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This stovetop Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl is packed with flavor and so nutritious. Upgrade your breakfast with this rich, creamy, and nutrient-packed oatmeal breakfast recipe that’s the best way to kickstart your day.
A super satisfying and easy breakfast, this Oatmeal breakfast Bowl made with a peanut butter base comes together in a flash. It’s packed with nutrients and flavor! Rich and creamy it’s bound to become a breakfast favorite. It is really easy to make and a great upgrade to the traditional way you cook your oatmeal. Creamy oats mixed with peanut butter, apple sauce, and cinnamon then topped with pecans, a drizzle of natural peanut butter, and fruit of your choice – delicious!
Looking for more breakfast ideas? Why not also try my Green Shakshuka and my Easy Crustless Quiche!
Why you’ll it
- Bursting with flavor. Cinnamon oats, maple syrup, apple sauce, and creamy peanut butter all come together for a breakfast that’s so delicious and satisfying.
- Wholesome. Nutrient-packed oats and fruit make this healthy breakfast delicious and nutritious.
- An easy breakfast. This breakfast oatmeal recipe comes together so easily with only a handful of ingredients.
Ingredients needed
These are just a list of ingredients you will need to make this oatmeal bowl. Full measurements are listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Water: or you can use almond milk
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats: you may use gluten-free
- Apple Puree: store-bought, or you can make your own. You can check out my post on how to make applesauce.
- Maple Syrup: or honey
- Peanut Butter: you can also use almond or cashew butter.
- Toppings: Apples, pecan, extra peanut butter
How to make stovetop oatmeal breakfast bowl
Step 1: Stir in the cinnamon and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Once it starts to boil, add the oats and reduce the heat to a medium. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes.
Step 2: Stir in the apple puree, peanut butter and maple syrup and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Turn the heat off, cover the pot and allow the oatmeal to sit for 5-10 minutes. Add oatmeal to bowls and top as desired.
Recipe notes and tips
- Make sure to bring the water to a boil before you add the oats; this keeps the oats from absorbing too much water.
- Oats: I love using rolled oats, but you may also use steel-cut oats that need to be cooked longer. If using quick oats, you will need to cook for 2-3 minutes since quick oats cook much faster. The texture will vary based on the oats you use.
- Be sure to let the oatmeal rest for at least 5 mins before serving.
- Play around with texture by adding your favorite nuts or seeds – this oatmeal bowl is super versatile! Also, you can get creative with the toppings you would like to add to it.
- If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can swap it for almond butter or cashew butter. You may use any of your favorite nut butter.
- Use honey, coconut sugar, or agave if you don’t have maple syrup.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. If you do not have rolled oats, you can use quick oats.
The trick to getting a creamy bowl of oatmeal is using enough water. Cooking oatmeal in milk will give you stickier, thicker oatmeal. You can always add a splash of almond milk or regular milk to your oatmeal for an extra creamy texture.
Oatmeal is naturally gluten-free. But sometimes they get contaminated with gluten if they are processed in a facility that processes other grains like wheat, rye, and barley. It is best to check the label for any indication of gluten.
Toppings for oatmeals
This oatmeal goes well with all kinds of toppings! Here are some ideas:
- Fruit – banana, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, or dried fruit.
- Granola
- Seeds – Hemp seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds.
- Nuts – Almonds, pecans.
- Peanut butter or almond butter.
- Cocoa nibs or dark chocolate chips
Other breakfast recipes
- Easy Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
- Feta and Spinach Baked Egg Cups
- Cinnamon Apple Pie Chia Pudding
- Easy Shakshuka Recipe With Feta
- Easy Protein No Bake Cheesecake Cups
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup apple puree
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, or honey for non-vegan option
- 1/4 cup peanut butter, or any other nut butter
Toppings:
- 1-2 chopped apples of choice
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped pecans
- Extra peanut butter, to drizzle (optional)
Instructions
- Add the 3 1/2 cups water to a small pot. Stir in the 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and a pinch of 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once it starts to boil, add the 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats and reduce the heat to medium. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the 1/2 cup apple puree, 1/4 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Turn the heat off, cover the pot, and allow the oatmeal to sit for 5-10 minutes. Add oatmeal to bowls and top as desired with 1-2 chopped apples of choice and 1/4 cup roughly chopped pecans. you can also drizzle some Extra peanut butter.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Notes
- Make sure to bring the water to a boil before you add the oats, this keeps the oats from absorbing too much water.
- Be sure to let the oatmeal rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.
- Play around with texture by adding your favorite nuts or seeds – this oatmeal bowl is super versatile!
- If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can swap it for almond butter or cashew butter.
- Use honey, coconut sugar, or agave if you don’t have maple syrup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can this be made as per directions, and placed in fridge for having over the next few days? I’d imagine I would change to adding toppings in the morning when about to serve.
Yes!! Exactly. Make ahead and wait on the toppings until you are ready to serve.
Amazing recipe
Introduction mentions applesauce as an ingredient, but recipe lists apple purée ??? Are they one and the same? If not, where does one get apple purée?
its the same thing. Sorry for the mixup
Hello! Thank you for the recipe. Will store well in the refrigerator? I was planning on making a large batch to eat throughout the week.
Love this recipe. I just wanted 1 portion. Divided the amounts by 4 and put through my fitness pal. My fitness pal says the calories are 544 per portion without the topping. Your calories is 373 per portion. Please advise
Hello there. I am not sure why? We use an internal plugin to calculate the nutrition value
This recipe is really amazing.
THANK YOU
WOW! Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day.
Absolutely delicious! This might be my new favorite breakfast!