The Best Oatmeal Recipe - Easy, Healthy, Delicious

⏱️ 5 min 👥 2 servings 📊 Easy
Scottish breakfast
The Best Oatmeal Recipe - Easy, Healthy, Delicious
Nutrition per Serving
300
Calories
14g
Protein
43g
Carbs
8g
Fat

Creamy whole oat porridge or oatmeal is the perfect breakfast recipe - It's simple, delicious, healthy, vegan yet quick and easy to make with gluten-free oats or other rolled cereal grains! Learn how to make the best porridge with helpful tips, ideas and recipe variations so it never gets boring!

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 cup quick oats (or other grains)
  • 2 cups plant milk (e.g. almond, oat, soy, rice, cashew or coconut drink)
  • 1 tbsp agave syrup (or maple or date syrup or sugar to taste)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 pinch of ground bourbon vanilla, optional)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • 2 portions fruit (e.g. banana, strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate seeds)
  • 1-2 tbsp nut butter (e.g. peanut, cashew, almond butter)
  • 2 tbsp chopped nuts (or seeds, desiccated coconut, dried fruit, chocolate, granola, puffed quinoa or amaranth, etc. as desired)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1--- *Note: Check out the recipe video + step-by-step instructions above! ---
  2. 2Bring the plant milk to a boil in a saucepan and remove from heat. Then stir in the oats, return the saucepan back to the heat, and bring to a boil again, stirring, until it thickens and becomes creamy.
  3. 3Turn off the heat and stir in agave syrup, vanilla and cinnamon (or other ingredients as suggested in the text above). Then cover the pot with a lid and set aside for about 3-5 minutes, or until it reaches the desired consistency.
  4. 4Serve your creamy oatmeal in bowls and garnish with your favorite toppings.
  5. 5Enjoy!

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Bianca Zapatka on biancazapatka.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.