This Recipe Is: • Ready in 30 Minutes or Less • Vegetarian • Gluten Free •
You know what I want for breakfast? Mmmmmm … I really wish I could have an Almond Joy candy bar … but in a healthy, hearty, keep-you-powered-up-all-morning breakfast!
Oh wait … that’s exactly what I made! Yay! 😀 (Oh friends, you know how much I love Almond Joys … remember these snack bites and this chocolate chia seed pudding?)
Sweet coconut and crunchy almonds, with just a hint of creamy chocolate. All swirled together in a deliciously warm and satisfying bowl of almost-instant oatmeal … mmmmmmm!
And this got the ultimate double-stamp of approval. Not just because my family absolutely loves it and excitedly asks me to make it regularly … I mean, that’s a given for recipes we share with you here at THK.
Nope! It’s because of what happened one day last weekend … (picture a time warp here) … when my family made a spur-of-the-moment decision to hit the slopes of our local ski resort (as we headed into our umpteenth-straight, freezing cold Ohio day).
My husband gallantly offered to make breakfast while the rest of us showered and grabbed our gear. The kids wanted Almond Joy Oatmeal (again!), so I handed Romeo my laptop with the draft of this recipe post (and experienced the strange and wonderful sensation of letting someone else handle breakfast duty)!
Minutes later, Romeo arrived upstairs with a huge smile and a steamy bowl of this oatmeal, gleefully declaring, “This recipe is totally THK! I can’t believe how easy it was to make!” (You shoulda seen his eyes sparkle! You would’ve thought he’d just seen a unicorn!) “I thought it’d be hard, but it was done so fast and it’s really, really good, and healthy and filling! Really kid-friendly, too! It’s just great!”
He was so stinkin’ cute – utterly earnest in his excited discovery that our THK recipes really are that easy to make! (Well, yeah, sweetie – that’s kinda the whole premise of Two Healthy Kitchens!)
I grabbed a pencil and frantically wrote down his little gems of wisdom before I forgot what he’d said – this was the very best and most glowing recipe review I could have hoped for!
But really – this 10-minute oatmeal is absolutely worthy of a double-stamp of THK approval!
My husband was 100% right – delicious, healthy, filling, and a total breeze to make. (Ummmmm … I kinda designed it that way … but don’t go telling Romeo that and bursting his bubble of excited discovery!)
I don’t mind one bit that my kiddos request it all the time, because I can whip this together and check breakfast right off my list (even when I don’t have the luxury of letting someone else take over the kitchen)!
I’m not kidding about the 10-minute prep! (Well, ok … actually I kinda am … it’s probably more like 7.2 minutes! But “7.2-Minute Almond Joy Oatmeal” just didn’t have the same ring!) The most time-consuming part of the whole process is just getting the milk and water to boil!
So fire up your most powerful burner, and get ready to meet your new favorite oatmeal!
10-Minute Almond Joy Oatmeal
The delicious flavors of an Almond Joy candy bar in a healthy, super-fast stovetop oatmeal! Your whole family will LOVE it, and it'll keep them fueled up all morning long!
• Ready in 30 Minutes or Less • Vegetarian • Gluten Free •
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 1/2 cups quick oats
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 3 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips, optional, for serving
Instructions
- Bring the milk and water to a boil in a saucepan that’s large enough to prevent boil-overs. (While your milk and water heat up, gather your other ingredients and have them ready, because the rest of the cooking goes very quickly.)
- Once the liquids boil, reduce the heat to low. Add the oats and then stir in all other ingredients, except optional chocolate chips.
- Continue cooking for 1-2 minutes as you're adding the ingredients, until oats are done and oatmeal is thickened to your liking. (If you're not quick about adding the ingredients, you can turn the stove off as you add the final items, so that your oatmeal doesn't get too thick, or you can add just a little more milk to thin the consistency to your liking.)
- Serve with about 1/2 teaspoon chocolate chips sprinkled on top of each serving, if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 servings Serving Size: 3/4 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 253Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 312mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 5gSugar: 14gProtein: 8g
Nutrition calculation does not include optional chocolate chips. Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only, and may additionally vary depending on your choice of ingredients or preparation. No guarantees are made regarding allergies or dietary needs. Always consult a physician or dietician for specific advice and questions.
This is almost a dessert for breakfast…what’s not to like? I will definitely try this recipe since we often have our “boring” oatmeal for breakfast.
Thanks for the recipe Shelley and hope you are enjoying your week 😀
Hi, Juliana! We so truly know where you’re coming from … desert for breakfast – PERFECT!!!! And no way is this boring oatmeal! It’s fun, happy, oh-so-yummy, ha-ha-we’re-cheating-the-system-and-having-dessert-for-breakfast oatmeal! 😀 Hope you’re having a fab week, too! ~G&S
That husband of yours must be awesome! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Chriss
Awwwww … you know what? He really is pretty gosh-darn awesome! Somehow I kinda did get the very, very best one! 😀 But about this recipe … we’re talkin’ some seriously good oatmeal here! Try it for sure! It’s ridiculously easy and such a crowd-pleaser! Hey – and thanks so much for stopping by! ~Shelley
Just too funny! Food can actually be easy to make?! Every time I ask my husband to cook dinner he just looks so frightened. Making anything that requires following a recipe is not his forte. He asks a thousand questions!! lol No questions asked on this recipe! How can you beat 10 minute oatmeal! Sounds absolutely delicious!
Oh your poor guy! Well, we don’t want to scare him, but really – he could probably make it through this oatmeal all by himself! It’s that easy! 😀 And yeppers – soooooo delicious! Hope you make it (bonus points if HE does!!!)! Have an awesome weekend, Cindy! ~G&S
Yum, girlfriend! I can’t wait to make this one! Do I have to share it with my family? 🙂
Lol! No way you need to share – it’s totally over-rated! Hoard it all for yourself! Actually, this makes enough that you truly could do that and reheat it for yourself for breakfast all week! (You might want to add a little extra milk to thin it back out when you warm it up.) But shhhhhhhh … don’t tell your family I said so! 😀 ~Shelley
This sounds great and I can’t wait to try it. It’s like I saw a unicorn-love that! I’m out of coconut, but putting this on my must try! And I don’t even have to get my kids ready to ski. Reminds me of when we had a checklist. They used to go every weekend with their dad and it was such an effort. Finally after always forgetting something they came up with a checklist and all was well!
That’s an awesome idea about a checklist! I am a total list-maker. (You know – I make lists for EVERYTHING and sometimes even include easy stuff just so I can cross it off and feel like I accomplished something! :D) So how have I missed the idea of creating a ski gear checklist?? No really – I am going to click over to my word processor and type one up right now! Not kidding! Hope you love my oatmeal as much as I love my new ski checklist! 😀 ~Shelley