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Title: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: ENMS on September 11, 2012, 20:20:51 pm
Has anyone made them? (or any other baby cereal, rice, or barley).

Can you share a recipe?
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: Buntybear on September 12, 2012, 17:20:07 pm
I just got some oats - whizzed them in the food processor, mixed with milk and then microwaved until the right consistency.
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: ENMS on September 12, 2012, 19:53:38 pm
thanks buntybear. I am clueless with this type of stuff, sounds simple enough that I should be able to do it! :)
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: Buntybear on September 12, 2012, 20:38:57 pm
It takes some trial and error I can tell you! And it really thickens on standing/cooling so add more liquid than you think.

Or do it in the hob and it is easier to watch but with tiny amounts I used the microwave.
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: Kirsten~ on September 14, 2012, 03:39:56 am
Can you just mix the oats with BM without heating them? I bought some baby oats today, but I was hoping to just mix them with EBM for sake of ease. Anyone know how this goes?
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: eva026 on September 14, 2012, 05:53:09 am
Hopping on here:)
I eat oats for breakfast every day and I don't bother warming them. Just add milk or yoghurt and leave them to stand a few min but like Bunty said, they absorb a lot of liquid so keep an eye on them and mix in more BM if they start looking like concrete:)
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: Buntybear on September 14, 2012, 16:15:09 pm
Not sure on not heating them tbh. I have heard of muesli that soaks overnight in the fridge though. I imagine that they need quite a long time soaking to break them down enought for them to be palatable and indeed digestable for a little tummy.
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: jessmum46 on September 14, 2012, 16:22:52 pm
There's a really good AK recipe with oats - 150mls milk (have made it with cow's milk and with EBM, should work with formula too), 15g oats, 6 chopped dried apricots (could miss these out or substitute with prunes, dates, raisins etc) - heat to boiling and simmer for 3-4 mins.  Chop up very ripe pear, add to oats and blend whole lot together.  My LO loves it!  May be good for M with the pears Elise?
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: ENMS on September 14, 2012, 17:30:45 pm
Hmmm Katherine great recipe!!!  I could do it with his formula, and skip the dried apricots.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Homemade oats baby cereal
Post by: jessmum46 on September 14, 2012, 18:13:37 pm
You're welcome :D