Stovetop Oatmeal Base Recipe
This is one of our base recipes. If you love our overnight oats recipe, you’ll love this simple stovetop oatmeal recipe! It takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, uses pantry staples, is packed with nutrition and full of flavor.
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
Base Recipe
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk or milk alternative
- 1 teaspoon natural sweetener (or to taste)
- ⅛-¼ teaspoon flavor extract and/or spice
- Dash kosher salt
- ½ cup old fashioned oats
Toppings or mix-ins to YOUR taste
- ½ cup fresh or thawed from frozen fruit
- ½ cup fruit or vegetable puree (sweet potato, pumpkin, etc.)
- 2 Tablespoons dried fruit
- 1-2 Tablespoons toasted nuts, seeds, or nut butter
- 1-2 Tablespoons toasted coconut
- ½-1 Tablespoon mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine milk, water, sweetener, spices, flavor extract, salt, and optional fruit or vegetable puree. Bring to a boil.
- Add oats, reduce heat, and stir to combine. Simmer for 4-6 minutes or until oats are plump and liquid is mostly absorbed. Remove from heat and let settle for another minute before eating. Oatmeal will thicken as it cools.
- Mix in or top with additional ingredients to YOUR taste. Enjoy!
Notes
Don’t over-stir, or the oats will become gummy. Just a quick stir to mix everything together, and that should do the trick!
Scroll to the ingredient substitutions section of the article for more ideas on how to change this recipe to your taste!
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