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The Healthiest and Easiest Breakfast (Bye-Bye Breakfast Cereal)

February 8, 2012   37 Comments

Cereal is the most amazingly simple breakfast to serve. All you do is pour from a box.

No Cook Oatmeal Breakfast

The problem is that so many packaged cereals are high in sugar - even ones that claim they are healthy are packing a sugary punch. WHAM! Why is this a problem?

Well, you get on a sugar high after eating it (and there is sugar in your milk too) and then about 10 AM, you crash. Your energy level dives and you begin to look for something else to eat to wake you up.

This sugar high then crash scenario can be avoided by eating complex carbohydrates (whole grains) that slowly release sugars into your bloodstream. Oatmeal is a great example of a WHOLE grain that we eat for breakfast that won't lead to the sugar crash.

Many packaged cereals are made with oats - like Cheerios, granolas, etc. Why eat those cereals when you can just eat oats? Rolled oats (not instant) are cheap, easy to find, and delicious. A pound of ORGANIC rolled oats at my supermarket is $1.29 - take that Sugar Pops!

BUT, you have to cook them, right? Who has time for that? My oatmeal breakfast cookie solves the "cooking" problem. I stir this in a bowl the night before, leave it the fridge, and in the morning I squish it on a plate.

My daughter likes hers plain without any extras such as sliced apple, raisins or chocolate chips. I heat hers up in the microwave for 30 seconds so she has a hot breakfast. My son will only eat his with chocolate chips (oh well).

You don't have to use almond milk, but it does cut the calories and the nutty flavor is quite good. My kids like it with cow's milk - and I prefer the almond milk.

This breakfast is really healthy and contains whole grains and protein to start your day with a level of sugar that YOU control. In addition, it makes your morning easier because you have already made it. All you do is serve it on a plate!

Stop eating crappy cereal and start eating breakfast cookie. I will guarantee that you will make it through your morning with energy and not need a snack before lunch. And your kids will stop demanding Cocoa Puffs and you will never have to do laundry again :)

(and I forgot to mention that it is vegan and gluten free if you use gluten free certified oats)

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Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie Recipe

1.6 from 24 reviews

(makes 2 servings)

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Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon maple syrup (or to taste)
raisins, dried cherries or apricots, chocolate chips, fresh fruit, etc. (optional)

Instructions

Mix oats, milk, peanut butter, and syrup in a small bowl. Taste to ensure it is sweet enough for your palate. Cover bowl with lid or plastic wrap and let sit overnight. When ready to serve, mix in desired extras and mash on plate. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

238 calories, 7.5 g fat, 36.5 g carbohydrates, 7.6 g protein, 4.9 g fiber, 85 mg sodium, 6 Points+

Points values are calculated by Snack Girl and are provided for information only. See all Snack Girl Recipes

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37 Comments:

Great idea! My daughter is not a big fan of hot oatmeal, but she does love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so I bet she would like this. However, we don't have a microwave, but I would like to serve this warmed-up. Do you have any tips for warming this up in the morning, without a microwave? Maybe heat it gently on the stove with a little extra milk or water?

Hi! Great article as always. By the way, I've noticed you specify oats can't be instant. May I ask why? What's wrong with them? Where I live they are MUCH cheaper than rolled oats and I have like 3 packages at home so I'd like to sick to them, are they not healthy?

@Jennifer although I haven't made this yet, I don't recommend you heating It on the stove with liquid.... I can see that being disastrous. Maybe if you heat it on the stove without liquid and just make sure to keep turning it over, but then maybe that method would melt it into oatmeal o.O so if you don't have a microwave you could use an oven or a toaster oven?

@Jose - Great question! Go ahead and use the instant oats - they are just rolled oats chopped up into smaller pieces so that they will cook more quickly when you are making oatmeal.

I prefer the taste and texture of rolled oats - and I don't want anyone using those flavored instant oatmeal packets for the recipe - so I emphasize rolled oats. I buy them in the bulk section of the supermarket. Hope this helps!

@Jennifer--I think you could also just set this out on the counter for 15-20 minutes before eating and let the "chill" from the fridge go away.

I will have to try these tomorrow morning - even better I can use them on my breakfast treat day when they do especially well at school the day before. Thank you.

Wait, I'm confused... first by the fact that you don't seem to be cooking this at all. Also, a whole cup of oats? Isn't a 1/2 cup a serving? When I make mine in a crockpot, 1/2 cup cooks up to like 1 cup.

Second, if it isn't cooked, why are people asking about microwaves and stoves?

@Jeff - since you leave it overnight - the liquid is soaked up by the oats and you don't have to cook it. 1 cup of oats is two servings here - and you can warm it up if you want to in the morning. Make sense?

OMG DROOLING!

I've been making these everyday. I find that you don't even have to wait overnight, a few hours works great too. Be creative and add different flavors. I tried an Indian spice blend and it was great!

This looks great! I eat hot oatmeal by adding boiling water to 'quick' or 'old fashioned' oats straight in bowl. No stove or microwave needed. You can add lots of goodies for different flavors.

Sounds great, looking forward to try it because my son loves everything oatmeal. My only problem is that he hates peanut butter, and even almond butter. Any suggestions to what to replace it with?

That's the way I make my oatmeal.

I also like to add some nuts,fresh raspberries, blue berries and strawberries.

Love it!

Sounds delicious. You have such great ideas you share! :)

can you substitute Splenda Brown Sugar for the maple syrup? Am not doing sugars, so would love to adapt the recipe!

I LOVE making my own oatmeal. Last night I made it with half water/half milk and added fresh apples, raisins, peanut butter and honey. I was out of almonds but that would have gone in, too. It might not be the lowest in calories (although 1 serving came to 250 - not bad at all!) but it was tasty and satisfying and thank you for throwing this idea of peanut butter out there...OMG I'm in heaven! :)

I tried this last night/this morning. I'm not sure I did it right as I was expecting something firm that would press down into a "cookie" that I could eat in my hand. Mine was more "tacky"/"paste-y" than that. Maybe it's the ingredients I used which were slightly different (list follows). Also, I 1/2'd the recipe since it was just for 1.

The flavors were still good and it would still be a time-saver in the morning as I like oatmeal for breakfast but rarely wake up with enough time to actually cook it. I'd just know next time to put it in a takeout/tupperware bowl and grab and go that way.

What I used:

1 cup quick oats (not instant but not rolled I guess)

1/4 cup 1% milk

1/2 tablespoon peanut butter (Skippy Natural Chunky)

1/2 tablespoon honey

I meant *1/2 cup quick oats (dry).

@Antionette - it should be tacky and not crunchy like a cookie - sounds like you did it right. If you want it to be crunchier you could add some nuts.

@jess - has he tried sunbutter?

@mary - Splenda will probably work - give it a shot!

Ok great thanks, good to know. I guess I was expecting something like a Clif bar consistency, firm but chewy. As long as I didn't screw it up, I'm known for that with recipes LOL. Great recipe I will use again!

I completely understand your breakfast conundrum! Breakfast cookies are a great way to solve that problem. You should give my Chocolate Champion Cereal Cookies a try! http://www.thesneakychef.com/free-recipe-chocolate-champion…

This is one of my favorite breakfasts. SInce it is already in the fridge I just heat it up for a minute and its good to go. I like to add a little wheat germ and cinnamon.

This is so cool! I've had quick oats in the morning cold and without cooking, but I never tried this where the oats have a chance to soak up the milk overnight. By the end of the week I'm trying this!

This was sooooooo good. I made it last night, but after an hour, I kept dipping my finger in it and nibbling like it was cookie dough. Then I ate the rest for breakfast. ;) Thanks!

Oh my dear God, this has revolutionised my life!! I'm a porridge for brekkie kinda girl, but short of time and kitchen access, so this is the perfect solution. Add to the fact that it tastes like eating a Snickers bar in a cup (I didn't make the "cookie" form, just left it in a cup). Amazing! (I used 1/2 cup oats, some cow's milk and mixed spices, then added walnuts, peanut butter and a few sultanas in the morning.)

Okay... made it and loved it! So is the 238 calories/6 points plus for one serving or two?

@Kim - that is for one serving. Thanks for your question!

Great time and sugar saver but also want to bring your attention to muesli or bircher muesli that I had loved since coming to Australia...it is muesli mixed with bot of apple juice and greek yoghurt and left over night and then mix in what you like - similar to your recipe! Good eating!

I like this so very much. I also like this that I found the other day. http://www.funnytummycafe.com/2013/02/26/breakfast-bars/

Thanks for your website, Snack Girl! I'm wondering how you came up with the 238 calories on this one. My math gives me 150 for oatmeal and 95 for peanut butter - that's 245 before adding any syrup or almond milk.

Lisa

When you say to let it sit overnight, do you mean unrefrigerated? Wasn't sure the almond milk would be OK with that. Thanks.

This looks yummy! Would the consistency be the same if I added a mashed banana instead of maple syrup for sweetness?

This is the same kind of process that the Swiss have done for years with their Museli cereal, which is usual whole raw oats, fruits etc... except they also add yogurt to the mixture overnight, which is delicious! So, I add some Greek yogurt with mine, usually oats, cranberries, almond slivers, tiny diced apples, cinnamon, stevia, and before eating in the morning, flax seeds.

When you eat oatmeal you feel light and healthy.

My toddler LOVES my version of this muesli recipe. We call it "refrigerator oatmeal". I put in roughly equal portions of yogurt, milk & oats (I don't measure anymore). I use applesauce to sweeten--no sugar! We also add dried fruit like cherries, blueberries or raisins, and sometimes peanut butter. I put all the ingredients in a container in the fridge (sometimes an unwashed peanut butter or applesauce container) overnight. The result is thick oatmeal-textured. Chia seeds can also add some texture, extra nutrition & fiber. Voila! I make enough to last a few days in less than 5 minutes.

I didn’t really like this but it was in the fridge for over a day, not just overnight. Could that have been the difference?

Oats contain beta glucans which specifically strengthen the immune system, decrease seasonal allergies, improve insulin resistance and are anti inflammatory also!

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