Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day because I love me some oatmeal! But sometimes oats can get boring…especially if you have them everyday so here are 5 new healthy oatmeal ideas you can use to prepare your hearty bowl of nourishing oats!
5 healthy oatmeal ideas
Cinnamon banana oats
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 banana mashed
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- optional: sweeteners + toppings you want to add
Pour your milk into a medium pot. Bring your milk to a simmer on medium heat.
Add in your sweetener, oats and mashed banana. Reduce heat to simmer. Let the oats cook for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency.
Top with your favorite nuts, seeds, and fruit
Very Berry oats
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 3/4 cup frozen berries
- optional: sweeteners + toppings you want to add
Pour your milk into a medium pot. Bring your milk to a simmer on medium heat.
Add in your sweetener, oats and frozen berries. Reduce heat to simmer. Let the oats cook for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency.
Top with your favorite nuts, seeds, and fruit
Peanut butter and banana oats
- 1 banana mashed
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 heaped tablespoon of peanut butter
- optional: sweeteners + toppings you want to add
Pour your milk into a medium pot. Bring your milk to a simmer on medium heat.
Add in your oats, sweetener and mashed banana. Reduce heat to simmer. Let the oats cook for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency. Stir in your peanut butter
Top with your favorite sweetener, nuts, seeds, and fruit
Chia pudding overnight oats
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 banana mashed
- optional: sweeteners + toppings you want to add
Pour your milk into a medium pot. Bring your milk to a simmer on medium heat.
Add in your chia seeds, oats, sweetener and mashed banana. Reduce heat to simmer. Let the oats cook for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency. Let oats cool for 5 minutes before stirring in the yogurt. Refrigerate overnight. Top with your favorite nuts, seeds, and fruit before consuming
Savoury beet root oats
- 1/2 cup diced beets
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cup water
- optional: sweeteners + toppings you want to add
Pour your water into a medium pot. Bring your water to a simmer on medium heat. Add in your beets and cook until tender. Add in your oats. Reduce heat to simmer. Let the oats cook for 3-5 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency.
I hope all of these oatmeal ideas generate some breakfast creativity into all of you lovelies!
Question of the day: What’s your favorite way to enjoy oats?
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LOVE all of these ideas! I’ve made something similar to cinnamon banana oats and very berry oatmeal! I have to try the peanut butter oats and beet oatmeal!
I adore oatmeal so much that I’m always looking for new ways to use oats! They’re so so versatile!
I just love oatmeal too Cynthia, and can get a little boring and love your combination ideas! Thank you for sharing at FF!
I love repurposing breakfast favorites!
I was just thinking of oatmeal! 😀 I love everything here! Thanks for sharing, Cynthia.
Thanks Jhuls! I’m always looking for new ways to change up my oats! I can never get tired of them!