Description
Introducing the best creamy vanilla oatmeal recipe. This healthy oatmeal is naturally sweetened, rich and creamy!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 small ripe banana
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 1 tbsp sunflower butter (or any nut butter of choice)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ceylon cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup cashew milk
- Honey, sunflower butter and hemp seeds for topping
Instructions
- Start by mashing the banana into a pulp in a medium pot. Then add in the rest of the oatmeal ingredients, place on medium-high heat, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir the oats and turn down the heat down to medium-low. Let the oatmeal cook away for 5-6 minutes. The longer you let the oatmeal cook, the creamier and softer it’ll be.
- During this time, you can prepare whatever toppings you’d like to use. Make sure that as you’re preparing your toppings, you’re also occasionally stirring the oatmeal and adding additional water as needed. Otherwise the oats will stick to the bottom of the pan!
- At this point the oatmeal should be done. Pour the oatmeal into a bowl, top with a drizzle of honey, extra sunflower butter and hemp seeds. I like to also add a splash of cold cashew milk!
Notes
- Snickerdoodle: Mix together coconut sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top of the cooked oatmeal. Then pour over a dash of creamy cold cashew milk. Perfect snickerdoodle inspired oatmeal.
- Simple is best: Keep it simple and top the oatmeal bowl with a drizzle of honey (or maple syrup) and an extra dollop of sunflower butter.
- Chocoholic: Add on chocolate chips or a square of vegan chocolate, a dollop of nut butter (I like sunflower butter) along with a drizzle of date syrup.
- Summer berries: To make the berry mixture, add in frozen blueberries into a pot, along with 1 tbsp of coconut sugar, a pinch of salt and 3 tbsp of water. Heat this on the stove until the water begins to boil. Once boiling, give the berries a stir and turn down the heat to low. Cover the pot and let the berries continue to cook for 5-6 minutes until they’re super soft and jammy. You can slightly crush the berries with a potato masher or fork to make them even more ‘jam-like’. Then spoon this jammy mixture on top of the oatmeal and finish with a drizzle of honey and sprinkle of hemp seeds.