Have you run short of ideas on what to make yourself for breakfast every day? Well, one staple breakfast food that never gets old or boring is oats! Oats are super nutritious and extremely tasty.
The best part of having an oat bowl for breakfast is that you can literally try out different breakfast bowl recipes with just this one simple base ingredient. Oats go with literally anything!
In this article, I’ll tell you 5 super simple DIY oat breakfast bowl recipes that do not require dairy milk! These recipes are completely vegan and you can use any milk substitute of your choice (two milk substitute recipes are given below). Check out these super simple oat breakfast bowl recipes below.
Oats with Chocolate and Chia Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients:
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- A pinch of salt
- peanut milk – 2 tbsp peanut butter + dates or raisins + 1 cup water
Method:
Into a bowl, add the rolled oats, chia seeds, and cocoa powder along with a pinch of salt to taste. Give these dry ingredients a good mix and then add in a cup of sweetened peanut milk or any other milk substitute of your choice.
How to make peanut nut milk? – Into a mixer blender, add 2 tbsp peanut butter with 1 cup of water and raisins or dates for sweetener. Blend it into a fine liquid. The peanut milk is then ready.
Mix this well with the oats and then refrigerate this overnight (or for at least 2 to 3 hours). You can have it cold or you can warm it up in the microwave for few mins before you serve to have it hot.
Serving suggestion: Once the breakfast bowl is ready, top it up with any chopped fruits of your choice, and then it is ready to consume. You can also do the same with almonds or any other nut butter.
No milk Overnight Oats Bowl
Ingredients:
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- 1 – 2 tbsp honey
(Or maple syrup) - 1/2 cup Yogurt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp matcha powder
- A pinch of salt
Method:
Into a bowl, add the rolled oats, chia seeds, and honey, along with a pinch of salt to taste. Give it a good mix and then add in 1/2 cup of yogurt and 1/2 cup of water. Mix this well and then refrigerate this overnight (or for at least 2 to 3 hours).
Serving suggestion: Once the breakfast bowl is ready, top it up with any chopped fruits of your choice and then it is ready to consume. READ MORE – Make yogurt at home with just green chilly.
Hot Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients:
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 cup cashew nut milk
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- A pinch of salt
Method:
Into a heating pot, add in the rolled oats, and cashew nut milk (or peanut milk or any other milk substitute of your choice). How to make peanut/cashew nut milk? – Into a mixer blender, add in the 2 tbsp roasted peanuts/cashew nuts along with 1 cup of water and blend it into a fine liquid. The cashew milk is then ready.
Add chia seeds and a pinch of salt and cook on high flame. Soon the mixture will start to bubble, at that point, turn the flame on low and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken. Then, turn off the flame and serve in a bowl.
Serving suggestion: You can top up this oat breakfast bowl with chopped fruits of your choice along with a drizzle of peanut butter.
Calcium-rich vegan oats –
Ingredients:
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- dates or raisins ( sweetener)
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- A pinch of salt
Into a jar, add the oats, and sesame milk. How to make sesame milk? – Into a mixer blender, add the 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds along with dates or raisins and 1 cup of water. Blend it into a fine liquid.
Add chia seeds, turmeric and a pinch of salt. Mix well and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. In the morning have it cold or warm it up in the microwave to have it warm.
5. Healthy skin overnight oats –
Contains moringa or matcha powder that is rich in antioxidants to keep your skin healthy.
Into a jar, add the oats, and cashew nut milk (or peanut milk or any other milk substitute of your choice). How to make peanut/cashew nut milk? – Into a mixer blender, add the 2 tbsp roasted cashew nuts along with 1 cup of water and blend it into a fine liquid. The cashew milk is then ready.
Add moringa or matcha powder and a pinch of salt. Mix well and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. In the morning have it cold or warm it up in the microwave to have it warm.
Serving suggestion: You can top up this oat breakfast bowl with chopped fruits of your choice along with a drizzle of peanut butter.
Tip: If you wish to sweeten it, you can add 2 seedless dates or some honey or maple syrup while blending the peanuts/cashew nuts with the water for some added flavor.