20 vegan oatmeal recipe ideas for nutritious breakfast
James and I are big oats fans, regardless of type. We love oat porridge, overnight oats or just oats mixed in smoothies or even turned into deserts.
When we are on the road, however, it is difficult to find oats served for breakfast. And even when hotels do offer them, they are usually instant and contain powdered milk (no good for vegan me!). The solution is to carry our own organic rolled oats wherever we go. And so we do.
For the past two years, I have been collecting photos of our oatmeal breakfasts during our travels. Now it’s is time to share our top 20 favourites to inspire you.
Let us first start with the basics of how to make the oatmeal and then top it with yumminess!
Energy – 246 Kcal/100g ( 231 Kcal 1 Cup)
Protein – 17.30%
Total lip (fat) – 7.03%
Carbohydrates – 66.22%
Dietary fibre – 15.40%
Sugars – 1.45‰
For more nutritional facts on oats read source here.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 1
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Simple base oatmeal recipe, with no added seeds, but lots of coconut! Here we mixed coconut cream in the porridge and also on the top, giving it that soupy look.
Served inside half a coconut, picked in the garden of Alamanda Villas, where we were Workawayers for three and a half months.
Topped with perfectly ripe papaya and decorated with my favourite flower, frangipani (not edible!). Just the perfect tropical breakfast.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 2
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
This oatmeal recipe has the same base like the one above, only with richer topping.
In this case, to the ripe papaya, we added raw peeled unsalted peanuts, 2 chopped dates for each dish and a few sultanas to add a bit of acidic sweetness.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 3
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Oatmeal recipe number three has a simple porridge base, topped with coconut cream and peanut butter. To add a bit of energy for a long day’s work in the tropics, we also added crunched nuts for extra power.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 4
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Here’s one of our favourite combos! Papaya and banana! Oh, how delicious is that? My mouth is watering already!
Bananas here, do taste different than the Costa Rica ones we get in Portugal or the UK. Some are a bit acidic, they stick to your tongue.
Back to this oatmeal recipe. It is as simple as it looks: oatmeal (always made with water and coconut cream, topped with papaya, banana and peanut butter.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 5
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Oh my, another mouthwatering one! Oatmeal topped with bananas, low sugar raspberry jam and lots of creamy coconut cream.
Lacking words to describe!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 6
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
This oatmeal recipe version has two different additions, namely chopped figs from Tunisia and peanuts. This time the peanuts were not peeled. I guess at the time we did not find peeled ones. Supply can be inconsistent on the island!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 7
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Here’s an example of pure tropical yumminess. Oatmeal with banana, mango and coconut cream.
You can never go wrong with this sweet and fresh duo!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 8
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
This oatmeal is very similar to the number five, above, the only difference being the lack of coconut cream at the top. We must have for sure run out that day!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 9
LOCATION Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Oatmeal recipe idea number 9 has topping galore, with all you deserve! Banana, papaya, coconut cream, pumpkin seed and two types of flaxseeds make this topping rich and nutritious.
Talk about abundance!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 10
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
We do like islands! The next nine oatmeal recipe ideas were produced on the island of Madeira, off the Atlantic coast. This is where we stayed for three and a half months prior to going to Langkawi island in Malaysia.
We were there looking to buy land to set up a boutique hotel and retreat venue, but the Universe had other plans for us.
On Madeira, we had more chances to experiment with our oatmeal recipes. This one was topped with chia seeds, pumpkin seed, dried goji berries and annona (or cherimoya), found in abundance on Madeira island up until spring.
This tropical fruit has a deliciously creamy texture. Worth a try.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 11
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
Ok, so this is me going crazy with my experiments. The base oatmeal is topped with chia seeds and accompanied with small and sweet localy produced bananas* and a fruit they call banana/passion-fruit.
Everything sprinkled with cinnamon.
* Did you know that on Madeira island alone there more there are more than 22 different types of banana? So we were told.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 12
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
Oatmeal recipe number 12 is an example of good fruit pairing. Annona and bananas go beautifully together, in our opinion. Chia seeds, pumpkin seeds and goji berries add a nutty and sour touch to the feast.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 13
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
Ooooh lálá! This is another top ranking on our lists (see full recipe here).
We must have bee feeling very needy that day by the looks of this oatmeal. Mixed berries almost floating in coconut cream, lightly sprinkled with chia seeds.
These berries were frozen.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 14
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
This is an annona feast, topped with two types of flaxseeds (dark and golden), sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds. To add sweetness, this oatmeal recipe is topped with molasses*, typical on Madeira island due to the local sugar cane production.
*Molasses is a healthy alternative to sugar!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 15
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
This colourful oatmeal recipe is topped with their local boat-shaped passion-fruit, avocado and chia seeds.
“No coconut?”, you may be wondering. I would guess, we must have run out that day!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 16
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
Simple yet tasty, this oatmeal recipe includes pear, chia seed and coconut milk. Though not our first choice, it works well when you feel like a light porridge.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 17
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
Here there is a variation in the usual oatmeal recipe. The flaxseeds and chia seeds have been cooked with the oats. It makes the mix more consistent and deliciously gooey.
The topping includes briefly cooked apples chopped into small squares, cinnamon and a few almonds for decoration.
Around the porridge, we added maple syrup, which goes beautifully with the apples and cinnamon.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 18
LOCATION Madeira Island, Portugal
This is the last oatmeal recipe from Madeira Island. This time we experimented with mixing grated coconut in the porridge mix.
The topping included thinly chopped bananas, sultanas, chia seeds, and more grated coconut.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 19
LOCATION Sintra, Portugal
When we returned for our 18-month trip, pomegranates were in season. So, naturally, we had to add this anti-oxidant to our beloved oatmeal recipe!
Porridge topped with bananas (this time imported from Costa Rica), avocados and pomegranate welcomed us home.
Vegan Oatmeal Recipe Idea 20
LOCATION Sintra, Portugal
Another fruit that was in season when we returned home was peaches. We love peaches for their freshness, juiciness and sweetness.
This last oatmeal recipe is topped with peaches, chopped Portuguese almonds, chia seeds and sunflower seeds.
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