Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast

Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Breakfast

by Nadezhda Pavlova

Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bowl

Here’s the first of a series of healthy recipes from our Health & Fitness editor Nadezhda. It’ll get you firing on all cylinders and performing at your best all day long. Nutrition is a key element of any training plan, and these recipes from Nadezhda will help you to create your own nutrition routine.

Peanut butter oatmeal bowl

A satisfying 5 minute healthy breakfast that is wholesome, packed with nutrients and so yummy! Topped with fresh fruit, coconut shreds, and dark chocolate – a vegan and gluten free friendly breakfast! This oatmeal is topped with fresh fruit, shredded coconut, creamy peanut butter, and a little bit of dark chocolate.

Breakfast never tasted so good!

How to Make Creamy Oatmeal

The key to getting a creamy, not-gluey bowl of oatmeal is using enough water. Cooking oatmeal in milk tends to make stickier, thicker oatmeal. If preferred you can add a splash of almond milk or regular milk to your oatmeal.

Healthy Toppings for Oatmeal

  • Fruit – banana, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries.
  • Dried fruit
  • Granola
  • Hemp seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds.
  • Nuts – almonds, pecans.
  • Peanut butter or almond butter.
  • Cocoa nibs or dark chocolate chips

For extra crunch/texture, add your favorite nuts or seeds – this peanut butter oatmeal is so versatile when it comes to the toppings. If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can swap for cashew butter or almond butter. Use honey or coconut sugar as your sweetener if you don’t have agave.

Servings 2
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 mins
Total Time: 7 mins

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 367 kcal

Ingredients

Oatmeal

1 cup quick oats
2 cup water
pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
0.5 tsp cinnamon (extra for topping)

Toppings

2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp coconut shreds
2 tbsp dark chocolate chips/pieces
4 tbsp agave nectar (I used Madhava Raw Blue Agave)
banana slices
fresh blueberries

Instructions

Cook the oatmeal according to the package directions with salt, vanilla, and cinnamon.

Top cooked oatmeal with peanut butter, coconut shreds, chocolate pieces/chips, agave, and fresh fruit. Sprinkle with extra cinnamon and enjoy!

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