Peanut Butter Oatmeal Recipe – Chocolate Covered Katie

This quick, easy, and delicious peanut ،er oatmeal recipe is the best healthy breakfast for peanut ،er lovers!

Breakfast peanut ،er oatmeal

If you’ve never tried peanut ،er oats, prepare to fall in love.

With a thick and creamy texture, cozy peanut ،er oats are one of my all time favorite comfort food breakfast recipes.

You simply add everything to a saucepan, heat until thick, and enjoy the high protein peanut ،er ،t cereal with c،colate chips or your toppings of c،ice.

The recipe can be vegan, gluten free, low calorie, low in saturated ،, c،lesterol free, added sugar free, and high in fiber, calcium, iron, ،،ium, and protein.

Readers also like this Protein Banana Bread

Peanut ،er oatmeal flavors

C،colate Peanut Butter: Craving Reese’s peanut ،er cups? Stir in a tables، of cocoa powder and an optional teas، of Dutch cocoa powder before cooking.

Peanut Butter Banana: Mash one ripe banana into the oatmeal before turning on the heat and stir in a fourth teas، of ground cinnamon. Or caramelize a banana by heating the fruit in the microwave or in a pan on the stove. Add the sweet, caramelized banana to the finished oatmeal.

Coconut Peanut Butter Cookie: Use coconut milk, and stir in a handful of shredded coconut at any point while preparing the breakfast oats. Top with Coconut Balls.

High Protein Oatmeal: As written, the recipe already has over 14 grams of protein. For an even higher protein breakfast, stir in a scoop of your favorite plain, vanilla, strawberry, chai, or c،colate protein powder before heating.

Peanut Butter & Jelly: Swirl a s،ful of g، or raspberry jam into the ،t oatmeal just before serving. Garnish with finely c،pped peanuts.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie: Add a fourth cup of raisins and a fourth teas، of ground cinnamon before cooking the oatmeal. You can also add c،pped dried dates or figs.

Also try these 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients for healthy peanut ،er oats

The recipe calls for rolled oats, peanut ،er, milk of c،ice, pure vanilla extract, a little salt, and sweetener of c،ice.

For vegan peanut ،er oatmeal, c،ose any plant based milk, such as almond milk, soy milk, flax milk, oat milk, or coconut milk.

Optional add-ins or toppings include mini c،colate chips, mashed or sliced bananas, chia seeds, fresh strawberries, blueberries, or Homemade Nutella.

Sweeten the recipe with pure maple syrup, ،ney, coconut sugar, date sugar, brown sugar, agave, xylitol, stevia, or your favorite all purpose sweetener.

The amount of sweetener will depend on your own taste buds, what type of sugar or sugar free sweetener you c،ose, and whether you use sweetened milk and nut ،er.

Feel free to swap out all of the peanut ،er for almond ،er, Coconut Butter, macadamia ،er, or cashew ،er.

Or for a low calorie option, subs،ute two or three tables،s of powdered peanut ،er or peanut ،er flavored protein powder.

To feed a family or overnight guests, simply double, triple, or even quadruple all of the ingredients. For larger serving sizes, use a large ، for cooking the oatmeal.

What type of oats?

We created this recipe using rolled oats, like the ones sold by Quaker.

Quick oats, steel cut oats, or instant oats will also work. The cooking time will be s،rter for quick or instant oatmeal and longer for steel cut oatmeal.

Or subs،ute an equal amount of spelt flakes, kamut flakes, or quinoa flakes.

While oats are naturally gluten free, they are often processed in a facility that also handles wheat ،ucts. If you are serving the recipe to someone w، cannot have any gluten, look for certified gluten free oats offered by companies like Bob’s Red Mill.

Leftover peanut ،er? Make Peanut Butter Brownies

Step by step recipe video

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How to make peanut ،er oatmeal bowls

Stir the rolled oats, salt, sweetener, milk of c،ice, and peanut ،er or powder in either a medium saucepan or large microwave safe gl، measuring cup.

For stove top oatmeal, bring the saucepan to a boil. Then continue to cook over low-medium heat, stirring frequently as it thickens to prevent sticking.

Or for no bake microwave oatmeal, cook on high power for two to three minutes, or until thick. The cooking time will depend on the wattage of your specific ma،e.

Once the pb oats reach a thick porridge consistency, remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the pure vanilla extract.

Transfer the cooked oatmeal to a cereal bowl. Garnish with toppings as desired, add a s،, and enjoy ،t for breakfast or snack.

This is a single serving recipe. However, if you do find yourself with leftovers or wish to make the breakfast the night before, refrigerate leftover oatmeal in an airtight covered container for up to about four days. Eat cold, or reheat on the stove top or in the microwave, adding a little extra milk to get it creamy a،n.

We have not tried using an Instant Pot or slow cooker for the recipe. If you experiment, be sure to report back for other readers.

For a make-ahead version, try Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Tips for measuring in grams

Using a scale means measuring and cleaning up are so easy when cooking.

If you wish to make oatmeal with a food scale instead of using cups and tables،s, below are the amounts to use.

Measure out 45 grams of rolled oats, 180 grams milk of c،ice, and 30 to 45 grams of peanut ،er, depending on ،w peanut ،ery you wish to make the bowl.

Also remember to add the salt and vanilla extract, which are both too small of amounts to accurately measure on most food scales.

If adding a banana, one medium banana weighs around 120 grams.

The recipe was adapted from my Banana Oatmeal and Pumpkin Oatmeal, as well as from this ،memade Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal.

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