Blueberry Oatmeal
Updated May 24, 2023
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1⅓cups water
- ⅛teaspoon salt (optional)
- ¼teaspoon cinnamon
- 2teaspoons mild honey
- ⅔cup rolled oats or oatmeal
- ⅓cup blueberries
- ½teaspoon finely chopped or grated orange zest
- ½cup low-fat milk, soy milk, almond beverage or rice beverage
Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)
311 calories; 2 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 67 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 7 grams protein; 154 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Bring the water to a boil in a medium-size saucepan. Add the salt, cinnamon, honey and oatmeal. Reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered for five minutes or until most of the water has been absorbed. Add the blueberries, orange zest and milk (or alternate beverage). Bring to a simmer, and simmer five more minutes or until the oatmeal is thick and creamy and the blueberries have begun to pop. Cover and let stand for five minutes, then serve.
- To make in a microwave: Place the oatmeal, water, salt, honey, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large Pyrex bowl — at least 1½ quarts. Cover the bowl with a plate. Microwave at 100 percent power for three minutes. Let sit one minute, then carefully remove the plate. Stir in the blueberries, orange zest and milk. Cover with the plate, and microwave for two minutes more. Let sit for one minute so the oatmeal will absorb the milk.
- Advance preparation: If you want to save a few minutes in the morning, you could combine all the ingredients except the milk, blueberries and orange zest the night before. The oats will absorb all of the liquid. Add the milk, bring to a simmer and proceed with the recipe.Martha Rose Shulman can be reached at martha-rose-shulman.com.
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The trick to Oatmeal in the microwave is to sprinkle the cinnamon on the water and then heat. The cinnamon creates surface tension on the water and it never overflows. Without the cinnamon, the oatmeal overflows.
You are onto something! In my version I skip the honey as the mixture is already sweet and add a couple of egg whites for protein.
The trick to making oatmeal in the microwave is to use a ridiculously large bowl so it doesn't overflow. This trick makes oatmeal in the morning mindless.
Added toasted pecans and an egg to this at the end. Stir vigorously as the egg cooks. Both added some complexity to the original recipe… and some protein.
I didn't have milk or any milk substitutes so I added some extra water and a half a banana and it still turned out great! Loved what the orange zest provided! Such a good and easy recipe that I will come back to!
So good! I didn’t have honey so used maple syrup. Suspect I’d prefer that to honey in any case. Easy to make. And both quick and needs little oversight once the ingredients are added, making it a perfect weekday morning breakfast.
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