Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Servings4 Servings
This recipe for Quick Oatmeal with Fruit and Nuts comes together in 10 minutes and is easily customized with different fruit, spices and nuts. Just a few ingredients and breakfast is served.
Milk is a part of my breakfast each and every morning. Â Whether it’s swirled into my coffee, whisked into eggs or drizzled over a piping hot bowl of oatmeal, it’s my morning go-to for protein.
Ingredients you’ll need
- Water
- Ground cinnamon
- Kosher salt
- Quick-cooking oats
- Apple
- Medjool dates
- Chopped almonds
- Brown sugar or honey
- Milk, warmed
This oatmeal recipe is so quick to make that you can make it before you head out the door on weekdays. Â In less than 10 minutes you’ll be eating a bowl of nutritious oats, protein packed milk, heart-healthy almonds, apples and dates. Â Four of the five food groups in one bowl.
How to make this recipe
In a medium saucepan, combine water, cinnamon and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in oats and lower temperature to medium-low. Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until desired consistency. Stir in apple, dates and almonds. Divide among 4 bowls and top with brown sugar. Serve with warm milk drizzled over the top.
Quick Oatmeal with Fruit Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
- ½ cup chopped apple
- â…“ cup chopped pitted Medjool dates
- 2 tablespoons chopped almonds
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar or honey, divided
- 1 cup lowfat or fat free milk, warmed
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine water, cinnamon and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in oats and lower temperature to medium-low. Cook for 3-5 minutes, or until desired consistency. Stir in apple, dates and almonds.
- Divide among 4 bowls and top with brown sugar. Serve with warm milk drizzled over the top.
- Serve with a glass of lowfat or fat free milk.
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Hi! I’m Heather
I’m Heather, a recipe developer and content creator based in Vancouver, Washington. I started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006 because I believed weeknight dinners shouldn’t be boring and gourmet shouldn’t mean complicated. I’m also the co-founder of Spiceology, so safe to say I think about food for a living. Stick around for recipes that actually make it into your regular rotation.
I really love this recipe and hope you will too!
Wow this sounds like an ad and really turns me off. Also, use whole milk; it’s wholesome. Don’t fear fat.
@Loren, how does that sound like an ad??? Sounds tasty to me!
We are big oatmeal lovers here and of course with milk 🙂
This sounds so good! I love oatmeal!