Name: Oatmeal in Eight Ways Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Base Oatmeal:; ½ cup rolled old fashioned oats; ½ cup milk; ½ cup water; 1 pinch salt; For Almond Butter Banana Flax:; ½ banana; 1 tbsp ground flax seeds; 1½ tbsp almond butter; 1 tsp honey; 6 drops Almond Extract; For Peanut Butter Nutella:; 2 tbsp peanut butter powder; 1 tsp honey; 2 tsp Nutella; 1 tbsp peanuts; For Banana Coconut:; ½ cup light coconut milk; ½ banana; 2 tbsp coconut; ⅛ tsp coconut extract; 1 tsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp mixed nuts; For Chocolate:; ½ banana; 2 tsp cocoa powder; ¼ tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp brown sugar; 2 tsp Chocolate Chips; 2 strawberries

How To Make Oatmeal in Eight Ways

Tired of your regular oatmeal? Learn how to make your breakfast more interesting in eight different ways with this oatmeal recipe, from chocolatey to fruity.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Base Oatmeal:

½cuprolled old fashioned oats
½cupmilkpreferably 2%
½cupwater
1pinch salt

For Almond Butter Banana Flax:

½bananawell ripened, mashed well
1tbspground flax seeds
1½tbspalmond butter
1tsphoneyor to taste
6dropsAlmond Extract

For Peanut Butter Nutella:

2tbsppeanut butter powdersuch as PB2
1tsphoneyor to taste
2tspNutella
1tbsppeanutsunsalted, chopped

For Banana Coconut:

½cuplight coconut milkcanned, in place of 2% milk listed
½bananawell ripened, mashed well
2tbspcoconutshredded
⅛tspcoconut extract
1tspbrown sugarpacked, or to taste
2tbspmixed nutsunsalted, chopped

For Chocolate:

½bananaoverripe, mashed well
2tspcocoa powderdutch processed or regular unsweetened
¼tspvanilla extract
2tspbrown sugarpacked, or to taste
2tspchocolate chips2 to 3 mini semisweet
2strawberriesfresh, sliced, optional

For Maple Brown Sugar:

2tspbrown sugarpacked, or to taste
4dropsmaple extractor to taste
2tbsppecanschopped

For Apple Pie:

⅔cupapplehoney crisp, peeled and finely chopped
¼tspground cinnamon
1tspbrown sugaror maple syrup, or to taste
⅛tspvanilla extract
½tbspbutteroptional
1tbspdried cranberries
walnutschoppep, optional

For Pumpkin Pie:

¼cuppumpkin puree
½tspground cinnamonscant
⅛tspground ginger
⅛tspground nutmeg
1tbspmaple syrupor to taste
¼tspvanilla extract
2tbsppecanschopped

For Berries and Cream:

½cupmixed fresh berriesor frozen, thawed, and drained dice strawberries
2tsphoneyor to taste
⅛tspvanilla extract
2tbsphalf and half

Instructions

Almond Butter Banana Flax:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, salt, banana, and flax. Heat in the microwave for 2½ to 3 minutes.
Stir in the almond butter, honey, and almond extract.
Let rest a few minutes to cool. Thin with a little more milk as needed.

Peanut Butter Nutella:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, and salt. Heat in microwave for 2½ to 3 minutes.
Stir in peanut butter powder and honey.
Let cool a few minutes then dollop and swirl in Nutella. Top with peanuts.

Banana Coconut:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, coconut milk, water, salt, and banana. Heat in the microwave for 2½ to 3 minutes.
Stir in shredded coconut, brown sugar, and coconut extract.
Let cool for several minutes. Top with nuts.

Chocolate:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, salt, banana, and cocoa powder. Heat in microwave for 2½ to 3 minutes.
Stir in vanilla extract and brown sugar. Let cool for several minutes then top with chocolate chips and strawberries.

Maple Brown Sugar:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, and salt. Heat in microwave for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in brown sugar and maple extract.
Let cool for several minutes. Top with pecans.

Apple Pie:

Add apples and water to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave for 2 minutes.
Then stir oats, milk, salt, and cinnamon and heat for 2 minutes longer. Stir in brown sugar, vanilla, and butter.
Let cool for several minutes. Top with cranberries or walnuts if desired.

Pumpkin Pie:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, salt, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Cook in the microwave for 2½ for 3 minutes.
Stir in maple syrup and vanilla extract and let cool for several minutes. Top with pecans.

Berries and Cream:

In a medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together oats, milk, water, and salt. Cook in the microwave for 2½ to 3 minutes.
Stir in berries, honey, and vanilla. Let cool for several minutes. Top with half and half or cream.