44 Deliciously Warm and Cozy Oatmeal Recipes
It’s high holiday season!
Shopping to do. Cookies to bake. Packages to wrap.
And once the kids are on winter break, the exciting hustle and bustle of the holidays will really be in full swing! Family parties … ice skating and sledding and snowball fights … plus all those last-minute errands to run!
But before you head out to the mall to see Santa just one more time, or to the slopes for a few good runs … it’s always smart to fuel up with a delicious hot breakfast first! (Ahem … no angry, hungry elves!)
Yeah … we’re talking oatmeal!
A nourishing, hot breakfast that’ll keep you warm and cozy!
And takes only a few minutes to make!
And can even be started before you go to bed … so it’s ready and waiting for you in the morning!
Ahhh … now doesn’t that just melt the holiday stress away?!?
We’ve got 44 (yes … 44!!) of the bestedy-bestest hot oatmeal recipes out there! You can bet your elf ears that these recipes are the most delectable and healthiest we could find! (You’d be amazed how many unhealthy ones we found! Seriously! Unhealthy oatmeal? Yep – it’s a thing!)
From baked oatmeal that’s perfect for a family brunch and slow cooker oatmeal that cooks happily along while you snooze … to super-fast stovetop oatmeal recipes and even oatmeals that taste like carrot cake and candy bars. (Cake and candy bars for breakfast? Yum!)
So this holiday season …. and all winter long … you’ll have plenty of inspiration to get a nutritious, rave-worthy breakfast on the table in no time flat! (Leaving plenty of time for all those shopping-skating-sledding family-fun adventures!)
You need energy. You need sustenance. You need oatmeal.
And we’ve got it for ya …
Stovetop Steel Cut Oats Recipes
1 Peanut Butter, Apple and Pretzel Oatmeal from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
2 Vanilla Porridge with Honeyed Apples from Heather at Girlichef
3 Creamy Steel Cut Mango Coconut Oatmeal from Karen at Kitchen Treaty
4 Triple Chocolate Steel Cut Oatmeal from Gina at Running to the Kitchen
5 Zucchini Oat-Quinoa Porridge from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
6 Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal from Chef Becca at It’s Yummi
7 Banana, Strawberry and Pineapple Steel-Cut Oatmeal from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
8 Plum Crunch Steel Cut Oats from Erin at The Law Student’s Wife
9 Piña Colada Steel-Cut Oatmeal from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
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Fruit-Filled Stovetop Oatmeal Recipes
1 Blueberry Cheeesecake Oatmeal from Taylor at Food Faith Fitness
2 Peach Cobbler Oatmeal from Ashley at Spoonful of Flavor
3 Tropical Oatmeal from Danae at Recipe Runner
4 Strawberries N’ Cream Oatmeal from Cindy at Pick Fresh Foods
5 Oatmeal with Bananas, Poppy Seeds, Cinnamon, and Toasted Almonds from Heather at Girlichef
6 10-Minute Apple Pie Oatmeal from Two Healthy Kitchens
7 Red Currant & Almond Oatmeal from Lucie at Win-Win Food
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MORE Stovetop Oatmeal Recipes (Without Fruit)
1 10-Minute Almond Joy Oatmeal from Two Healthy Kitchens
2 Carrot Cake Oatmeal from Renee at Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
3 Maple Pumpkin Oatmeal with Chia from Liz at The Lemon Bowl
4 Hot Cocoa Oatmeal from Hannah at Clean Eating Veggie Girl
5 10-Minute Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal from Two Healthy Kitchens
6 Mexican Chocolate Pudding (or Brownie) Oatmeal from Brianne at Cupcakes & Kale Chips
7 Delicious Mocha Oatmeal from Howie at Hurry the Food Up
8 Sweet Potato Oatmeal from Alissa at Connoisseurus Veg
9 Chai Oatmeal from Sue at The View from Great Island
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Microwave Oatmeal and Fun Pre-Made Mixes
1 Pumpkin Spice Latte Overnight Oats from Davida at The Healthy Maven
2 DIY Instant Fruit and Nut Oatmeal from Sue at The View from Great Island
3 DIY Homemade Instant Oatmeal In a Jar from Jeanette at Jeanette’s Healthy Living
4 Perfect Microwave Banana Oatmeal from Anne at Fannetastic Food
5 Chocolate Almond Banana Oatmeal from Brianne at Cupcakes & Kale Chips
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Baked Oatmeal Recipes
1 Peanut Butter Cup Baked Oatmeal from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
2 Peaches & Cream Cheese Oatmeal Bake from Emily at Zen & Spice
3 Lemon Blueberry & Banana Baked Oatmeal from Riley at Bites of My World
4 Pear Almond Steel Cut Baked Oatmeal from Danae at Recipe Runner
5 Strawberry Cheesecake Baked Oatmeal from Kim at Hungry Healthy Girl
6 Cowboy Cookie Baked Oatmeal from Claudia at The Breakfast Drama Queen
7 Toasted Coconut Baked Oatmeal from Kristin at Tastefully Gluten Free
8 Oatmeal Cookie Dough Breakfast Bake from Amanda at Running with Spoons
9 Jammy Baked Oatmeal Cups from Elise at Elise in the Snow and Sun
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Slow Cooker Oatmeal Recipes
1 {Overnight} Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal from Kate at i Heart Eating
2 Slow Cooker Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oatmeal from Davida at The Healthy Maven
3 Overnight Crockpot Banana Bread Oatmeal from Kate at i Heart Eating
4 Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oatmeal from Kristin at Dizzy Busy and Hungry
5 Slow Cooker Overnight Quinoa and Oats from Chelsea at Chelsea’s Messy Apron
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I want to eat ALL of these! Thanks for including my blueberry cheesecake oatmeal! Pinned!
Agreed! Every single one of these is calling my name! Well, honestly, we wouldn’t have included them in our list if Gretchen and I didn’t totally love them, but still … These oatmeal recipes are soooo my kinda food – so delicious, but easy and healthy, too! Yay, oatmeal! And speaking of “yay” – three cheers for your brilliant idea of fusing decadent blueberry cheesecake with a bowl of warm, comforting oatmeal! Totally fabulous! 😀 ~Shelley
Wow! This is fabulous. All of these look so delicious! Thanks for doing the work of rounding all these up for us to enjoy. I’m always looking for new ways to have my oatmeal in the morning. Looks like I found a few to try!
We’re just in love with this round-up … so many phenomenal recipes that we’re just so crazy-inspired to try! We really did weed through an awful lot of recipes to narrow it down to these delicious gems – so glad you like our final list! Mmmmmmm … happy munching this winter! 😀 ~G&S
Thanks for the shout out! What a great roundup!!
Hi, Emily! Your Peaches & Cream Baked Oatmeal just looks so fantastic – of course we just had to include it! We saw it and fell in love! 😀 ~G&S
Fueling up with oatmeal is a great way to start the day! Thanks for including my recipe. I can’t wait to try some of these delicious recipes!
Thanks, Ashley! We’re so excited about this list … and so inspired by all the great recipes! We’re thrilled to hear you liked it, too! Mmmmmmm … and your lovely Peach Cobbler Oatmeal? No way we could have left that out! Yum! I can just imagine how awesome it’ll be with the beautifully sweet, juicy farmers’ market peaches this summer! 😀 ~Shelley
Thanks so much for sharing my recipe! What an awesome roundup you have here!
You are so very welcome, Hannah! We were thrilled to include your yummi-licious Hot Cocoa Oatmeal – so excited to share it with our readers! Have a wonderful holiday season! 😀 ~G&S