Monday, December 05, 2011

Dreamy Creamy Coconut Oats

I found something new at a local grocery store yesterday and picked it up to try in our  oats. It is called Coconut Dream and comes in the same style tetra paks as Almond Breeze.



I bought the unsweetened original flavor, and after bringing it home, I calculated the Weight Watchers Points Plus values for it. I was pleasantly surprised that is is only 1 P+ per cup.

Today I used it to cook up our morning oats and they turned out very creamy and had a slight coconut flavor. Very nice. The bit of fat it contains really helped the oats satisfy me till lunch time.

If you want an even more intense coconut flavor, add 2 tsp of cocunut oil to the cooked oats... and add 1 more WW P+ too, per serving.


 
Creamy Coconut Oats
Makes 2 servings
  • 2/3 cup rolled oats
  • 2/3 cup Coconut Dream, unsweetened original
  • 2/3 cup water
  • Toppings of your choice
  1. Bring the water to boil in a small saucepan and then stir in the oats and Coconut Dream.
  2. Cover the pan and turn down the heat. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and let rest 5 more minutes.
  4. Divide the oats between 2 serving bowls and add toppings of your choice.
Per serving, without toppings.
Weight Watchers P+ = 5.
Calories 119; Protein 3g; Carbohydrate 19g; Fat 3g; Fibre 3g.

Really creamy after cooking.


With some yogurt and half a banana.


3 comments:

  1. I love almond milk with my oats - I am sure I'd love coconut milk with my oats! Thank you for the suggestion. I will have to try it out. :)

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  2. Yum! I love coconut dream! I don't buy it very often but it makes great smoothies too.

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  3. I have never seen Coconut Dream here, but I have to look now! I love coconut and those oats just look amazing! Now I want some. Thanks for always sharing your recipes!! :)

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