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Easy Homemade Strawberry Oatmeal

4.82 from 11 votes
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By: Sarah BondUpdated: Nov 08, 2023 14 Comments

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Fuel your morning with some sweet Strawberry Oatmeal. This dish is loaded with protein and is a great filling option. Garnish with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

A bowl of strawberry oats topped with strawberry slices and halves and almond slivers


 

Something about a nutritious (and yummy) breakfast changes the course of your day. It gives you energy, keeps you full, and makes you feel full of pep and ready to tackle whatever the day brings. On mornings when I need a little extra of that so-called pep, I turn to something hearty like strawberry oatmeal.

This dish just totally seals the deal in all ways — it’s healthy, protein-rich, filling, satisfying, and sweet. What more could you want in a breakfast?

Another great thing about this recipe – like most oatmeal recipes – is that it’s versatile in that you can mix and match ingredients to get it just how you like it. Let’s dive in!

A bowl of healthy strawberry oatmeal topped with strawberry slices and halves and almond slivers

Ingredients in this strawberry oatmeal recipe

Strawberry oatmeal begins with a liquid base of milk and water, and then we add the oomph with the oats. Finally, we’ll add flavor by including sugar or honey, vanilla extract, and salt!

  • Water: Start with 1 cup of water.
  • Milk: Thicken up the oatmeal and add flavor by including 1 cup of milk. You can use any type here, from cow’s to almond or soy!
  • Strawberries: Now for the most important ingredient – 3 cups of strawberries, chopped. Feel free to use fresh or frozen (and thawed).
  • Oats: Add 1½ cups of rolled oats (learn all about oats + the different between instant and steel cut here).
  • Sweetener: Sweeten things up by including 1 tablespoon of either sugar or honey.
  • Vanilla Extract: Throw in ½ teaspoon vanilla for taste – this truly changes the game!
  • Salt: Finally, a pinch of salt completes the recipe.

Which type of oat is best?

Be sure to use rolled oats, not to be confused with steel cut or instant. Because different variations of oats cook at different speeds (steel cut take longer and instant can get mushy), rolled oats are your best bet in a perfectly textured oatmeal. (Learn all about types of oats and how to use them here!)

As for the strawberries? Well, you do you! If raspberries or blueberries sound more like it, switch ’em out! And for a vegan meal, use a nut milk.

A bowl of strawberry oatmeal topped with strawberry slices and halves and almond slivers

How to make strawberry oatmeal

One of my favorite things about strawberry oatmeal is how warm and cozy it tastes and feels! This is achieved by making it on the stove, letting all of the ingredients warm and blend together into oatmeal perfection.

Step 1: Blend the ingredients
In a blender, blitz together the water, milk, and 2 cups of the strawberries until evenly blended. Reserve the remaining 1 cup of strawberries for stirring in at the end.

A blender filled with blitzed water, milk, and strawberries

Step 2: Cook
In a medium saucepan, combine the blended strawberry mixture and rolled oats. Set it over medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the liquid has been absorbed and the oats are cooked through (take a bite, they should be soft).

A sauce pot filled with strawberry oatmeal ingredients

Step 3: Add the remaining ingredients
Stir in the remaining strawberries, sugar, vanilla, and salt, and serve warm.

A sauce pot filled with strawberry oatmeal ingredients

Optional oatmeal additions

You can opt to add extra flavors by including some of these ingredients. Almond slivers and cinnamon make oatmeal taste like magic, just saying!

  • Almond slivers – 2 teaspoon
  • Chopped nuts – 2 tablespoons
  • Shredded coconut – 2 tablespoons
  • Nutella – 2 teaspoon
  • Peanut or nut butter – 2 teaspoon
  • Cinnamon – ¼ teaspoon

Want an even easier version of this recipe? Try it in Strawberry Overnight Oats form! Or amp up the protein by making Egg White Oatmeal!

Easy Homemade Strawberry Oatmeal

4.82 from 11 votes
Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 10 minutes minutes
Total: 15 minutes minutes
Author: Sarah Bond
Calories: 116kcal
Servings: 4 servings
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Fuel your morning with some sweet Strawberry Oatmeal. This dish is loaded with protein and is a great filling option. Garnish with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water 236 mL
  • 1 cup milk 236 mL
  • 3 cups chopped strawberries divided, 500 g
  • 1½ cups rolled oats 120 g
  • 1 Tbsp sugar or honey 15 g
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 mL
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions 

  • Blend: In a blender, blitz together water, milk, and 2 cups of the strawberries until evenly blended. Reserve the remaining 1 cup of strawberries.
  • Cook: In a medium saucepan, combine blended strawberry mixture and rolled oats. Set over medium and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until liquid has been absorbed and oats are cooked through (take a bite, they should be soft).
  • Serve: Stir in remaining strawberries, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving Calories: 116kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 21.2g (7%) Protein: 4.1g (8%) Fat: 2.2g (3%) Saturated Fat: 0.9g (6%) Cholesterol: 5mg (2%) Sodium: 69mg (3%) Potassium: 238mg (7%) Fiber: 3.2g (13%) Sugar: 11.2g (12%) Calcium: 95mg (10%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
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  1. Francisco says

    Posted on 8/31 at 2:35 am

    Even simplear
    Don’t need to cook
    I have been eating them raw for more than 20 years

    Reply
  2. eddacker says

    Posted on 9/5 at 2:27 pm

    Straw/Blue berries, cinimon, and rolled oats
    4 servings made in a watery foam of berry goodness.
    Superbly Breakfast5 stars

    Reply
    • eddacker says

      Posted on 9/5 at 2:30 pm

      There is something wrong with my keyboard. It seems to have spelled Cinnamon phonetically.5 stars

  3. Kristen sauro says

    Posted on 4/26 at 7:43 am

    What’s one serving? 1 cup? 3/4cup just curious5 stars

    Reply
    • Sarah Bond says

      Posted on 4/26 at 9:49 am

      About 1 cup! 😀

  4. C Yocom says

    Posted on 5/14 at 9:17 am

    For the strawberry oatmeal, please fix the intro story, it says to use 2 cups of milk, but the recipe at the end says one cup of milk.5 stars

    Reply
    • Sarah Bond says

      Posted on 5/16 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks for pointing this out! 😀

  5. Sarah says

    Posted on 10/27 at 2:27 am

    Delicious!!5 stars

    Reply
  6. melinda french says

    Posted on 4/25 at 2:27 pm

    Can this be prepped and stored after being cooked or can I just add all ingredients and then store in the fridge without cooking?

    Reply
    • Sarah Bond says

      Posted on 4/25 at 4:37 pm

      Either of those would work! The texture will become quite soft but the flavors will still be great.

  7. Lark says

    Posted on 5/1 at 7:05 am

    This could have been good but it didn’t turn out how it was supposed to because of an error in the recipe. The recipe said that the weight of the oats was 570g (For 4 servings). I scaled it down to be one serving, which was about 142g. I poured the oats directly into the pot and it was WAY too much oats. I tried scooping out as much dry oats from the top as I could and then ended up adding more water and strawberries anyways to try to fix it because it was super thick. The result was some gluey oats that lacked in flavor and texture, unfortunately.3 stars

    Reply
    • Sarah Bond says

      Posted on 5/1 at 10:23 am

      Shoot there was a typo in the metric conversions, so sorry about that! It’s fixed now.

  8. Gordon says

    Posted on 8/19 at 7:46 pm

    In this part of the country it seems too hot to boil oatmeal – even in delicious strawberry milk. My usual in summer is to combine a quarter cup of rolled oats, a tablespoon of chia seeds, some nuts and a half cup of soy milk. Left in refrigerator over night it needs a little sugar and a little stirring in the morning. Strawberries would top it off. No heat needed.

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    • Brittany says

      Posted on 8/22 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks, I was wondering if I could do this overnight style. I really really dislike hot oatmeal but love the cold stuff. 🙂

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