Skinny Funfetti Cake Batter Oatmeal
This thick buttery oatmeal really tastes like cake batter! The recipe is easily doubled, tripled, or quadrupled to feed more than one.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (33g) old-fashioned rolled oats (gluten-free if necessary)
- ⅔ cup (180mL) nonfat milk
- ¼ tsp butter extract
- 1-2 tsp rainbow jimmies (the long, thin sprinkles)
- sweetener, to taste
Instructions
- Add the oats and milk to a bowl and cook on HIGH in the microwave for 2 ½ to 3 minutes, or until most of the liquid has been absorbed. (Alternatively, cook on the stovetop over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently until most of the liquid has been absorbed.) Stir in the butter extract, and let the oatmeal sit for 1-2 minutes to thicken. Sprinkle the jimmies on top and serve immediately.
Notes
OATS ALTERNATIVES: Quick cooking oats (also called "one minute" or "instant" oats) may be substituted for the old-fashioned rolled oats. I don't recommend substituting steel-cut oats.
MILK ALTERNATIVES: Any milk may be substituted for the nonfat milk.
BUTTER EXTRACT NOTES + ALTERNATIVES: Butter extract is what gives this oatmeal that classic sweet, rich, buttery cake batter flavor. I really like Wilton’s butter extract. It’s typically sold near the vanilla extract on the baking aisle. I’ve also seen it on the wedding-themed aisle at Walmart. (You can use it to make all of these recipes of mine too!)
If you don’t have butter extract, you can substitute vanilla, but your oatmeal won’t taste quite like classic cake batter without it.
SPRINKLES NOTE: I highly recommend using jimmies (the long, thin sprinkles!). Nonpereils (the tiny balls) and colored sugar bleed a lot more and dissolve into the oatmeal. Rainbow jimmies and chocolate jimmies both work. Many other colors of jimmies should work too!
SWEETENER OPTIONS: Just about any sweetener will work! Common ones include liquid stevia, pure maple syrup, honey, agave, coconut sugar, monk fruit, erythritol, sucralose, and more. Feel free to use whatever sweetener you're most comfortable with! Adjust the amount of your preferred sweetener to suit your tastes.
DAIRY-FREE + VEGAN VERSION: For a vegan version, substitute your favorite dairy-free milk OR water.
GLUTEN-FREE VERSION: Use certified gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats or certified gluten-free quick cooking oats.
{gluten-free, egg-free, low fat, dairy-free option, vegan option}
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