PB&J Hearty Breakfast Oatmeal

Make a delicious hearty Oatmeal for Breakfast!

On those cooler winter mornings, one of the things we really love to start out our day with is a real stick to your ribs style oatmeal breakfast. A favourite recipe is what we like to call PB & J Oatmeal because, simply put it tastes like a peanut butter and jam sandwich. Only loaded with nutrient dense calories.

The recipe is really simple to make. With only a few staple ingredients from the pantry and freezer, you can make this in under 20 minutes. A great hearty way to ensure you start the day off with a nutritious meal.

Ingredients:
Rolled Oats - Use whole oats and not quick oats.
Blueberries & Strawberries - Get them fresh and in season when possible. Otherwise we use frozen.
Cinnamon & Vanilla - Our vanilla is pure from Mexico. Artificial vanilla lacks nutrients and the real flavours.
Plant Milk - I love coconut, she loves soy. You can choose your own.
Organic Peanut Butter - We buy ours from the bulk food store, you can really use any you like.

THE RECIPE

• 1/3 cup Oatmeal - large plain dry

• 1/2 cup Water - removed nut milk

• 1/2 cup blueberries

• 1/2 cup strawberries

• 1 teaspoon each - hemp seeds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds

• 1 tablespoon Natural Creamy Peanut Butter

• 1 teaspoon amber honey

• 1 /2 teaspoon each - pure vanilla / cinnamon

Create the Berry Compote
Place a pan to preheat on medium. Once the pan is hot add in the blueberries and cut strawberries. Start stirring them and soon they will start to breakdown and become like a jam.

Add in the lemon juice and a 1/2 portion of the cinnamon and vanilla. Continue to cook until the liquid is minimal.Cooking will take about 5 - 7 minutes

Prepare the Oatmeal
First heat up the water in the pot. Stir in the oats just before the water comers to a boil. Cool the oats until all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the remaining vanilla and cinnamon. Cooking will take about 5-6 minutes.

A serving of this will put you at about 370 calories without the nut milk. Below is a breakdown of the nutrients.

Basic Nutritional Info for 1 serving

Once the oatmeal is cooked you can assemble in the bowl to eat. Start with the oats adding on top of that that your warm berry compote, sprinkling the seeds across the top and drizzling with the honey!

Please let us know if you have any recipes ideas or questions about changing your diet to include more whole food plant based options that are nutrient dense.

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