I was recently reminiscing with my husband about some of our favourite childhood foods. With 5 kids in the house the majority of his school day mornings consisted of toast and jam or boxed cereal. Occasionally, he awoke to a warm bowl of peaches and cream oatmeal. He loved those mornings.
Instant oatmeal is still a staple in many households. Let’s face it, a tear away bag of flavoured instant oatmeal is totally delicious and very convenient. My favourite flavour by far was Maple and Brown Sugar!
As an adult now, reality does set in however and I can recognize those little bags are not filled with healthy ingredients. The flavours are mostly artificial. Instead of maple flavouring, I’d much prefer a real ingredient like pure maple syrup.
We all love tapping into our childhood. Enjoying some of our favourite childhood comfort foods again does sound great! Wouldn’t it be so good to enjoy those flavours again but with real, whole ingredients?
The next time I went shopping I looked down the instant oatmeal aisle as I was curious to see if they still sell Peaches and Cream flavour. They don’t. It’s officially now a thing of the past.
I wanted my husband to re-experience his beloved peaches and cream oatmeal so I set out to make my own. Continue reading
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