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Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl & WIAW 17

You’ll love waking up to my creamy, warm, and naturally sweet double cherry oatmeal bowl studded with chia seeds and topped with warm cherries, nut/seed butter and more protein-packed seeds or nuts! 

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl + WIAW 17 | C it Nutritionally

I get in ruts. Usually breakfast ruts, but ruts nonetheless. I go through phases where I eat the same exact thing for breakfast for about 2-3 weeks, and naturally, I’m obsessed with it…like can’t get enough, lick the bowl. If you’ve been a long-time reader you’ve seen me through my smoothie phase, then smoothie bowl phase, and now as the weather is warming, it’s become a chia oatmeal bowl phase.

Enter this lovely concoction:

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl + WIAW 17 | C it Nutritionally

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl + WIAW 17 | C it Nutritionally

In case you couldn’t tell thus far, breakfast was my Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl…but cold after I finished taking some pics. Because when is my food NOT cold?! #foodbloggerlife

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You see, here’s what I love best about oatmeal…it’s a stick to your ribs type of morning meal. And for someone who wakes up hungry every.darn.day, I need that type of breakfast. And my smoothie bowls had been leaving me unsatisfied (#overkill) so I needed something a bit more winter-appropriate (AKA warm, gooey, sweet, and SATISFYING). But I also needed my brekkie to be healthy, nourishing, and energizing because, don’t we all???

This Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl is…

  • Warm
  • Gooey and creamy
  • Filling (I skipped my morning snack and wasn’t hungry until 1pm!)
  • Vegan/Gluten Free/Nut Free = food allergy friendly!
  • 350 calories per serving…with nearly 14 grams of fiber and 12 grams protein (stats include the added toppings!)
  • Satisfying and satiating
  • Sweet, but without added sugar

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl + WIAW 17 | C it Nutritionally

Get the recipe below!

So since I was so full and satisfied after breakfast, I skipped my morning snack and wasn’t hungry again until about 1pm (which is RARE for moi!)

What I Ate Wednesday 17 | C it Nutritionally

I made a big salad with everything AND the kitchen sink – spinach (I prooomise it’s under there somewhere!), cukes, sun dried tomatoes, fresh bell pepper, red onion, capers, about ¼ of an avo, a few hard boiled egg whites, a bit of feta, and some pepitas – with a side of brown rice crackers.

I spent the afternoon organizing a few closets in my apartment, finishing up Friday’s blog post (a sweet treat – perfect for Valentine’s Day OR your Super Bowl party!) and pushing back my workout each hour (guilty!)…So in between I snacked on an apple…

What I Ate Wednesday 17 | C it Nutritionally

And a leftover cookie. Sorry I ate it too fast, but it looked like this…

What I Ate Wednesday 17 | C it Nutritionally

I finally got my act together to workout after I plugged away a few more hours on my computer. I’m (still) on days 51-60 of Tracy Anderson’s Metamorphosis. I was feeling so sleepy (hence the cookie…trust me, it doesn’t work!) so I skipped my cardio today (listen to your body!).

I decided to tackle two of my closets tonight and then paused for dinner. I warmed up with leftover veggie soup (Did you check out my 1st Instagram video?!) and spaghetti squash with garlic and parmesan cheese (one of my favorites!).

What I Ate Wednesday 17 | C it Nutritionally

I continued cleaning out closets and then caught up on my trashy TV. Ummm that last minute two-on-one date on this week’s Bachelor?! Oh em gee! Obviously I was munching on popcorn while I was watching!

What I Ate Wednesday 17 | C it Nutritionally

Aaaand that was my day! Now for that recipe…

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl
Recipe Type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free
Author: Chelsey
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 2 servings
You’ll love waking up to my creamy, warm, and naturally sweet double cherry oatmeal bowl studded with chia seeds and topped with warm cherries, nut/seed butter and more protein-packed seeds or nuts!
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup rolled oats (gluten free, if needed)
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 ¼ cup milk of choice, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon dried cherries, no added sugar
  • 1 cup frozen whole cherries
  • Optional toppings: 1 tablespoon nut/seed butter, whole nuts/seeds, additional dried cherries
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan over low-medium heat combine oats, water, 1 cup milk, sea salt and chia seeds and mix to combine and let cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Once mixture begins to thicken and bubble, turn off heat, add vanilla, cinnamon, dried cherries, another ¼ cup milk and stir until additional milk is absorbed, about another 5 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, microwave frozen cherries for 30 seconds, mix, then microwave for another 30 seconds, until defrosted.
  4. Once oatmeal is completely cooked and all excess liquid is absorbed, divide mixture in 2 bowls. Mix in liquid from frozen cherries and top with whole cherries, nut/seed butter of choice and additional nuts/seeds of choice. Sprinkle with another pinch of sea salt before enjoying immediately!

Double Cherry Oatmeal Bowl + WIAW 17 | C it Nutritionally

Tell me: Do you get in food ruts? Love ’em or hate ’em?!
XO

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  2. Cherry oatmeal is one of my favorites! Of course I make it overly chocolately too 😉