmeal [...]
on June 20, 2009 at 4:13 pm mikaalls

Variety of very delicious dessert and food
on July 6, 2009 at 2:45 pm A German Chocolate Pancake Feast « Chocolate-Covered Katie

[...] when I asked you to think of your favorite dessert and then turn it into oatmeal? Well now I want you to do the same thing—in pancake [...]
on December 14, 2009 at 9:05 pm sheree

did i guess right for the scale contest? I think I did, I think I did!
on December 14, 2009 at 9:37 pm Michelle

hmmm… this photo looks suspiciously like the one in the “scale” contest… if it is then that would be awesome
on December 14, 2009 at 10:06 pm Jamie

im going to guess again that THIS is the mystery close up!
on December 14, 2009 at 10:16 pm ashley

ooh, is this the mystery close up??? I hope so, I’d LOVE to win the contest!!!
on December 14, 2009 at 10:52 pm Tiffany

extreme close up guess #3… this is hard!!!
on December 14, 2009 at 11:37 pm Danielle J

extreme close up guess. I’d love to win that scale!
on December 15, 2009 at 1:18 am Sarah A

I can’t say that this looks exactly like the extreme close up, but guesses are guesses! : )
on December 15, 2009 at 2:38 am Shannon

guessing that this is the extreme close up:)
on December 15, 2009 at 7:38 am fruitsveggieslife

Extreme close up? Yes? *Crosses fingers… and toes… *
on December 15, 2009 at 6:16 pm Zoe

I’m thinking that this is the close up….shame I’m in the Netherlands!
on December 15, 2009 at 9:38 pm Bekah

Guesses ARE guesses. Bahaha, I’m guessing this one too.
on December 16, 2009 at 2:06 am Kaysie

Yay! Other people agree with me too! I think this is the close up!
on December 16, 2009 at 5:30 am Trail

This has to be the close up, I missed it earlier! This is my new top guess for the scale!
on December 18, 2009 at 5:54 am Jenna

Another guess for the kitchen scale giveaway!

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