Easy Oatmeal

Start your day with this warm, delicious, and versatile Easy Oatmeal recipe! Ready in minutes, this classic breakfast is made with hearty oats and can be topped with fresh fruits, nuts, honey, or your favorite flavors. Perfect for busy mornings, it’s a nutritious and delicious way to fuel your day.

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Ingredients Needed For Easy Oatmeal:

• 1 cup water 
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• pinch salt
• milk, as needed for desired consistency

How To Make Easy Oatmeal:

• 1 cup water 
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• pinch salt
• milk  as needed for desired consistency

Instructions

Stove Top Directions:

1. Place one cup of water into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil. 
2. Reduce heat to low and add the oatmeal and salt. Stir.
3. Cook for about four to five minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. When ready, the oats will have absorbed most of the water and should be soft. 
5. Remove from the heat and let stand for one minute.
6. Add your desired toppings and enjoy!

Microwave Directions:

1. Combine water, oats and salt in a deep microwave safe container-preferably glass-never plastic. in the microwave.
2. Heat for 90 seconds, remove from microwave and stir. 
3. Heat again, at 30 second intervals, until most of the water has been absorbed. Stir between intervals.
4. Remove from the microwave and let stand one minute. 
5. Add desired toppings. Enjoy!
6. NOTE: Watch closely, oats can puff up and overflow. You do not want that mess in your microwave.

Options For Toppings:

1. Obviously do not use all of these-just a few you might like together.
2. butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, peanut butter or Nutella
3. fruit: sliced bananas, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, coconut, raisins, Craisins or jam
4. spices etc: cocoa powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg
5. nuts and seeds: pecans, walnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds or ground flax seed
6. chocolate chips or protein powder

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Easy Oatmeal

A quick and easy breakfast that is easily customizable.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Breakfast Recipes, Healthy Breakfast Ideas, How To Make Oatmeal, Quick Oatmeal

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 7 minutes

Servings 1

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• pinch salt
• milk as needed for desired consistency

Instructions

Stove Top Directions:

1. Place one cup of water into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat to low and add the oatmeal and salt. Stir.

3. Cook for about four to five minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. When ready, the oats will have absorbed most of the water and should be soft.

5. Remove from the heat and let stand for one minute.

6. Add your desired toppings and enjoy!

Microwave Directions:

1. Combine water, oats and salt in a deep microwave safe container-preferably glass-never plastic. in the microwave.

2. Heat for 90 seconds, remove from microwave and stir.

3. Heat again, at 30 second intervals, until most of the water has been absorbed. Stir between intervals.

4. Remove from the microwave and let stand one minute.

5. Add desired toppings. Enjoy!

6. NOTE: Watch closely, oats can puff up and overflow. You do not want that mess in your microwave.

Options For Toppings:

1. Obviously do not use all of these-just a few you might like together.

2. butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, peanut butter or Nutella

3. fruit: sliced bananas, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, coconut, raisins, Craisins or jam

4. spices etc: cocoa powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg

5. nuts and seeds: pecans, walnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds or ground flax seed

6. chocolate chips or protein powder

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