Copycat Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal tastes just like the real thing, yet is easily made at home. Gluten free, wholesome, and quick cooking!
I’m a coffee shop junkie. There’s nowhere I like working better than the Starbucks down the road from my house. The smell of strong coffee in the air, the hum of the milk frother, and people streaming in and out for their daily caffeine fix is the perfect combo of scent, sound, and activity to keep me energized but focused on the task at hand.
No matter what I order to sip on, I almost always snag a cup of Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal to devour, complete with all three topping choices, of course. The oatmeal is aptly named as it truly is…perfect!
Perfectly sweet, perfectly creamy, perfectly filling. I just love it. Doesn’t matter if I’m there in the morning or afternoon – it’s perfect brain fuel any time of day.
If you don’t have a Starbucks nearby — no problem! Copycat Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal is a CINCH to make at home.
Heart-healthy oatmeal is naturally sweetened with fresh banana and brown sugar, then mixed with nourishing ingredients including flaxseed meal, chopped walnuts, pecans, and sliced almonds.
Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal wouldn’t be complete without a flourish of dried fruit so I sprinkle on their signature combo of dried cherries, cranberries, and blueberries, then add sliced banana on top for extra heft and health. I usually snag one from the fruit basket at my Starbucks and it felt right to do the same thing at home.
The next time you find yourself Starbucks-less – try this heart-healthy, perfect oatmeal at home for breakfast, or as fuel for an afternoon of work!
Start by adding 1/2 cup each water and milk to a saucepan. Use whatever milk you have on hand.
Next add 1/2 sliced banana, reserving the other half for topping the oatmeal.
Finally add 1/2 cup certified gluten-free old fashioned oats – not quick cooking or instant oats, which are old fashioned oats that have been chopped up to cook faster.
Turn the heat to medium then start stirring when the liquid begins to bubble, mashing the banana as it cooks to help melt it into the oatmeal. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes, or until nearly all the liquid has been absorbed.
- Tip: the oatmeal will thicken slightly as it cools, so make sure there’s a little bit of liquid left!
Take the pan off the heat then stir in 1 Tablespoon brown sugar (or more or less depending on how sweet you like your oatmeal,) 1 Tablespoon gluten-free ground flaxseed meal and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Topping time! Starbucks’ oatmeal comes with a combination of chopped walnuts, pecans, and sliced almonds, but you can use whatever you’ve got on hand. You’ll need 3 Tablespoons nuts total.
The content of Starbuck’s dried fruit packet containes dried cherries, dried blueberries, and dried cranberries, but feel free to use what you’ve got on hand at home.
Sprinkle the nuts, dried fruit and remaining banana slices on top of the hot oatmeal, pour yourself a cup of hot coffee, then dive in!
I’m telling you, this bowl of oatmeal is truly PERFECT. You are going to lick your bowl clean. Enjoy, enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup certified gluten free old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk, any kind
- 1 banana, sliced and divided
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, or more or less
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free ground flaxseed, optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon each pecans, walnuts, sliced almonds
- 2 teaspoons each dried cherries, dried blueberries, dried cranberries
Directions
- Combine oats, water, milk, and half the banana slices in a saucepan over medium heat. Once simmering, stir and cook until oats are creamy and have nearly absorbed all the liquid, about 5 minutes, using the back of a wooden spoon or spatula to mash banana slices as they cook.
- Remove pan from heat then stir in brown sugar, flaxseed meal, and vanilla. Transfer to a bowl then top with remaining banana slices, nuts, and dried fruit.
Nutrition
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Avid follower. I just found out that some almond milks have an undesirable ingredient. CARREGEENAN, although made from seaweed can cause inflammation. None of us need more inflammation since it is common in most ailments. SILK products don’t contain it. It’s amazing how many products we’ve known and trusted have this ingredient. I know by reading your recipes that you care about good health. Your thoughts on this are welcomed.
I was just thinking about this this week, as I recently found out my favorite coffee creamer has carrageenan in it (SoDelicious Coconut Milk Creamer) as well as the almond milk brand I prefer. For me personally, I’m ok with it in small amounts like in my coffee, oatmeal and cereal. That being said, if there’s an alternative that does not have it in there, I’d definitely give it a try. I’ll look for Silk’s brand of almond milk at the store next time I go!
Definitely going to have to make this!!
This oatmeal looks really good, love all the toppings.
Ah!!! In love with this recipe!!:) Thank you for sharing!!! I’m a coffee house junkie too, it’s so amazingly so relaxing and energizing at the same time:)
I love oatmeal and can’t go without morning bowl of vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, fresh ginger and coconut flour to make it extra creamy:) I love the Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free Extra Thick Osts, they are so plump and hearty!! Plus Fisher’s makes my favorite black walnuts and almond slivers as the perfect topping:) Thanks for sharing this!!:)
Yum! I love oatmeal – I nuke it with water every morning at work but on the weekends make it stovetop with milk, apples and cinnamon ( I got this idea from one of your older posts!). I LOVE your measuring cups – where are they from?!
I just got them at target – Giada de Laurentiis’ line on clearance!
Did you know you can ask them to make the oatmeal with milk? They’ll just steam milk like they would a latte and pour that in instead of water. I always get my oatmeal with milk so it’s creamier :) Love this copycat recipe though! I’ll be trying it out soon for sure!
I love your recipes! You have a way with healthful foods that make them taste sublime. I featured you in my Friday faves, not that anyone reads it, but I thought I’d let you know all the same.
Okay, it never occurred to me to cook banana directly in the oatmeal but I’ll give it a try. I’ve been using the minute oats because I can do it at work (topped with nuts, or a sprinkle of coconut sugar, or best yet a spoon full of cookie butter stirred in…), but this is definitely worth the time on the weekend. Thank you!
He is so cute and drooley snowman!!!!
This oatmeal does look perfect!
I absolutely love Starbucks perfect Oatmeal! For lack of a better word, I always wonder how they get it sooo perfect :-).
Can’t wait to try out this recipe!
YUM! I absolutely love their oatmeal when traveling :)
If you ever need a coffee shop-fix, http://coffitivity.com/ is a great website! It has different tracks of the sounds you hear in coffee shops -low voices, brewing coffee, etc.
Hope it helps!
I LOVE Starbucks Perfect Oatmeal…will be making this tomorrow morning:) …and saving a little cash, too;)
Also, WHERE did you get your super cute measuring scoops?! I’ve been looking for some and just haven’t found the perfect ones!!! Yours are the perfect ones!!
They’re Giada di Laurentiis’ line from Target – just got them on clearance!
Yes! I have been searching for healthy breakfast recipes to kick off Nutrition Month where I work and this is perfect. You wouldn’t happen to have nutrition information would you?
I don’t, but recommend Livestrong’s Recipe Calculator Tool if you want that info!
http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/create/