Oats are a fairly recent discovery for me. I didn't grow up eating it, except maybe a little in bread, biscuits or processed cereals which I clearly didn't notice. When I did try it a couple of times as an adult, I thought it was bland. I decided to give oats a go again and although it doesn't taste as good as rice and wheat, it has become a staple food in my diet. Here's a list of ingredients to experiment with your oats:

• Other grains: I add barley and rye. You can even mix in steel-cut oats and quick oats for a variety of texture.
• Seeds: Make sure the seeds have not strong scent of flavour, such as mustard and fennel seeds. These seeds don't usually go well with sweet dishes, unlike sunflower and linseeds for example. I've heard chia and hemp seeds are particularly nutritious.
• Nuts: All nuts go well in sweet dishes. I personally like flaked or ground almonds.
• Dried/freeze-dried fruits and peels/zest: Avoid caramelised, crystallised, sugar/yogurt/chocolate-coated fruit as they're calorific. I prefer adding dessicated coconut, raisins, sultanas or currants. I've heard goji berries are especially healthy.
• Fresh or frozen whole fruits: I prefer bananas, thawed frozen mixed berries, and poached/baked apple or pear on top.
• Syrups, sauces and spreads: Honey is best. You can try different types of honey, such as Manuka, Acacia, Greek (good with greek yogurt), English Wildflower, mild or light, runny or set, etc. If you're bored of honey, the next best thing I can think of is the Sweet Freedom range (I like the Choc Shot). If you're bored of peanut butter, you can try other nut butters for protein, like almond or hazelnut butter. Otherwise, a teaspoon of jam, lemon curd, marmalade, Nutella, Biscoff, treacle/molasses, golden or syrup etc won't do any harm. I sometimes add a cream alternative.
• Seasoning, spices and sprinkles: Cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract are popular. I sometimes add different sugars, which isn't healthy but I feel it brings the oats and milk alive. You can add sweetners instead, such as stevia. You can also add dark chocolate chips.
• Of course, you must add your dairy or dairy substitute. I prefer whole pasteurised cow milk or greek yogurt, but you can use skimmed milk, goat milk, flavoured yogurt, almond, soya or rice milk etc.

These mixed together with oats creates muesli. If you want, you can make Bircher muesli, which is basically jumbo rolled oats, cream, yogurt or a milk of your choice, fresh fruits, and fruit juice, plus whatever else you want to add. You can eat them like regular cereal or soak them overnight in the refrigerator so the flavours are absorbed into the milk which softens the oats. If you're in the mood for hot food, then make porridge. Cook the muesli or add in the ingredients separately before or after the oats are cooked in the milk. It should take 5-10 minutes to make. You can cook the raw muesli and turn it into granola by adding a bit of oil and something sweet and sticky to combine the ingredients, then baking it. You can also make protein bars/biscuits too. These dishes would take some time to make.