Earl Grey Oatmeal
This Earl Grey Oatmeal is fun way to flavor your breakfast bowl. These oats are steeped in earl grey tea and naturally sweetened with banana. This will become your favorite easy healthy breakfast.
Not sure if you realize this or not, but I absolutely adore breakfast. I’m that type of person that gets excited to go to bed because that means I am one stop closer to enjoying a giant bowl of warm pumpkin pie oatmeal, a slice of baked coconut cardamom oats, or a savory breakfast burrito.
Personally though, the easier the breakfast recipe, the more likely I will eat it. That’s how I’ve established my breakfast ritual. So let’s add this Earl Grey Oatmeal to the list of very easy, but bursting with flavor oats. And maybe this will get you ready to establish a breakfast ritual too.
Why You’ll Love this Easy Healthy Breakfast
- Super easy to flavor. All you need to do is heat up some milk and brew the tea in it. As it steeps, all the intense earl grey flavors from the tea bag end up in the milk. And this works with lots of different teas if you ever want to experiment.
- Takes about 10 minutes to make. Just steep the tea, add in your oats and allow it to cook.
- Great to make ahead. You can double or triple this recipe for some easy breakfast throughout the week.
- An easy healthy breakfast with no added sugar. These oats are naturally sweetened with banana, so these oats will provide a great amount of steady energy throughout your morning and also manage to keep you feeling full.
Key Ingredients
- Rolled Oats: Use rolled or quick oats for this recipe. Do not substitute out for steel cut oats as the amount of liquid and cooking time is different. If you’d like this to be truly gluten-free, make sure to use clearly marked gluten-free oats.
- Earl Grey Tea Bag: Any brand should work, so if you have a favorite flavorful tea you love to use, make that the star of this recipe.
- Cinnamon: I love the flavors you get from a whole cinnamon stick, so I used that in this recipe. However, feel free to use ground cinnamon to taste.
- Vanilla: Just a small dash needed to help enhance the natural sweetness in your oatmeal.
- Banana: Our sweetener for the oats. You can also swap this out for some chopped dates, a splash of maple syrup or a teaspoon of brown sugar if you are not a fan of bananas.
- Ground Flaxseed: Helps to thicken the oats, but also imparts some omega 3s into the mix. You can also swap for some chia seeds as well.
How to Make Earl Grey Oatmeal
Add some milk to a sauce pan along with your earl grey tea bag, and cinnamon stick. Bring the mixture up to a low simmer and allow the tea bag to steep for 2-3 minutes. Remove the tea bag and carefully squeeze out the liquid into the milk mixture.
Pour in your oats, ground flax, mashed banana, vanilla and a pinch of salt and mix the oats well. Allow the mixture to cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes at a low simmer until thickened.
Tips for the Perfect Creamy Oatmeal
- Make sure to continuously stir your oats. As your oats cook, continue to stir the mixture until thickened. Stirring helps to evenly thicken your oats into a creamy consistency.
- Don’t skip the pinch of salt. You just need a little dash of it here, but it helps to bring out a lot of the natural sweetness in this recipe.
- Use milk for a creamy texture. While you can do these oats with just water, the true creamy nature of the oats is enhanced with the creaminess of your milk. So do not skip or replace.
How to Serve This Tea Infused Oatmeal
Serve this Earl Grey Oatmeal with some extra sliced bananas, but my favorite topping is some stewed blueberries. I use frozen blueberries and place on the stove top with a pinch of cardamom and a teaspoon of chia seeds. I warm the berries through until they are completely warm and thawed then let it thicken for a few minutes with the chia seeds. This method is similar to my chia jam recipe. I also like to top with a sprinkle of some extra nuts or seeds for a little more protein.
Frequently Asked Questions
Place your cooled oats in individual airtight containers that you can grab and go with during the week. You can store these oats for up to 5 days. Just note, your oats will continue to thicken the longer it sits. To reheat, you can add a splash of milk to help loosen your oats up and heat back up for a few minutes on the stovetop or place in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Using a combination of the rolled oats sweetened naturally with fruit on it’s own provides a great deal of fiber and antioxidants. Combining the oats with soy milk helps to enhance the amount of protein in this breakfast bowl as well. Mixing in the flaxseeds provides omega 3s, which are great for our overall brain health.
It really depends on what you do with your oats. If you think about fullness, it will be impacted by fiber, protein and healthy fats. So if you find that just plain oats don’t fill you up, add things like berries, a sprinkle of nuts and seeds or nut butter to help enhance those fullness ques.
Oats are not naturally gluten-free because oats are typically grown together with wheat and are easy to cross contaminate. Make sure to use packaged oats that are clearly labeled as gluten-free.
More Easy Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Try
- Apple Cider Oatmeal
- Blueberry Walnut Baked Oatmeal
- Vegan-Style Migas
- Chocolate Cherry Granola
- Overnight Steel Cut Oats
Earl Grey Oatmeal
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Earl Grey Oatmeal is fun way to flavor your breakfast bowl. These oats are steeped in earl grey tea and naturally sweetened with banana. This will become your favorite easy healthy breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy milk (or plant based milk of preference)
- 1 cup of water
- 1 cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 earl grey tea bag
- 1 cup rolled oats (or clearly marked gluten-free rolled oats)
- 1 small banana, mashed or cut into coins
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, add in your milk, water, cinnamon stick and tea bag. Bring the mixture to a low simmer for 2-3 minutes to allow the tea to infuse.
- Remove the tea bag with a spoon or spatula and carefully squeeze out any additional liquid from your tea bag into the milk.
- To the milk, add in your remaining ingredients and stir well. Allow the oatmeal to continue to simmer and thicken for at least 3-5 minutes while stirring frequently, then serve as desired.
Notes
Make sure to continuously stir your oats. As your oats cook, continue to stir the mixture until thickened. Stirring helps to evenly thicken your oats into a creamy consistency.
Don’t skip the pinch of salt. You just need a little dash of it here, but it helps to bring out a lot of the natural sweetness in this recipe further.
Use milk for a creamy texture. While you can do these oats with just water, the true creamy nature of the oats is enhanced with the creaminess of your milk. So do not skip or replace.
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★ Catherine
My kids loved this oatmeal. Thank you for making eating healthy so fun.