5 Ways to Spice Up Your Dorm Room Oatmeal

Dorm room oatmeal is one of, if not the most, underrated college breakfast foods out there. Although plain oats aren’t necessarily the most desirable breakfast, there are myriad of ways to mix things up, and turn your plain bowl of oats into a restaurant quality breakfast. With a high amount of fiber and protein, oatmeal is the perfect meal to fuel you for a morning full of classes. Oatmeal is also perfect for on-the-go; just pack it in a reusable container, and you’re out the door. Best part? Oatmeal is a super easy food you can make right in your dorm room, with very minimal tools. Here are five of the best Dorm Room Oatmeal recipes to make for breakfast (or lunch, or dinner). 

Apple Pie Oatmeal

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 1 minuteTotal time: 6 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats or one individual package
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• 1/2 honeycrisp apple
• walnuts optional
• hemp seeds optional

Instructions

1. Chop the apple into small pieces.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, combine oats, almond milk, almond butter, and 1/2 of the chopped apple.
3. Microwave the mix for 1 minute.
4. Mix the oats, and add the remaining 1/2 of the chopped apple, and sprinkle with cinnamon and optional walnuts and hemp seeds.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 1 minuteTotal time: 6 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats or one individual package
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1/2 tablespoon chocolate chips
• 1-2 tablespoons chocolate granola

Instructions

1. In a microwave safe bowl, combine oats, almond milk and cinnamon.
2. Microwave the mix for 1 minute.
3. Remove the oats from the microwave and stir. Top with peanut butter, chocolate chips, and chocolate granola.
4. Pro tip: add the chocolate chips as soon as the oats have been microwaved so they will melt.

Banana Bread Overnight Oatmeal

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats or one individual package
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
• 1/2 banana
• 1-2 tablespoons pecans or walnuts

Instructions

1. Chop banana into small pieces.
2. Combine all ingredients, mix, and let sit in the fridge overnight.
3. Remove from the fridge in the morning, mix and enjoy.

Post-Workout Protein Overnight Oats

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon favorite nut butter
• 3 chopped strawberries
• 1/4 chopped banana
• 1/4 chopped apple
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
• Chia seeds optional
• Cinnamon optional for topping

Instructions

1. Combine oats and almond milk the night before, let sit in fridge overnight.
2. In the morning, mix the oats, and add nut butter, greek yogurt, chopped fruit, pumpkin seeds and optional cinnamon and chia seeds.

Chia Pudding Overnight Oats

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1/4 cup oats or 1/2 individual package
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon raisins
• 1 tablespoon walnuts
• 1 tablespoon almonds
• Fruit optional

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients and let sit in fridge overnight.
2. In the morning, mix the oats, and add desired fruit on top if you so choose.

Pro tip: to sweeten any of the oatmeal recipes, add a dash of pure maple syrup or agave.

• < 20 Minutes
• Breakfast
• Dorm Lyfe
• Health
• Microwave