While oatmeal typically holds the title for being, well, the most bland snoozefest, spicing it up doesn’t have to mean truckloads of chocolate chips.
Though, tbh, the healthier alternative usually involves oatmeal recipes calling for Antarctic nut butters or chia seeds you harvested yourself...
Luckily, these bloggers put in the work to create inventive, yet easy, oatmeal variations that will keep you fueled while sparing you the cavities.
Featuring vegan, no-cook, and protein-packed options, try a healthy (and ridiculously good-looking) bowl to get your day started.
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Steel Cut Oatmeal With Blueberry Compote
These hearty oats are cooked on the stove with cinnamon, cardamon, and nutmeg—then sweetened with dried fruit and blueberry compote. To make it even more protein-packed, this bowl is topped with sliced almonds.
Per serving: 239 cal, 3 g fat (.21 g sat), 47 g carbs, 16 g sugar, 182 mg sodium, 6 g fiber, 7 g protein
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Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
This grab-and-go breakfast from the blog Minimalist Baker will save you from the soggy mush that overnight oats can easily become. It’s vegan, protein-packed (thanks to PB), gluten-free, and quick to prepare.
Per serving: 454 cal, 23.9 g fat (2 g sat), 50.9 g carbs, 14.9 g sugar, 162 mg sodium, 12 g fiber, 14.6 g protein
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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
[Insert PSL joke here] This baked oatmeal is the ultimate way to get your fill of pumpkin, rich spices, and hearty oats. Topped with cranberries and pecans, it’ll last you for the better part of a week—if you can resist eating it all at once.
Per serving: 325 cal, 18.3 g fat (1.8 g sat), 36.1 g carbs, 9.3 g sugar, 159 mg sodium, 5.9 g fiber, 6.8 g protein
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Tropical Summer Coconut Oatmeal
Down to the coconut milk, this fruity recipe is like vacation in a bowl with a major 15 grams of fiber.
Per serving: 513 cal, 9 g fat (0.3 g sat), 99 g carbs, 37 g sugar, 124 mg sodium, 15 g fiber, 16 g protein
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Protein Pumpkin Oatmeal with Egg Whites
This dish is all fuel. The fluffy oats are jam-packed with protein, thanks to blogger Eat Bird Food’s method of whipping egg whites into the oats while they cook. The technique sounds daunting, but she promises it’s totally doable—and worth it.
Per serving (without toppings): 286 cal, 5 g fat (1 g sat), 47 g carbs, 11 g sugar, 310 mg sodium, 9 g fiber, 14 g protein
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Sweet + Savory Egg And Oatmeal Combo Bowl
This balanced bowl of oatmeal includes scrambled eggs, a fried egg, and almond butter to hit all of your cravings at one time. Plus, it'll fill you up with an insane 26 grams of protein. Talk about breakfast gainz.
Per serving: 345 cal, 12 g fat (2 g sat), 32 g carbs, 2 g sugar, 278 mg sodium, 6 g fiber, 26 g protein
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Brown Sugar Pear Steel-Cut Oats
Sign me up for anything topped with pecans. Lucky for me, that means a super-filling bowl of warm steel-cut oats and soft pears bathed in a little brown sugar.
Per serving: 349 cal, 10 g fat (5 g sat), 62 g carbs, 29 g sugar, 23 mg sodium, 9 g fiber, 5 g protein
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Savory Oatmeal With Avocado And Poached Egg
This savory oatmeal recipe gives the gift of breakfast for dinner. Thanks to the blogger behind Live Eat Learn, this dish is full of protein (17.8 grams to be exact) and healthy fats, courtesy of the avocado and parmesan, to keep you satisfied all day (night?) long.
Per serving: 473 cal, 29.9 g fat (8.1 g sat), 37.3 g carbs, 1.3 g sugar, 367 mg sodium, 11 g fiber, 17.8 g protein
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Crockpot Steel-Cut Oatmeal with Butternut Squash
This low-calorie recipe calls for prepping your steel-cut oats in a slow cooker overnight, which I’m totally about because there's basically nothing better than waking up to breakfast that's ready for you. Plus, the squash adds tons of flavor and fiber.
Per serving: 164 cal, 1.5 g fat (0.3 g sat), 35.9 g carbs, 13.6 g sugar, 297 mg sodium, 3.8 g fiber, 3.4 g protein
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Overnight Oats
Kate of Cookie + Kate’s no-cook recipe is low in sugar and high in flavor thanks to the natural peanut butter, cinnamon, and a few blueberries.
Per serving: 389 cal, 24 g fat (4.4 g sat), 37.9 g carbs, 5.8 g sugar, 165.7 mg sodium, 12.1 g fiber, 9.5 g protein
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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal with Streusel Topping
This recipe had me at pumpkin. After 25 minutes in the oven, you can warm up with an oatmeal dish made moist by pumpkin purée, and kept crunchy by a tasty streusel.
Per serving: 380 cal, 18 g fat (6.8 g sat), 44 g carbs, 14 g sugar, 283 mg sodium, 7.5 g fiber, 8.1 g protein
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Apple Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Instead of topping your oatmeal with apple chunks, this recipe calls for cooking and softening the apples with the oats, to really get the flavor incorporated.
Per serving: 266 cal, 6.1 g fat (2.3 g sat), 47.9 g carbs, 14.2 g sugar, 592.6 mg sodium, 8.3 g fiber, 7.4 g protein
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal With Berry Chia Jam
Inspired by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, this warm oatmeal is mixed in with berry chia jam and natural creamy peanut butter—which brings this morning meal to a nice 12 grams of protein.
Per serving: 228 cal, 5 g fat (1 g sat), 11 g carbs, 8 g sugar, 55 mg sodium, 6 g fiber, 12 g protein
