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a bowl of blueberry oatmeal with drizzled nut butter and seeds on top

Blueberry Oatmeal Bowl

Kristina Todini, RDN
Blueberry Oatmeal Bowl, a simple steel cut or rolled oats breakfast recipe with fresh, frozen, or dried blueberries that is perfect any time of year. A bold (and blue) way to start your morning!
5 stars (2 ratings)
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast + Brunch
Cuisine Gluten Free, Vegan
Servings 2 servings
Calories 115 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup oatmeal rolled or steel cut, see instructions
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup blueberries fresh, frozen, and dried
  • 1 small pinch salt
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Optional toppings: nut or seed butter, whole nuts or seeds, ground flax seeds

Instructions
 

  • Add ingredients to a pot: In a medium pot, add oats, water, blueberries, a pinch of salt, maple syrup, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg.
  • Cook oats: Bring oats to a boil over high heat on the stovetop, then reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until oats are soft. This is usually 5 minutes for rolled oats, and 10 minutes for steel cut oats.
  • To serve: Transfer cooked oatmeal to a bowl. Optionally, you can top the oatmeal with a drizzle of nut or seed butter, a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, and a sprinkle of ground flax seeds.
  • Microwave cooking instructions: Alternatively you can also cook oats in the microwave. Cook rolled oats a microwave safe bowl for about 2 minutes, and steel cut oats for about 5 minutes. Make sure to cover the oats and stir once throughout cooking.

Notes

  • Steel cut vs. rolled oats: You can use either steel cut or rolled oats in this recipes. Rolled oats will cook faster, but have a softer (and mushier) texture. Steel cut oats take a bit longer to cook and have a sturdier texture.
  • Leftovers and storage: Store leftover oats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat by adding a small amount of water to the oats to rehydrate the, and reheating in a pot on the stove or for 1 minute in the microwave. Do not freeze.
  • Nutrition notes: Nutrition information is for oatmeal without optional toppings and uses fresh blueberries instead of dried.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 37mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
Keyword blueberry oatmeal, oatmeal bowl
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