This low-carb “oatmeal” doesn’t actually have oats in it, but it tastes just like the real thing and is ready in just 15 minutes!
Oatmeal is the breakfast of champions and has always been considered to be a super healthy and nutritious way to start your day. However, while oats are high in fiber and have a low glycemic index, they are quite high in carbohydrates.
While oats can form part of a balanced diet, the number of carbs might not make them suitable for some low-carb or keto diets.
This completely low carb “oatmeal” without oats (let’s call it a “noatmeal”) tastes better than the real thing and is packed full of flavor and nutrition! Eating this in the morning is a great way to avoid having a big sugar spike and stabilize your blood sugar over the course of the day.
How to make a low-carb oatmeal
Making low-carb oatmeal is very similar to making normal oatmeal as everything gets added to a pot, cooked together, and served with your desired toppings.
This is a great breakfast recipe as it’s quick and easy to make with minimal cleanup too!
Step 1: Add the almond flour, coconut flour, flax seed powder, chia seeds, and ground cinnamon to a mixing bowl. Whisk together well.
Step 2: Add the whisked dry ingredients to a pot over medium heat. Add the stevia drops, almond milk, and vanilla extract and stir well.
Step 3: Cook the low-carb oatmeal for 3 – 5 minutes until it’s properly warmed through and starting to thicken. Remove from the heat and taste. Add in salt if necessary at this stage.
Step 4: Serve the oatmeal with low carb toppings like fresh berries, nuts, and seeds.
Tips for making the best low-carb oatmeal
You can go with any toppings that you prefer for this recipe. You can make them super simple like fresh fruit, coconut flakes, and nuts or you can go the other route and make them indulgent and decadent with your favorite sweet toppings.
Keep in mind that the majority of the carbs in this low carb oatmeal come from the toppings you use. Keep them low-carb and you can have as much as you like!
If cinnamon in your oatmeal isn’t too your liking, then feel free to substitute with another spice. You can also substitute the chia seeds if you need to – some options you can add in are sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds or hemp seeds.
This recipe can easily be doubled and feed a family of 4 for breakfast. Everyone will be asking for seconds so make extra if you can!
If you have leftovers, you can store them in the refrigerator for the next day. Breakfast is then as easy as opening the refrigerator and getting yourself a spoon. You can also store the oatmeal for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Other healthy low-carb breakfast recipes
If you liked this recipe, here are some other easy low-carb breakfast recipes you might enjoy:
You can also read this roundup I created of 10 low-carb breakfast ideas for diabetics for even more great keto breakfast recipe ideas.
When you’ve made yourself some low-carb oatmeal, please don’t forget to let me know how you liked them and rate the recipe in the comments below!
15 Minute Low-Carb Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 4 tbsp. coconut flour
- 2 tbsp. flax meal
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 10 - 15 drops liquid Stevia
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the almond flour, coconut flour, flax seed powder, chia seeds, and ground cinnamon to a mixing bowl. Whisk together well.
- Add the whisked dry ingredients to a pot over medium heat. Add the stevia drops, almond milk, and vanilla extract and stir well.
- Cook the low-carb oatmeal for 3 - 5 minutes until properly it's warmed through and starting to thicken. Remove from the heat and taste. Add in salt if necessary at this stage.
- Serve the oatmeal with low carb toppings like fresh berries, nuts, and seeds.
Recipe Notes
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Well, i tried in both ways 🙂 it is good and holded together also without flaxseeds powder, but with flaxseeds powder it is perfect. And most important the bloodsugar stays low. I love it. Thank You!
What can you used instead of stevia?
If you don’t want any blood sugar impact you can use Stevia, Monkfruit or artificial sweeteners (Read more here: https://diabetesstrong.com/how-natural-artificial-sweeteners-affect-blood-sugar/). If you don’t care about the carbohydrate content you can use any sugar product
But what if i make it without flax seeds powder? I just don’t have these and i want to make the breakfast now 🙂 Is it ok or do i have to add something else instead?
It might work, might. Flaxseeds aids, almost like eggs, in making the porridge hold together. If you do try it please let us know if it works
Very useful recipe, Oats are rich with fiber and useful for breakfast
The recipe is delicious—but it doesn’t have oats in it. 😉
Exactly! That’s why we describe is as “oatmeal” or non-oats 😉