Epicurean Vegan

Healthy Eating for Discriminating Palates

Navigation
  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Information
    • What the heck is that?!
    • Watch & Learn
    • Calcium
    • Protein
  • Contact

Groatmeal with Fresh Fruit

November 20, 2014 by Epicurean Vegan

Groatmeal with Fresh Fruit -- Epicurean VeganWhen it comes to breakfast, it can be a little lack luster for me. The Tenth Grader and I try to hit the gym in the mornings before school, so I typically inhale a Larabar at 5:45 a.m. and when I come home, I’m just wanting something quick. Sadly, I usually end up with a Boca “chicken” patty on an English muffin. Even though I’m a morning person, making a quick, healthy and delicious breakfast can be a tall order. If I had my way, I’d go to the Rainbow every morning for their Groatmeal (granola + oatmeal and loaded with lots of fruit), but that’s not an option. The other night, while lamenting with my friend Jessie about my boring breakfasts, she told me to make the oatmeal the night before. For many of you, this may be nothing new, but to me, it was revolutionary. You see, I’m not a huge oatmeal fan . . . unless it’s the Rainbow’s . . . but I thought, what the hell, it’s time to be a big girl and make my own oatmeal. And I loved it. Talk about easy and an ideal option for a post workout meal.

INGREDIENTS:
1 C old fashioned oats
1 to 1-1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
Fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and/or bananas
Handful of granola, store-bought or homemade
Brown sugar
*next time, I’ll add some cinnamon to the oats and milk the night before. Yum!*

DIRECTIONS:
The night before, place the oats in a Pyrex dish (or any covered bowl) and pour in the almond milk. This is where your preference comes in. If you pour enough to just cover the oats, by morning, the oats will have absorbed most of the milk, or pour in a bit more to make it kind of soupy. I like the soupy kind. You can always add more almond milk in the morning if it’s not enough. You really can’t screw this up.
Groatmeal with Fresh Fruit -- Epicurean VeganI know, they pretty much look the same, right? There was only a little “loose” milk in the one on the right. When it comes time to eat, just scoop out some oatmeal, add a handful of granola, slice up some fruit, and sprinkle with a tiny bit of brown sugar. Enjoy!

Groatmeal with Fresh Fruit
 
Print
Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 C old fashioned oats
  • 1 to 1-1/2 C unsweetened almond milk
  • Fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and/or bananas
  • Handful of granola, store-bought or homemade
  • Brown sugar
Directions
  1. The night before, place the oats in a Pyrex dish (or any covered bowl) and pour in the almond milk. This is where your preference comes in. If you pour enough to just cover the oats and by morning, the oats will have absorbed it all, or pour in a bit more to make it kind of soupy. I like the soupy kind. You can always add more almond milk in the morning if it's not enough. You really can't screw this up.
  2. When it comes time to eat, just scoop out some oatmeal, add a handful of granola, slice up some fruit, and sprinkle with a tiny bit of brown sugar. Enjoy!
3.2.2885

 

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Filed Under: Breakfasts Tagged With: fast and easy, fresh fruit, groatmeal, healthy, overnight oats, vegan breakfast

« Creamy Avocado Pasta
Cinnamon-Almond Croissants »

Comments

  1. Barb@ThatWasVegan says

    November 20, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    What a great idea. Also, it’s shocking to hear you refer to him as the 10th grader. It seems like only yesterday he was the 7th grader!?

    • Epicurean Vegan says

      November 20, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      Haha! Tell me about it! He’ll be 16 in less than two weeks–yikes!

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

The Epicurean Vegan is devoted to those wanting to eat healthy, save animals, and reduce their carbon footprint. My decision to go vegan started out as a quest to get healthier, but the more I learned about veganism, the more I realized how damaging the meat and dairy industries are to the environment and, of course, the animals. And it is for these reasons, that I would never go back to eating or wearing animal products. Ever.
Read More

Subscribe

Enter your email address to receive recipes to your inbox.

Links To Visit

Animal Place Sanctuary
Disease Proof
Doctor Yourself
More....

Top Posts & Pages

  • Angela's Vegan Quiche
  • Mexican-Style Risotto
  • Coconut-Lemon Bundt Cake
  • Pasta with Creamy Coconut-Mushroom Sauce
  • Creamy Macaroni and Cashew Cheese

Categories

Archives

Popular Posts

StudioPress Premium WordPress Themes: Foodie Theme

© 2025 · Epicurean Vegan · Designed by: Upperdale Designs on the Genesis Framework· WordPress · Log in · Return to top of page

%d