Changing the world, one oatmeal-hater at a time
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.
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Remember the “Cookie Dough” oatmeal?
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.
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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!
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how about chocolate cheesecake??? or tiramisu?
Mmmmm…Boston Cream Pie oats sound fabulous!!!
cupcakes with lots of frosting!! so good!!
oooh!! I want that boston cream pie oats!!!What a great idea hun!
Red velvet cake or brownies!
~Justine
oh, or lemon cake. Try turning that into oatmeal! haha!
~Justine
yum
that looks great!
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!
that looks fabulous! i love the idea.. just mad i didnt come up with it first.. lol
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.
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.
i think you have already made a chocolate chip cookie dough oatmeal.
That looks amazing, of course! I would expect no less from your oatmeal kitchen. Yum!
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?!!!
Happy St. Patty’s Day to you too! And that Boston Cream Pie oatmeal needs to get in my belly!
yayyyy, so excited for this boston cream pie oatmeal! i’ve been eagerly awaiting your recipe. yum!
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…
How can people hate oatmeal? I am addicted to it!
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?
My favorite dessert has to be carrot cake…or cheeze cake…or maybe a combo of both
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!
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!!
tiramisu for sure!!!!!!!!
or fresh berries, but that’s an easy one hahaha
carrot cake
Girl. That looks insanely delicious. LOVE IT!!
Strawberry Shortcake? I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but…
My friend likes cobbler…
NAOmni
Wow! Looks fantastic. Favorite dessert is fudge brownie with hot chocolate sauce and pecans.
boston cream pie oat looks scrumptious!!!!!!
favorite dessert? something with ricotta! my latest obsession!
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??
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!
fabulous oatmeal! my favorite dessert is a fruit tart!
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.
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?!
hmmm I love carrot cake, or something with chocolate and peanut butter!!!
YOU DID IT! YOU PUT ‘FU IN YOUR OATS!
But did you eat it?
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
favorite dessert?
ice cream! or anything pb + chocolate.
can’t wait to give it a try. Any chance you’ll come up with a Strawberry Cheesecake Oatmeal?
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!
Anything with cream cheese frosting!
Now that’s my kind of oatmeal!
the raspberry chocolate chip blondie bars from VWAV are the best thing ever! that would make really great oatmeal i bet!
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?
Cool recipe!
That is one awesome bowl of oatmeal! Yum!
My favorite dessert has always been my mom’s spice cake with maple syrup frosting…sounds like a good bowl of oats to me!
wow, you didn’t have to sell me on oatmeal, but now i gotta try this combo
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!
Well, you can’t really go wrong by putting whipped cream on anything! Looks great.
Favorite dessert? Chocolate Dipped Macaroons are pretty high up there.
Very creative oatmeal recipe! Makes me hungry and I just ate. I love all desserts. I could never pick one favorite.
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!
You’ve already done mine–I’m a pumpkin pie kind of gal
Heh, oatmeal IS my favorite dessert. Banana-cream, pumpkin-coconut-cranberry,cinnamon bun….its amazing what you can do with a simple grain. ^.^
Variety of very delicious dessert and food
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