Stovetop Oatmeal with Brown Sugar & Cinnamon
If you love the brown sugar oatmeal packets, let me just tell you, making it homemade is even better!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups milk I prefer almond milk for mine, but use whatever you like!
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups regular oats
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter optional
- ½ tablespoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Bring your water and milk to a boil over medium heat. Add the salt and oats.
- Lower the heat just slightly and cook for about 4 minutes.
- Add in the brown sugar and continue to cook another 3 minutes or so until the oatmeal is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. This is a creamy oatmeal though, so there will still be some liquid.
- Butter and cinnamon are the last things to go in if you are using them.
- Serve. I like to add chopped walnuts to mine, but you can skip this if you want.
- That is it! It is done and ready to eat.
Notes
- As noted above, you can use any type of milk you like. I use unsweetened almond milk, but any other plant-based milk ( soy milk or oat milk) or cow's milk works also.
- For an added creamy texture, stir in a little heavy cream or half and half before serving.
- A great way to get added protein is to add in a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter is really good and tastes delicious with the brown sugar. You can also add a couple of tablespoons of vanilla protein powder. Or a few teaspoons of chia seeds.
- The type of oats will determine the cooking time, be sure to check this above.
- Even if you don't want to add the other spices, be sure to add a dash of cinnamon for the authentic brown sugar packets flavor.