This cherry berry oatmeal using frozen fruit is so deliciously fruity and sweet, it tastes like gummy bears! Try this easy no-added-sugar, kid-friendly recipe with oats and cherries for your next breakfast.
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This recipe is great for batch cooking or weekly meal prep.
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This recipe is great for kids, especially since it cooks up into such a beautiful color. My son says it tastes like gummy bears! So, I'd call that kid-friendly.
🧄 Very useful ingredient notes
- Frozen cherries and berries - I buy a bag of frozen cherry berry blend that has mixed cherries (sweet and tart/sour) and berries at Aldi. You could also use fresh, pitted cherries and assorted berries (like strawberries, blueberries, blackberries).
- Frozen raspberries - these add bright pink color and that lovely raspberry tartness
🔄 Variations
Use all cherries
Instead of using a cherry berry blend, use all cherries (sweet, tart or sour). Or, use all berries!
Tart cherry oatmeal and sour cherry oatmeal are delicious! The frozen cherry berry blend I use from Aldi has sweet and tart cherries, so it's a nice combination.
👨👩👦👦 Serving suggestions
Toppings!
This sugar-free oatmeal is so delicious with thawed frozen raspberries and sliced banana on top.
But, you could top it with anything you love, like:
- diced strawberries or other pink fruit
- fresh blueberries
- vanilla or plain dairy-free yogurt
- walnut and/or pecan pieces (dry roasted in a pan for a few minutes brings out even more flavor)
- whole or ground flaxseed
- hemp hearts
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📖 Recipe
Cherry Berry Oatmeal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 1 cup frozen berries
- 2 ripe bananas sliced, fresh or frozen
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
- 2 cups rolled oats old-fashioned
- 1 cup frozen raspberries plus more for optional topping
- 1 banana sliced for optional topping
Instructions
- Add frozen cherries, frozen berry mix, 2 ripe bananas, water and salt to medium pan and bring to a boil.4 cups water, 1 cup frozen cherries, 1 cup frozen berries, 2 ripe bananas, pinch sea salt
- Add oats, bring back to boil and then reduce heat to medium low. Stir regularly, to prevent the oatmeal from sticking to the bottom of the pan or from boiling over.2 cups rolled oats
- Cook until thick, about 10 minutes, then mix in frozen raspberries and vanilla extract and turn off heat.1 cup frozen raspberries, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Serve with more frozen raspberries and sliced banana on top.1 banana
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