10 Wholesome Methods To Sweeten Oatmeal • Kath Eats

Questioning how one can rework a bowl of bland oatmeal right into a scrumptious, must-have morning meal? In the present day I’m sharing wholesome methods to sweeten oatmeal + a number of favourite recipes!

Some individuals name me the queen of oatmeal!

For those who’ve been a KERF reader for a while, you should know that oatmeal is a KERF staple. For years, I shared my morning oatmeal creations. I’ve consumed numerous oatmeal over time. It’s really certainly one of my favourite breakfasts.

I can all the time rely upon having an enormous canister of (reasonably priced) oats in our pantry. Rolled oats, fast oats, metal reduce oats, I don’t discriminate. They’re all scrumptious in my guide and stuffed with heart-healthy fiber. 

After I use various kinds of oats

• I like to make use of immediate oats for immediate in a single day oats, tossing into smoothies, or fast microwave oatmeal for Birch. 
• I take advantage of quaint rolled oats for stove-top oatmeal and do-it-yourself granola. 
• And I take advantage of metal reduce oatmeal after I’m making an enormous batch of oats within the rice cooker! Breakfast shall be prepared at 6:30 a.m. (That is the one I’ve had for over a decade.)

Packets of immediate oatmeal may be handy while you’re in a pinch or touring, and there are some actually good healthful, lower-sugar ones on the market. However you gotta examine the elements listing as a result of they’re typically loaded with added sugar and even synthetic sweeteners – not one thing I need to devour frequently.

Find out how to make oatmeal extra satisfying

Whereas do-it-yourself oatmeal does take a minute extra to organize, it’s value it as a result of it’s a lot tastier and extra satisfying.

Again in 2008, when this weblog was very younger, I found how a lot I beloved the “follow your ribs” satisfaction {that a} bowl of oatmeal gave me. A bowl of oatmeal with advanced carbohydrates, fats, and protein can maintain me over for hours!

I wish to make mine with entire milk for endurance from protein and fats, and I add on or combine in different macros like nut butter for fats, banana and pumpkin for fiber, cottage cheese for protein.

What Does Oatmeal Style Like?

Oatmeal tastes a bit bland by itself, however as I’ve proven over time, it’s a very incredible clean canvas for serving up in infinite methods.

Morning oatmeal doesn’t must be your grandmother’s bowl of mush made with plain water, butter, and some spoonfuls of brown sugar. Sweetening your oatmeal may be inventive and healthful, offering you with balanced macronutrients to start out your day. 

In the present day I’m sharing wholesome methods to sweeten oatmeal + a number of favourite recipes!

8 Wholesome Methods To Sweeten Oatmeal

1. Banana

Banana is my favourite method to sweeten oatmeal. Naturally ripe bananas not solely add the right sweetness, however add further fiber and potassium as effectively.

I serendipitously found that thinly sliced ripe banana took the feel and taste of oatmeal to the following stage and have been making oats with banana ever since! My Traditional Whipped Banana Oatmeal Recipe will all the time be the most effective oatmeal base – watch me make it right here in this video (circa 2008!).

2. Nut Butter 

Including a scoop of creamy nut butter is now a non-negotiable because it provides wholesome fat and protein and will increase satiety! Whereas (hopefully) nut butters are usually not hiding sneaky sugars, I’m an enormous fan of including an enormous scoop of peanut butter or almond butter because the final topping for an additional layer of taste. For those who select a nut or seed butter that’s both naturally candy (like sunflower butter) or made with elements like vanilla or cinnamon, it makes your bowl really feel sweeter with none added sugar.

You’ll be able to even make it your self so that you management the sugar content material – like my Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter. 

3. Flavored Nuts & Seeds

Each nuts and seeds are a scrumptious approach so as to add crunch, wholesome fat, and taste to oatmeal. And utilizing flavored ones like candied pecans or vacation spiced walnuts provides a little sweetness and sugar together with numerous fats and taste. From honey roasted chopped almonds and peanuts to candied pecans and walnuts to chocolate coated sunflowers seeds, attempt including a sprinkle to your bowl of oats.

4. Dried Fruit 

Raisins are a basic oatmeal mix-in, but when raisins aren’t your factor, attempt chopped dried apricots with coconut or dried cherries with almonds. Cranberries and currants additionally make nice dried fruit additions. 

5. Berries

Particularly in the summertime months, I really like including recent berries to my oatmeal. Frozen berries are additionally a terrific year-round possibility. Filled with antioxidants and pure sugars, berries are among the finest methods to sweeten oatmeal. Attempt my Strawberries ‘n Cream Oatmeal recipe (which may be made with plant-based milks, too)!

6. Maple Syrup 

Maple syrup is certainly one of my favourite liquid sweeteners. Pure maple syrup will not be solely excessive in antioxidants, however each spoonful gives vitamins like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium, and potassium. I really like specialty flavors like bourbon maple or cinnamon spiced. 

7. Dates

Dates are very candy and have a delicate caramel-like style. They make a terrific wholesome substitute for sugar in recipes because of the vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants that they supply. Attempt topping your oatmeal with chewy, chopped Medjool dates and toasted coconut – mmm! Or you should utilize them to make a date caramel sauce like this!

8. Jams

From apple butter and pumpkin butter within the fall to strawberry basil jam within the summertime, I drizzle of jam stirred into oatmeal is an ideal candy addition. Identical to when making nut butters, should you make jam your self, like chia jam, you’ll be able to management the sugar. Or simply use slightly of your favourite store-bought selection. 

9. Granola

Whereas generally I attempt to make my granola on the low finish of the sweetness spectrum, typically you gotta caramelize it! And boy oh boy does that granola make a terrific topping for yogurt and oatmeal. Extremely advocate that recipe! 

10. Honey

Good ole honey! Sugar will get a foul rap, however I don’t see something unsuitable with including a teaspoon of pure honey to tea or on prime of oats! Research have proven that honey is honey is an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent. This yerba mate oatmeal with pistachios and coconut jogs my memory of baklava, and the drizzle of sticky honey on the finish is the most effective half.  

Oatmeal Taste Combos

• Peanut Butter & Jelly – add a scoop of your favourite peanut butter and jam
• Pumpkin & Pecan – stir in a big spoonful of pumpkin puree and prime with toasted pecans
• Banana & Peanut Butter – whipped banana oatmeal with do-it-yourself peanut butter – you’ll be able to by no means go unsuitable right here! 
• Cherry & Coconut – both frozen or dried cherries with toasted coconut 

Do you’ve got a favourite method to sweeten your oats?

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