Can You Eat Gluten-Free Oats?

[mushroom]

I had enough stomaches after oatmeal breakfasts as a child that I am in no rush to find out.

[Gemini]

Thank you. You have given me something to really think about. I always loved oatmeal & oatmeal cookies & (don't laugh) --- Oatmeal fudge!

Oatmeal fudge? You know, if it were gluten free, I would give it a try!

[squirmingitch]

Oatmeal fudge? You know, if it were gluten free, I would give it a try!

It's really delicious & easy. Most people think it will taste oatmealy but it doesn't at all. It adds just a little chew to the fudge. An old family recipe my mom used to make & thus I grew up making it. Being in the hot & humid south regular fudge can only be made in the coldest, driest time of winter or it will not set up properly. But the oatmeal allows you to make it any time of year & it's perfect every time. We recently moved & all our stuff is in storage; my recipe box included but it's cocoa, butter, milk, vanilla, egg & salt. You boil until it forms medium hard balls when dropped in cold water. Take it off the heat & stir in the oatmeal (Quick cooking oats is what we always used). Drop by tablespoons onto wax paper. YUM! It keeps well too without putting it in the fridge.

Editing to add:

Since it IS gluten-free I'm trying hard to remember the amts. on the ingredients ~~~

1 stick of butter

1/4 or 1/3 cup cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

pinch of salt

1 or 1 1/2 cups of sugar

1 egg

1/2 or 2/3 cup of milk

1 cup of oats

[Gemini]

It's really delicious & easy. Most people think it will taste oatmealy but it doesn't at all. It adds just a little chew to the fudge. An old family recipe my mom used to make & thus I grew up making it. Being in the hot & humid south regular fudge can only be made in the coldest, driest time of winter or it will not set up properly. But the oatmeal allows you to make it any time of year & it's perfect every time. We recently moved & all our stuff is in storage; my recipe box included but it's cocoa, butter, milk, vanilla, & salt. You boil until it forms medium hard balls when dropped in cold water. Take it off the heat & stir in the oatmeal (Quick cooking oats is what we always used). Drop by tablespoons onto wax paper. YUM! It keeps well too without putting it in the fridge.

Only a genius would think of putting chocolate and oatmeal together and have it be good! Whenever you get your recipe box back, please post ingredient amounts and I'll give it a whirl. I have recently moved into temporary housing also until our condo is built so I know all about having stuff in storage.

I've already thought of things I shouldn't have packed away!

OK...you beat me to it!!!!! Thank you for the recipe...I'll let you know how it comes out!

[squirmingitch]

I will certainly do that Gemini. It's funny but I wasn't worried at all about not having my recipe box as all that stuff was pre discovering I had dh/celiac so almost every recipe in there is full of gluten ~~~ being a southerner steeped in gluten LOL! ~~~ aka: coat it in flour & deep fry it!then smother it in greasy, gluteny gravy. OY!