Raspberry White Chocolate Oatmeal

This Raspberry White Chocolate Oatmeal is a delicious and surprisingly healthy way to start your day. It’s loaded with healthy plant-based protein, carbs, and fats thanks to pumpkin and hemp seeds, almond butter, and rolled oats. Plus a touch of maple syrup and white chocolate give this bowl a sweet twist.

Dessert for breakfast? You betcha!

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Healthy Plant-Based Ingredients

Regardless of if you are just incorporating more plant-based meals to your menu or 100% committed to only plant-based recipes, this oatmeal is bursting with healthy plant-based ingredients to fuel your morning. To keep this recipe plant-based, use vegan white chocolate, like Lily’s, Pascha, or Toll-House Allergen-Free chocolate.

Rolled Oats

Rolled oats are a top-notch source of plant-based carbohydrates and are loaded with fiber, which help keep you fuller longer and also help to stabilize your blood sugar. Oats have a surprisingly high amount of healthy fats and protein (for a grain). And oats are teeming with important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants.

Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds (or “pepitas) are a delicious, crunchy addition to this oatmeal. They provide a ton of plant-based healthy fats (including omega-6s) and protein, as well as vitamins and minerals, like zinc, iron, and magnesium. It’s super simple to incorporate 1-2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds in your oats every morning to reap the many health benefits they provide, especially if you are incorporating seed-cycling into your diet.

Hemp Seeds

Hemp seeds are my go-to plant-based protein source for morning oats, smoothies/smoothie bowls, or granola. Just 3 tablespoons of hemp seeds packs in 10 grams of complete protein! Complete proteins contain all 9 essential amino acids. Hemp seeds are a superfood well worth the hype. They are insanely nutritious, packing in healthy fats and fatty acids omega-6 and omega-3, plant based complete protein, and a ton of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to boot.

Almond Butter

I highly recommend whipping up a batch of my Homemade Almond Butter to incorporate into this oatmeal. Clean almond butter, made from just ground almonds and maybe a pinch of salt, is an amazing source of healthy plant-based monounsaturated fats and fatty acids, which have been proven to help lower LDL “bad” cholesterol and raise HDL “good” cholesterol. Almonds are a heart-healthy addition to this oatmeal.

Raspberries

In addition to providing some tangy sweetness to this oatmeal, raspberries also provide a boost of potassium and manganese, which are essential for heart health and healthy bones and skin, respectively.

How to Make Raspberry White Chocolate Oatmeal

Hot Oatmeal

Combine oats and water in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir in almond milk, almond butter and maple syrup (if desired). Microwave on high for another 30 seconds to 1 minute, until warm.

Top with hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, white chocolate and raspberries. Enjoy!

Cold Oatmeal

You can also enjoy this bowl cold. Omit the water and combine oats with 1/2 cup almond milk, almond butter, and maple syrup in a bowl. Mix well to incorporate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes, or until the rolled oats soften to desired consistency. Top with hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, white chocolate and raspberries.

Check out these other breakfast ideas:

• Pesto Potato Crustless Quiche
• Cranberry White Chocolate Quinoa Bowl
• Hearty Morning Harvest Muffins
• Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie