Hello friends! Today I’m excited to share one of the Simple, Healthy Gut Friendly Oatmeal recipes that I make often (and my children request oatmeal) – and it’s very fancifully called my oatmeal recipe. Original, I know.
There’s a few things in this that help make it a “healthy” oatmeal recipe – and a lot of it is things I’ve tweaked as I’ve been learning more about simple but impactful eating.
But here’s a few of the key things:
Sprouted Oats
The best way to start with a healthy oatmeal recipe is with a great base of quality oats! These are my favorite sprouted oats (though the most affordable place to buy them is from Thrive Market – use my link for $40 off your next order). You can sprout any old fashion oats yourself by soaking them (just google to follow an exact recipe, so to speak) but I’m not that great at planning that in advance, so I just buy the pre-sproated oats and it makes it easy!
Why sprouted? Simply because it’s easier for your body to digest and get the max amount nutrients!
Gelatin
Gelatin is a great source or animal proteins and other healthy goodness (specific, I know). It’s pretty flavorless but adds SUCH a punch! The key is to add it early on into the oats, and to let it slowly dissolve into the oatmeal… if you try and cook the oatmeal too fast, it can clump up and lemme just tell you, solid gelatin chunks aren’t super delicious to eat. haha.
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup is one of the few sugars that’s a “complete” sugar in that our body can break it down without it totally spiking things. So I love adding it whenever I want to add a little sweetness, but also support my body without giving it a sugar-induced overload.
Add-Ins!
This is the fun part – adding in extra goodies! Here’s a few of my faves:
- Fresh berries
- Frozen Fruit (add to the bowl and put warm oatmeal on top to dethaw)
- Dried fruit
- Dried nuts (specifically sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts)
- Chia Seeds
- Bee Pollen
- Coconut Flakes
- Peanut Butter or Nut Butter
- Cocoa Chips
Really, the sky is the limit! I love mixing different combinations (usually with whatever I have in stock).
Simple, Healthy Gut Friendly Oatmeal
What you’ll need:
- Old Fashion Oats (I prefer sprouted)
- Water (filtered, if possible)
- Gelatin
- Maple Syrup (optional)
- Milk (optional)
- Add ins (dried or fresh fruit, dried nuts, chia seeds, bee pollen, etc.)
What you’ll do:
- I personally eyeball it, but I add in water into a pot (however much oatmeal I want, that’s how much water I add) and bring water to a boil.
- Once water is boiling, I’ll turn the water down to low-medium and add in the oats.
- Then I’ll add in a scoop of gelatin, slowly sprinkling a thin later and letting it “bloom” on the oats before stirring it in.
- Let everything slowly cook together, about 5-10 minutes, only stirring once the gelatin has bloomed.
- OPTIONAL STEP: Add raisons on the top of the oats (after you’ve stirred the gelatin). This will “plump” the raisons up so they’re super juicy and a lovely addition.
- ANOTHER OPTIONAL STEP: you can add in the maple syrup while it’s cooking, or add it in after (we usually do after because my toddler loves to add it in).
- Scoop into a bowl with additional adds in (if desired), top with milk and enjoy!
