Ever tried oat meal pudding?

[Gary Freedman]

I just invented a new dessert.  It's actually quite good and nutritious!

 

Take one cup of oatmeal.  Add two cups nonfat evaporated milk.  Add some sugar or artificial sweetener.  Add cocoa powder.  Blend in a blender.  Cook in microwave on high for 6 minutes.  Cool in refrigerator.  Makes a darn good pudding!!  I suppose one could substitute some of the milk with the alcoholic beverage of your choice.  Never tried that, though.

[Stir Young]

A couple of months ago I purchased at a bake sale, something called an "oatmeal pie".  As I found out, this was generally eaten as a substitute for pecan pie....the oatmeal being a filler, and used instead of the more expensive pecans.

The oatmeal pie I bought was extremely sweet,  too much so for my taste.

Have you experimented with the amount of sugar you add, to find a nice taste balance?

[D. D. Olson]

That doesn't sound half bad!  Maybe I'll try that sometime when I want something a little different.