Confession- I eat instant oats. And I microwave them.
Every blog I read seems to use different oats- Scottish, rolled, old fashioned, oat bran- you name it. I was pretty content with my instant oats until I tried Coach’s oats.
I won two packs of Coach’s through Kaitlin‘s giveaway a while ago and totally forgot about them until I was cleaning out my pantry recently. According to the Coach’s oats website, ‘the groats are toasted to bring the natural sugars to the surface of the oat, then cracked into small pieces.’ They also cook pretty fast- bonus!
The only problem was that the serving was tiny, so because I have the appetite of three people, I added in a 1/4 cup of instant oats (my bad) to bulk up my serving. Dare I say this was one of the best bowls of oatmeal I’ve ever had?
Holy Cannoli Oats
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup Coach’s oats
- 1/4 cup regular oats
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup ricotta cheese, divided
- Dash cinnamon
- Toppings: chocolate chips, honey
Directions:
- The night before you want to eat these, cook the oats and water together in the microwave or stovetop until most of the water is absorbed. (I microwaved everything together for about 4 minutes.)
- Let the oats cool and stir in 2 tablespoons of ricotta cheese and cinnamon. Cover and pop in the fridge overnight.
- The next morning, heat the oats again (if desired) and top with the remaining ricotta, chocolate chips, and honey.
Holy mother of god.
Let’s be honest- melted chocolate chips would really make anything taste good, but this bowl of oatmeal was exceptionally delicious. Instant oats get kind of gluey, and even though half the bowl had instant oats in it, the chewiness of the Coach’s oats really masked it. I got the idea to combine chocolate chips, honey, and ricotta from Meghann- such a good flavor combination!
Winning… in the sense that I won the packet of oats and also in the Charlie Sheen sense of the word.
Although I won two packets of oats, someone else in my family ate the other pack (argh) so I had to settle for oat bran this morning. Not complaining- I’ve discovered that I love oat bran recently!
I cooked the oat bran using the voluminous oatmeal method and let sit overnight. This morning, I heated them up again and used the rest of my chocolate chips and a special ingredient on top- pretzels!
Y’all know I love sweet and salty, so this flavor combination was epic. Crispy, crunchy, salty, sweet, and creamy. Every flavor and texture was in this bowl!
What’s one thing you could eat every day and not get sick of? I could definitely eat chocolate chips every day- too bad I finished them!
Oh gosh that combo of sweet and salty on oats is to DIE for!! Love love love it. Im so glad I bought more oats, because now I totally know what to have for breakfast!
Wow those are some serious looking oats! They look amazing
I’ve never added salty pretzels to mine, only yogurt pretzels from those 100 calorie snack packs! And I think everyone knows I could eat oats everyday and not get bored lol 
Ooh, I never thought about putting pretzels in oatmeal! Mix with some peanut butter and that would be delicious! I don’t think I could ever get sick of oatmeal. It’s so delicious and versatile.
Oats don’t really have a distinct taste…that’s why it’s mostly about the texture, which is why it was so especially delish! I don’t really eat instant oats bc I find the texture boring. Though, the combo you used is spectacular, too. Love the sweet vs. savory flavors.
I could eat an egg sandwich every day! in fact I used to! but now I go too many days with out actual bread products in the house (hubs eats em too fast. so do i!) and there is nothing to make a sammie with. though I could make a burito…. mmmm
Those oats look amazing!! I really need to try ricotta cheese..never have! Costco sells coach’s oats right now, a huge bag for $5 (I totally mix mine with regular oats or oat bran too).
Apples! Cereal! Peanut butter! bananas! and ice cream!!
I DO eat oatmeal every day and don’t get sick of it
heehee. i’ve wanted to try coach’s oats for awhile but never have! maybe one of these days i’ll splurge 
and as i divulged yesterday… i always use my microwave (well, that’s all I have) and often use packet oatmeal. don’t judge.
I can eat oats every day! Yum! I switch it up by alternating berries, pb, chocolate chips…
I totally eat microwaved instant oats too
Usually on Thursday mornings because I spend Wednesday nights at my parents’ place, and it’s easier to buy a box of instant oats than have all the accoutrements for my standard oatbran creations on hand. Am totally going to have to add chocolate chips next time though 
I love salty and sweet, and especially chocolate covered pretzels! I am totally confused by all the different types of oats too — in face I still don’t have any real idea of what you’re talking about here!
Ahhh these look amazing! Chocolate & pretzels is one of my favorite combos
Wow – love the addition of pretzels and chocolate chips to the oatmeal! Now I am definitely craving this:)
I would never get tired of eating Trader Joe’s crumpets, spread with Earth Balance and Bonne Maman jam. Not the healthiest, though. :-/
OMG I LOVE MELTY CHOCOLATE IN OATS!! plannin on that for dinner tonight! i could eat oats and NEVER get sick of them!
I’m not a big oat person, but I could definitely (and usually do) eat Greek yogurt for breakfast. LOVE it!
I could eat oatmeal everyday! I always make mine different. I hate when people say “oatmeal is gross” or “It doesn’t have any flavor”, duhh add your own flavor silly heads!
Whitney
Aw Kate, thanks for the sweet shout out… and holy amazing, pretzel oats?! Have you ever heard of Flips? Those were my FAVORITE snack for a year in middle school. I could literally eat an entire bag. Your oat bran looks like Flips in oatmeal form!
There are several things I could eat every day (some I do, like oatmeal). Probably sweet potatoes would go in that category and quite possibly even pizza
Holy Cannoli Oats <— Such a clever name!! Love it
I’m an instant oatmeal girl too, but I finally finished my silo and have been on the lookout for Coach’s Oats. I might steal some from my parents’ house because I haven’t found them in stores yet!
Chocolate honey and ricotta … YUM! Melty chocolate chips on oats is so freaking good!
Those sound/look SO GOOD. *drool*
I need cinnamon in my life every.single.day. And spinach!
Sweet and salty is the bee’s!
I think I could eat salmon everyday and never get sick mmmmm
Is it bad I could eat chipotle every day and not get sick of it? i think they put crack in that stuff because it is never bad!!!
i always microwave my oats, my bf prefers them stovetop cooked… weirdo!
I think eventually I get sick of everything if I eat it every day, but I do love me some peanut butter!
As for oatmeal, my preference is Scottish, all the way. I ADORE Scottish oats. I did just order some extra thick rolled oats though from Bob’s Red Mill, I’m thinking that they will make the PERFECT Singapore oatmeal.
I eat instant oats too, they’re cheap and just as delicious as the expensive stuff!
I could totally eat banana chips all day every day. They’re my favorite snack!
One time I put chocolate pudding and pretzels in my oats. It was amazing. I’d love to try ricotta cheese in my oats sometime! I love cannolis!
I eat bananas with nut butter everyday. It’s my favorite combination ever.
Oh my gosh. You are a genius. CANNOLI OATMEAL?!!?!?!? Genius.
OH goodness gracious girl- these look AMAZING! love the pretzels on the top! YUMM!
I despise instant oats! Rolled are the way to go
Yum, pretzels + choco chips for breakfast is a winning combo (haha, Charlie Sheen). I never get sick of chocolate, and if I open a bag of choco chips, they’re gone quick.
Oat bran is my favorite, and topping it with pretzels is just briliant!!
I could eat grapes everyday and never grow sick of them!
Amazing idea with those pretzels and chocolate chips on your oatmeal, so brilliant!
Ahh the pretzels! Nice touch! There used to be a Breyers caramel chocolate pretzel ice cream that was awesome. I’m going to have to try this now