As we approach the colder season of the year, our bodies tend to crave warmer foods. This stovetop Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal is the perfect cozy recipe to start your day—it tastes like a lemon poppy seed muffin. It’s also a great recipe to meal prep as you can divide a single serving into glass containers and enjoy for up to four breakfasts.
The new Vital Proteins® Lemon Collagen Peptides ($27; shop now) packs in 20g collagen peptides per serving and provides a refreshing lemony flavors, making it your go-to for recipes that call for a lemon taste.
Enjoy this recipe with different toppings of your choice. (We think it’s delicious topped with fresh blueberries, yogurt, nuts and seeds and dab of nut butter.)
Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal
Yields 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 cups water
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1-2 servings Vital Proteins® Lemon Collagen Peptides
- 1 Tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
- blueberries and a lemon (to garnish)
Directions:
- Bring water to a boil in a pot on the stove. Once water begins to boil, add in the oats and cook for about 7–10 minutes on low or until the water is fully absorbed. Once the water has absorbed, remove the pot from the stove.
- Next stir in the almond milk, maple syrup, Lemon Collagen Peptides, cinnamon and poppyseeds.
- Lastly, divide into bowls or glass meal prep containers, top with blueberries and enjoy!
