Start your day with this flavourful low-glycaemic oatmeal recipe. This creamy porridge is flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon and topped with plain Greek yoghurt, blueberries, cashew nuts, pumpkin and chia seeds. It is served with hard-boiled eggs for a protein boost to stabilise your blood glucose and give you steady energy release until lunchtime without the need for snacks.
Serves 1 | Cook time: 6 mins
Ingredients
- 40g rolled oats
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100ml unsweetened soya (or dairy) milk
- 50g low-fat plain, Greek yoghurt
- 80g frozen blueberries
- 10g cashew nuts
- 5g pumpkin seeds
- 5g chia seeds
- 2 medium hard-boiled eggs
Directions
1. Put 100ml of boiling water in a small saucepan. Stir in the oats, cinnamon and vanilla and cook on a simmer for 3 minutes, then add soya milk and cook for another three minutes, stirring often, until soft.
2. Remove from the heat and put into a serving bowl. Allow it to sit for a few minutes to thicken.
3. In the meantime, place the blueberries in a small microwaveable dish. Heat for 15-30 seconds or until the blueberries soften and begin to release their juice.
4. Top the oats with yoghurt, blueberries, cashews, pumpkin and chia seeds. Serve with hard-boiled eggs.
PrintBlueberry, Cashew and Chia Oatmeal Recipe
- Cook Time: 6
- Total Time: 6 minutes
- Yield: Serves 1
Description
Creamy porridge flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon and topped with plain Greek yoghurt, blueberries, cashew nuts, pumpkin and chia seeds.
Ingredients
- 40g rolled oats
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100ml unsweetened soya (or dairy) milk
- 50g low-fat plain, Greek yoghurt
- 80g frozen blueberries
- 10g cashew nuts
- 5g pumpkin seeds
- 5g chia seeds
- 2 medium hard-boiled eggs
Instructions
- Put 100ml of boiling water in a small saucepan. Stir in the oats, cinnamon and vanilla and cook on a simmer for 3 minutes, then add soya milk and cook for another three minutes, stirring often, until soft.
- Remove from the heat and put into a serving bowl. Allow it to sit for a few minutes to thicken.
- In the meantime, place the blueberries in a small microwaveable dish. Heat for 15-30 seconds or until the blueberries soften and begin to release their juice
- Top the oats with yoghurt, blueberries, cashews, pumpkin and chia seeds. Serve with hard-boiled eggs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Per Serving
- Calories: 463
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 164mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 26g
