My 21 ingredient oatmeal...

Its no secret that MacDonald’s have a ridiculous number of ingredients in their ‘healthy oatmeal’…

Whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, food starch-modified, salt, natural flavor (plant source), barley malt extract, caramel color. Apples, calcium ascorbate (a blend of calcium and vitamin C to maintain color). Sweetened dried cranberries (sugar, cranberries), California raisins, golden raisins, sunflower oil, sulfur dioxide as a preservative (contains sulfites). Milk, cream, sodium phosphate, datem, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium citrate, carrageenan.

(note to British reader’s – this is the american oatmeal; the UK one is much better)

So in light of this I decided to create my own 21 ingredient oatmeal – with only healthy wholefood ingredients!

21 ingredient oatmeal

serves 1

1. 30g oats
2. 10g oatbran
3. 1 pinch salt
4. 1/4 tsp cinnamon
5. pinch ginger
6. 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
7. 1 tsp instant coffee granules (brings out the chocolate flavour)
8. 1/2 cup water
9. 1/2 cup almond milk
10. 1 tsp coconut cream (or 1tbsp coconut milk)
11. 1 tsp (or to taste) coconut sugar
12. 1 tsp raisins
13. 1 tsp goji berries (presoaked if you prefer)
14. 1 tsp chopped dried date
15. 1 tsp sunflower seeds
16. 1 tsp hemp seeds
17. 1 tsp (whole) flax seeds
18. 1 tsp chia seeds
19. 1 tsp pumpkin seeds
20. 1 tsp shredded coconut (or 1 tsp apricot jam which is what I used in the picture)
21. as much peanut butter as you desire ( I probably used ~1 tbsp)

Mix ingredients 1-7  together before adding 8-9. Cook in microwave (or on a stove if you prefer) for 5mins (stir half way through if using microwave). Stir in ingredients 10 and 11, before topping with dried fruit (12-14) and seed mix (15-19). to finish garnish with shredded coconut (20) and a spoonful of peanut butter (21).

Enjoy

xoxo

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