Choosing your breakfast can be a challenging task, especially when you are attempting to eat healthier. However, oatmeal has your back! At OU Fit+Rec and FitLit, we’re providing various recipes for the infamous oatmeal to spice up your breakfast while giving you the best nutritional value. Make sure to check the attached links for the full recipes and instructions!
RECIPES
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oatmeal
The Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oatmeal is a sweet and smooth way to start the day, which can get you reminiscing about your favorite holidays! This oatmeal consists of a pumpkin puree with some light pumpkin spice, along with a bit of maple syrup to really draw it home!
Thin Mints Oatmeal
For Girl Scout cookie lovers, the Thin Mints Oatmeal is perfect! This recipe uses bananas to sweeten the oatmeal itself; while using peppermint extract (or oil), which allows the banana to fade into the oatmeal instead of sticking out! Then, adding cocoa powder to the oatmeal will create the sweet minty flavor of a thin mint!
Black Forest Cake Overnight Oatmeal
I know we’ve been on a run of sweet-tasting oatmeal (and we will be for a while), but the Black Forest Cake Overnight Oatmeal is impossible not to include. This oatmeal uses both cherries and strawberries, that mix with coconut shavings, coconut milk, and chocolate chips to create the perfect representation of a Black Forest Cake in oatmeal form!
Gingerbread Cream Cheese Baked Oatmeal
Craving the Christmas season? The Gingerbread Cream Cheese Baked Oatmeal can bring you right there once more, as it utilizes ground ginger, cinnamon, and ground cloves to create the gingerbread flavor, while also adding cream cheese to up its oatmeal game! In addition, adding a pumpkin (or any fruit/vegetable) puree adds an even bigger advantage to this beautiful-looking breakfast.
Frosted Brownie Baked Oatmeal
Get ready for this one. The Frosted Brownie Baked Oatmeal is a uniquely prepared breakfast, including frosting made from an avocado (or a banana for the less inclined)! After making your frosting, simply add it on top of your brownie oatmeal, and you’ll have a delicious (and yet, nutritious) breakfast!
Nutty ‘Nana Berry Oatmeal
This next oatmeal is a fairly simple recipe. The Nutty ‘Nana Berry Oatmeal consists of exactly what’s in the name, bananas, and blueberries! After adding cinnamon and nut butter to the two fruits, you’ll have a sweet and enticing way to start your day!
Mexican Hot Chocolate Oatmeal
For chocolate lovers, the Mexican Hot Chocolate Oatmeal will have you craving more and more! Instead of the usual bananas, use dates to sweeten the oatmeal, and add the best ingredients for a Mexican hot chocolate, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and cayenne seasoning!
Plain Old Oatmeal and Bananas
Not the adventurous or culinary type? That’s okay! Sometimes, just some plain old maple oatmeal and bananas are the best way to go. Simply just warm your oats and add a banana. It’s as easy as that!
So, there you have it! These are some of the best oatmeal recipes that we believe will satisfy your need for a healthy and tasty breakfast. A big special thank you to Lauren Smith, or “the Oatmeal Artist” (https://www.theoatmealartist.com/) for the numerous recipes, check her out for even more! Remember to eat well, get enough sleep, and keep moving forward! Boomer!
