Ironman Breakfast

Submitted by vitalev

"My uncle is an Ironman triathlete, and this is what he always eats on hard training days or before events... He always made it for me when I was little, so it's one of my ultimate comfort foods!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 hearty bowl
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup Grape-nuts cereal
• 2 -3 tablespoons raisins
• 1 -2 tablespoon honey

directions

1. Combine oats and water in a very deep microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 3-5 minutes, depending on your microwave wattage. (Alternatively, oats can be cooked on the stove).
2. Remove oatmeal from microwave (careful, it's hot!) and stir in remaining ingredients.
3. Can be made with more raisins, really it's up to your own raisin tolerance :).
4. Sometimes I add slivered almonds or walnuts, depending on my mood and their availability.

Reviews

[Greeny4444]

This is excellent! I omitted the raisins because we don't have any right now, and I didn't really feel like anything was missing. Also, I just kind of eyeballed the amount of honey (I probably used close to 1 Tbsp). What a great breakfast! I love the texture and taste the grape nuts give to the oatmeal. I will definitely be making this again. Thanks for posting it!

 

[Mike Pellerin]

Really tasty and filling. I like to add a variety of chopped fruits and nuts to it.

 

[Sydney Mike]

My tolerance for raisins is HIGH, so I used probably 1/3 cup, otherwise made the recipe as indicated, for a VERY TASTY breakfast! Definitely worth the small effort to make! Thanks for sharing! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe cooking game]

 

[Ms B.]

This is a very hearty and filling way to carb load before a hard workout or strenuous day. Due to personal preference, I may use skim milk instead of all or part of the water in the recipe just to give the oatmeal more flavor. I also like my oatmeal to have more texture and will reduce the amount of liquid slightly. I love raisins, but any dried fruits would be a lovely stir-in for this breakfast.