16 Oatmeals That Prove Breakfast Can Be Both Delicious and Nutritious
Who says oatmeal has to be boring or bland? These 16 recipes take simple oats and transform them into breakfast dishes that taste indulgent—but are completely nutritious. From sweet, decadent flavors to savory twists, each bowl is packed with wholesome ingredients that keep you full and satisfied. Get ready to start your mornings with meals that feel like a treat without any of the guilt!
Pear Oatmeal Bars
These Pear Oatmeal Bars are vegan, gluten-free, and 100% fruit sweetened, with no added sugar.
Cranberry Pecan Baked Oatmeal
Cranberry oatmeal baked with pecans, maple syrup, and cinnamon and topped with a homemade maple Greek yogurt sauce! Perfect holiday baked oatmeal!
Oatmeal Cream Pie Cake
This oatmeal cream pie cake is a warm and cozy spiced oatmeal cake filled with vanilla cream and topped with a creamy vanilla glaze. Inspired by Little Debbie’s oatmeal cream pies; it’s the perfect treat for fall or any time of year!
Fudgy Brownie Baked Oatmeal
This Fudgy Brownie Baked Oatmeal is chocolatey, fudgy, chewy and tastes just like a brownie, but healthy! This oatmeal recipe is perfect for a weekend brunch or premade for a quick weekday breakfast on busy mornings and you can easily customize with other flavors or toppings.
Oatmeal Cream Cheese Cookies (with Chocolate Chips!)
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and full of chocolate chips and that classic oat flavor. These cookies are a perfect comfort treat with a special ingredient to make them crazy soft.. for days!!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls are the perfect no-bake snack, combining quick oats, rich peanut butter, and honey for a deliciously chewy texture. Mini chocolate chips and finely-chopped peanuts add an irresistible crunch. Make this easy recipe in 25 minutes (includes chill time!).
Strawberry Oatmeal
Dive into a bowl of juicy berry flavor with strawberry oatmeal recipe! It’s fast and easy to make as a satisfying breakfast: the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Oatmeal Smoothie
This oatmeal smoothie recipe is a creamy and delicious way to get your whole grains! Blend it up with peanut butter, banana and cinnamon.
Banana Oatmeal Muffins
These cozy banana oatmeal muffins are easy to whip up in a blender! Add streusel for a sweet crunch, or go healthy with a sprinkle of oats.
Maple Iced Oatmeal Cookies
As soon as the holidays begin to approach, I am ready to start baking cookies and this is one of the first recipes I reach for. They remind me of my mother’s Iced Oatmeal Cookies that we’d bake together when I was a little girl, but with the addition of maple.
Best-Ever Oatmeal Pancakes
Hold onto your hats, this is the BEST oatmeal pancakes recipe! They’re easy to whip up with 100% oats, and taste like vanilla cake.
Fruit, Figs and Peanut Butter Coffee Oatmeal
This Fruit, Figs and Peanut Butter Coffee Oatmeal recipe is the perfect way to get in your caffeine in the morning. The frozen berries, chia seeds and figs come together perfectly in this easy breakfast bowl.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake
You’ll love this old-fashioned oatmeal cake because it tastes like an oatmeal creme cookie that was transformed into a cake. Rolled oats enhance the texture of the traditional cake, and when combined with a luscious cream cheese frosting on top of the cake, it is irresistible.
Oatmeal Fudge Bars
These simple but decadent Oatmeal Fudge Bars are a mash-up of two of our favorite desserts: soft, chewy oatmeal cookie on top and bottom with a thick layer of rich chocolate fudge in the middle.
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
A perfect cozy breakfast that requires only 10 minutes of prep–this Blueberry Baked Oatmeal is hearty and delicious. Simple to make ahead and have breakfast ready for you in the morning. Add a drizzle of maple and you are all set!
Oatmeal Waffles
These oatmeal waffles have become my go-to weekend breakfast. Made entirely with rolled oats instead of flour, they’re not only deliciously satisfying but they’ll actually keep you full until lunchtime! Alex and I have been making these for years, and they’ve become our family’s most requested breakfast recipe.
