When I eat this version of breakfast oats, it feels a bit wrong. It is like eating some apple pie for breakfast, which is also good by the way.

The ease at which these are made, their portability, the healthy nature of the ingredients and the taste are fantastic. I love this as a breakfast option.

I was never really a breakfast person for years because I’m not a morning person. That was just one more thing to do that I didn’t have time for.

But on my plant based journey I have certainly come to appreciate breakfast and the benefits it has to kick starting your metabolism in the morning.

When starting plant based, breakfast can be kept super easy such as peanut butter on toast, avocado on toast, quite a bit of stuff, just on toast. If you start work very early and eat breakfast at work, then something on toast is a good option. Highly portable, not so messy, easy to knock up and you can eat it at your desk.

Now this recipe does fall into that category as well. But instead of taking seconds to prepare, it takes a few minutes.

I make this in the evening after clearing up from dinner. It’s not messy and then it just goes into the fridge.

The Recipe

Ingredients

1 apple, cored and cut into 1 to 1.5cm small bit sized pieces

1 cup of rolled oats

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp ground flaxseed/linseed

1/4 cup slithered almonds

1/4 cup sultanas

2 cups plant based milk ( I use almond)

Method

1. Cut and core the apple. A corer wastes a bit of apple so I do it by hand but whatever works for you
2. Place apple in a bowl and microwave on high for 45 seconds to 1 minute depending how soft you like the apple
3. Add all the ingredients to the bowl of cooked apple
4. Stir to combine. The flaxseed will float, gently stir and fold it in to get it combined.
5. Once fully combined, cover the bowl and let sit in the fridge overnight
6. In the morning divide into 2 portions and share with someone you like or save the second portion for tomorrow’s breakfast
7. Mix lightly as you serve to combine and even out and solid/liquid separation
8. Top with extra fruit if you desire such as blueberries, sliced banana or anything that you love to eat

Notes:

You could leave out the flaxseed (ground lindseed) but it is a fantastic source and an easy way to get a dose of Omega 3 into your diet.

You can add other nuts other than almonds or leave the nuts out altogether. Nuts don’t really soak up much liquid so whether they are in or out they aren’t going to alter the consistency or the absorption of the oats.

You can add less sultanas, you add blueberries instead but be mindful you are going to end up with an interestingly stained presentation of your oats in the morning.

You could add more milk if you want it a bit runnier. It will appears thick in the morning but I find the consistency is right once you mix it a bit.

Estimated Nutritional Information

(per serving – recipe makes 2 servings)