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How to make microwave oatmeal

Make Your Own Microwave Oatmeal

This recipe makes a lightly sweetened oats mixture that's ready to be scooped up and microwaved into single-serving bowls of nourishing oatmeal. Be sure to use a deep cereal bowl for cooking the oats since they can bubble up and overflow. Thick-cut oats will require a little extra cooking time

Course Breakfast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 165 kcal
Author Katie Morford

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled/old-fashioned oats (not quick oats or instant oats)
  • ½ cup dried fruit (raisins; dried cranberries, blueberries or cherries; or diced dried apples, apricots or peaches)
  • ½ cup sliced, slivered, or chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, or hazelnuts)
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Put the oats, dried fruit, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon into a large jar, storage container, or ziplock bag. Shake well until all of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed together.
  2. To cook a bowl of oatmeal, first give your jar a hearty shake to mix any ingredients that have settled to the bottom of the container. Pour a rounded 1/3 cup of the oatmeal mixture into a deep cereal bowl. If the bowl is too shallow, the oatmeal may overflow in the microwave.

  3. Pour 2/3 cup of water into the bowl and stir well. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir, and continue to cook until the water is absorbed and the oats are tender, another minute or so. Remove from the microwave and stir. The oatmeal will thicken as it cools.

  4. Add fresh fruit, more nuts, and milk if desired.