If this is the first time you’ve ever heard of “hot cereal”, then do not worry because it really isn’t a term you usually use in your meal prep. To give you an idea, a bowl of hot cereal is made from ground, crushed, or chopped grains that have been simmered in water or milk until soft. Oatmeal and other grains like rice, wheat, and barley are common examples. Doesn’t sound as mysterious now, does it? With that in mind, here are 22 perfect breakfast cereal dishes to get your day started!
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22. Maple Pecan Overnight Oatmeal
This pre-prepared oatmeal is concocted with some basic elements and accompanied by maple syrup and pecans. You can relish this dish as a morning meal or for your twilight nibbles directly from the fridge, or give them a swift warm-up for an instantly ready, wholesome hot grain meal. Additionally, you have the freedom to sprinkle any kind of nuts you prefer onto this recipe, boosting both your satisfaction and comfort levels.
21. Overnight Chia Seed Pudding with Almond Milk
This is an incredibly straightforward and flexible recipe for an overnight chia seed pudding (plant-based and free of gluten). With only two ingredients required, you can whip this up in less than 10 seconds. Just blend it together before you hit the sack, leave it to chill in the refrigerator overnight, and savor your delicious breakfast when you wake up! Furthermore, discover how to create chia pudding with any variety of milk – be it conventional cow’s milk, almond, soy, coconut, hemp, hazelnut…you’re free to choose from a sea of milk options!
20. Homemade Hot Cereal Mix
On a morning when my health was gradually improving from a bout of sickness, I indulged in a substantial bowl of warm grain-based meal. I sprinkled a variety of nuts and fruits on top and a dash of maple syrup. The consumption of this hearty meal, paired with a honey-infused lemon tea, provided a significant degree of comfort.
There’s an indescribable appeal to a nutritious, morning breakfast breakfast. Here’s a revelation: I ended up having the same meal for lunch on that day as well. It’s not that this warm grain dish was a cure, but it definitely didn’t harm my recovery process.
Recipe is easy, healthy and delicious for breakfast or brunch.
19. Farro Breakfast Porridge with Raspberries
Brooklyn-based Lilia’s culinary expert, Missy Robbins, brings a unique twist to her morning meals with a bowl of farro porridge, which she garnishes with a swift, wholesome, and flavorful topping concocted from frozen raspberries and honey.
18. Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
The procedure to create these apple cinnamon overnight oats is incredibly straightforward. You only need five minutes to get everything ready!
17. Blueberry Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
Kick off your day with this effortless yet delectable Blueberry Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal! It’s scrumptious straight from the oven, and it ensures delightful leftovers for the days ahead.
16. Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Quinoa has been a culinary staple for quite some time, but I’ve only recently started exploring the realm of breakfast bowls centered around this nutritious grain. I’ve created…
15. Creamy Millet Breakfast Porridge
Millet porridge is a creamy, gluten-free breakfast easily made in the slow cooker overnight and ready when you wake up. With hints of cinnamon and swirled with vanilla it’s the perfect base to top with your favorite fresh fruit, nuts and seeds for a hearty start to the day. Especially great when you want to switch things up from oatmeal!
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14. Instant Pot Sweet Potato Steel Cut Oats
These cozy instant pot sweet potato steel cut oats are filled with golden raisins and warming winter spices. Set it the night before and wake up to a bowl!
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13. Slow Cooker Porridge – Spiced Apple and Carrot
I love oats for breakfast especially no stir porridge recipes, an alternative to slow cooker porridge is oven baked oats, you do have to get out of bed to put them on in the morning, but you can slink back into bed for another 30 mins or so, my kids also love my banana blueberry baked oats, they call it “pudding” breakfast!
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12. Paleo Porridge (Egg Free, Grain Free Oatmeal)
This is an egg-free, grain-free, dairy-free, taste-FULL breakfast! This PALEO Grain Free Porridge is just like the oatmeal you had growing up, except it’s made with spaghetti squash for a ton of extra veggie goodness!
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11. Homemade Cream of Wheat Porridge
This homemade cream of wheat recipe with freshly ground wheat is the most deliciously simple breakfast porridge! Sweet, nutty, creamy – perfect for all your favorite fruit toppings.
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10. Easiest Instant Pot Steel Cut Oatmeal
If you’re anything like me you have those busy mornings where you’re rushing around like mad but you still need a healthy breakfast to power through your day. Let me introduce you to steel cut oatmeal.
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Up your breakfast game by making a delicious millet porridge with honey glazed plums. This ancient naturally gluten-free whole grain is just waiting to be re-discovered!
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8. Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal Mix
Start your day with this filling and nutritious carrot cake oatmeal made with steel cut oats, carrots, pineapple, and brown sugar. All the flavors of carrot cake in a healthy breakfast!
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7. Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Craisins & Cinnamon
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats can be made ahead of time for a healthy and filling breakfast. Add all the toppings for a sweet taste, and make this nutritious meal your own!
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6. Amaranth Porridge
Amaranth porridge is warm and comforting, and so easy to make! It’s filled with apples and cinnamon for a sweet pie-like taste.
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5. Overnight Steel Cut Oats (Hot or Cold)
An easy, fuss-free recipe for overnight steel cut oats with little prep and a short cook time. Unlike the no-cook or slow cooker methods that can leave the oats either too chewy or gloopy, this technique yields oats with a nice blend of chewiness & creaminess.
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4. Matcha Coconut Toasted Oat Bran Bowl
Let’s hereby declare oat bran bowls as the new smoothie bowl. Smoothie bowls are at least one step up from smoothies in terms of filling factor, but I need something a little more stick-to-your-ribs in the morning. This bowl of fiber-rich oat bran simmered with coconut milk does the trick.
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3. Blueberries and Cream Oatmeal Recipe
This recipe for blueberries and cream oatmeal is my go to recipe for oatmeal! A creamy bowl of oatmeal made with toasted oats cooked in coconut milk for filling fats! Topped with an easy blueberry chia jam for fruity flavor. Best hot cereal breakfast to make!
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Pumpkin spice oatmeal is the perfect fall breakfast! It has all of the classic pumpkin pie flavors, but this pumpkin pie oatmeal is much healthier for you.
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1. Vegan Grain-Free Keto Porridge
Is it possible to create a nourishing breakfast bowl without grains? The answer is YES and the secret behind a creamy keto porridge is a well-balanced mix of seeds. On top of that this is vegan too! click the link for more great vegan, keto, dairy free and gluten free breakfast ideas.
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20+ Hot Cereal Breakfast Ideas
A hot cereal is ground, crushed, or chopped grains boiled in water or milk until soft. With that said, here are 15 delicious hot cereal recipes to kickstart your day!
Ingredients
- Millet porridge
- Sweet potato steel cut oats
- Grain Free Porridge
- Wheat Porridge
- Carrot cake oatmeal
Instructions
- Choose any hot cereal recipes from the post that you like.
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- Try the best hot cereal recipes and share your photo under my pin on Pinterest!
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