Recipe: Healthy Instant Oatmeal Jars
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Adding whole grains into your diet can provide many benefits including lowering blood pressure and improving your body’s reaction to stress. These healthy instant oatmeal jars are the perfect way to have an easy ready-to-go snack or meal on hand in the pantry.
I recommend using mason jars or some other air-tight containers to hold the mixtures. Then block out an hour over the weekend to make up a batch. You’ll find it’s so simple to whip up enough to last several days or a week that you’ll want to add this to your meal planning and prepping routine.
Pick Your Oats
All the recipes start with 1/2 cup of oats. You can use instant for a more porridge-like consistency or if you prefer a thicker consistency, use old-fashioned rolled oats.
Do You Like Your Oatmeal Sweet?
Play with the sweetness to find what makes you happy. The recipes include an optional 0-2 teaspoons of sugar, or if you prefer, you can substitute honey or maple syrup.
Your Texture, Your Choice
The recipes call for 1/2 cup of boiling water, but you can use hot milk for a thicker texture. Or if you like your oatmeal less thick, add more water or milk until you find the right consistency for you.
Storage
The mixes will keep well at room temperature for up to 3 months or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Chocolate Almond Cherry Oatmeal Jar
Ingredients
1/2 cup oats
1 tbsp sliced almonds
1 tbsp chopped dark chocolate
1 tbsp freeze-dried or dried tart cherries
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch of sea salt
0-2 tsp sugar, to taste (optional)
Directions
1. In a mason jar, combine all ingredients. Stir to mix. Store at room temperature until ready to eat.
2. To prepare, pour 1/2 cup boiling water to the jar. Stir well and cover for 5 minutes allowing the oats to thicken. Mix and enjoy.
Strawberry Flax Meal Oatmeal Jar
Ingredients
1/2 cup oats
1 tbsp ground flax meal
2 tbsp freeze-dried or dried strawberries
Pinch of sea salt
0-2 tsp sugar, to taste (optional)
Directions
1. In a mason jar, combine all ingredients. Stir to mix. Store at room temperature until ready to eat.
2. To prepare, pour 1/2 cup boiling water to the jar. Stir well and cover for 5 minutes allowing the oats to thicken. Mix and enjoy.
Caramel Cashew Oatmeal Jar
Ingredients
1/2 cup oats
1 tbsp chopped dates
1 tbsp cashew pieces
Pinch of sea salt
0-2 tsp sugar, to taste (optional)
Directions
1. In a mason jar, combine all ingredients. Stir to mix. Store at room temperature until ready to eat.
2. To prepare, pour 1/2 cup boiling water to the jar. Stir well and cover for 5 minutes allowing the oats to thicken. Mix and enjoy.
These three recipes give you plenty of options for breakfast during the week. Use your imagination and try some other combinations that you dream up. You may find something that you love!
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Dominique
15 Comments
Hang Around The World
You gave me the right recipe to try in the next days. It is so delicious, yum!! Thank you for your work.
Eloise
this sounds like a tasty, great, yummy breakfast! I need something different to switch up the usual cereal! thanks for the idea…
I think the oats I’d like most would be the crunchy, sweet type (I’m not a fan of mushy texture) ; )
Ada
Oh these look so yummy! I am a big fan of oatmeal.
Enriqueta E Lemoine
Good morning my dear! This time I’m choosing the cashew one. Thanks for sharing these three wonderful ways to start my day! Have a great day you too!
Enri
Paula Stewart
I love that you offer suggestions on how to make this to your own preferred tastes. It sounded so good that I sent the post to my Aunt’s timeline.
Polly
These look really delicious! I haven’t tried making oatmeal jar but after reading this post I might attempt to do so. And the instructions looks easy to follow! Thank you so much for the recipe!
DeeDee
I am a huge overnight oats fan. I love to eat in the morning but don’t want to “make” anything that early.
Lili Mila
I love oatmeal. These look amazig and the recipes are easy to follow. I will definitely give this a try.
Sarah Meh
This instant oatmeal jar looks very delicious to me. The best part is it’s quite easy to make.
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen
I love oatmeal and I love these instant oatmeal jars! Looks so flavorful!
Nursery rhymes girl
Hi Dominique,
Today morning I made oatmeal, but in a different way. Thanks for sharing this recipe, I can try this tomorrow for breakfast. Happy blogging 🙂
David Elliott
These look so very delicious. I’m not sure my daughter would be into them but I know I would love to have this available at home and just head out the door with one.
Georgina Nderitu
Sounds absolutely delicious, and it’s a recipe that I have to try as soon as I can. I really love oatmeal.
Monidipa Dutta
Although I hate oatmeal’s but this is worth a try I guess!
Dominique
Oatmeal is not my favorite either. I have to add things to oatmeal to make it work for me. So these recipes are important for me!