Coffee Breakfast Drink
"This is from a Quaker Oats recipe pamphlet titled Food Fiber & Fitness. It states in its introduction, "It's smooth and creamy like a shake, but weighs in at a lean 85 calories." I think the oats give it a malted quality (taste and texture) while the hint of coffee adds an adult element. I think it's a nice breakfast drink that two people on the go can easily share."
photo by Debbwl
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup cracked ice or 4 ice cubes
directions
- In a blender (I use the Magic Bullet), blend oats about 1 minute, stirring occasionally (using the Magic Bullet, I don't need to stir it).
- Add remaining ingredients; blend on high speed about 1 minute or until smooth.
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Reviews
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Thank you so much for posting this. I am just starting to try adding shakes to my diet and was getting bored. The oats are a nice change. I felt the shake wasn't as balanced as I was looking for though so I added 1/2 a banana (instead of sugar), 1 tbsp coconut oil to get some heathy fat and to feel full longer (slightly heated and drizzled in while blending), vanilla protein powder instead of the vanilla, and I used coconut milk because that is what I had. I'm not sure I should even review this with all my substitutions but I was so happy to get the idea for the oats I had to say thanks! Oh I also used Starbucks via for the coffee. 1 packet of the Italion Roast will probably work great for you coffee lovers. -
Made for a night time snack when I wanted a coffee "something". Used unsweetened coconut milk (what I had) Not bad!! I would just have to say that since I like things sweet I definitely had to add sweetener. Used Sugar free maple syrup (a bit of it) I would also up the coffee a little next time. Over all good idea! -
Nice quick breakfast when you are on the run. Made as written and agreeing with other reviewers do need to increase the coffee powder just a little. Also agree with the description that the oats give it a malt flavor. Thanks so much for the quick and easy breakfast for those of use on the run. -
Nice smoothe taste. For my personal preference, I agree with previous reviews in that I will add more coffee in the future and I think possibly even a fine espresso would be good for coffee lovers. The "grinding" of the oats may be best done with a coffee mill or spice grinder. The blender still left a few larger pieces. Overall, I really like the simplicity and smooth flavor. Thanks for sharing. ~Buddha -
This tasted great. The coffee amount was fine for me and I like the vanilla flavor. I also had a problem with the oatmeal sinking to the bottom of the glass. I was expecting something thicker, so I might add 1/2 a banana next time to thicken it. I used Splenda.
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Thank you so much for posting this. I am just starting to try adding shakes to my diet and was getting bored. The oats are a nice change. I felt the shake wasn't as balanced as I was looking for though so I added 1/2 a banana (instead of sugar), 1 tbsp coconut oil to get some heathy fat and to feel full longer (slightly heated and drizzled in while blending), vanilla protein powder instead of the vanilla, and I used coconut milk because that is what I had. I'm not sure I should even review this with all my substitutions but I was so happy to get the idea for the oats I had to say thanks! Oh I also used Starbucks via for the coffee. 1 packet of the Italion Roast will probably work great for you coffee lovers.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mersaydees
Bloomington, Indiana
