How To Cook Oatmeal In Microwave Without Boiling Over
I don t want to have to put my cup of oatmeal in a huge bowl to cook it in the microwave so i was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to keep it from boiling over so bad.
How to cook oatmeal in microwave without boiling over. Every time i cook oatmeal in the microwave it boils over alot. The directions on the box for one serving says two cups water in an 8 cup bowl and one half cup steel cut oats put it in the microwave for 5 minutes stir cook for 5 more minutes. If you plan on adding lots of additional ingredients for more flavor and nutrition try 1 3 cup of oatmeal to 2 3 cup of water.
Combine milk or water with oats salt vanilla extract and butter in a deep microwave safe bowl. Not much of a remedy in our opinion. The boiling over doesn t start until the second cooking but despite the.
Cook the oatmeal on high for 2 minutes in a somewhat deep cereal bowl. Just get the pot simmering and come back in 15 20 minutes to cooked oats. I use the regular oats not the quick oats and mix them with a little milk half the recommended amount on the quaker oat box.
Listed below are the cooking times for two popular types of oatmeal. Berries nuts chia seeds sliced bananas cinnamon powder are all delicious. Put a teakettle of water on to boil while you prepare the jar s.
Top with any mix ins you prefer. But no stirring no boilovers no fuss and no problem if left on longer than needed so long as the pot does not boil dry when i steam them in a bowl over boiling water in a lidded pot rather than trying to direct heat cook them in a pot or microwaving a bowl. When teakettle boils add 1 cup boiling water to the jar give a quick stir and immediately cap.
Microwave for 90 seconds 2 1 2 minutes or until the oatmeal is cooked to your desired tenderness. If you have a more hearty appetite use a 1 2 cup of oats and 1 cup of water. Into a pint sized mason jar add oats add ins and optional sweetener.