Creamy oatmeal made with almond-coconut milk, chai spice, and pure maple syrup, and topped with toasted coconut chips and sliced almonds.
Grab yourself a cup of coffee and let’s chat. So, hypothetically speaking, what would you do if you won $250,000?! I’m sure you have some ideas. Plan a trip? Pay off bills? Remodel your house? Buy a new car? The first thing I’d do is book a trip (immediately!) to London. Before that check even arrived in the mail I’d be enjoying afternoon tea with Kate Middleton. 😉
Why are we daydreaming about winning $250,000? For good reason! My friends at Quaker® Oats are hosting a national “Bring Your Best Bowl” contest. You can enter the recipe for your best bowl of oatmeal for a chance to win $250,000!!!
Today I’m bringing you my best bowl of oatmeal – Almond Coconut Chai Spice Oatmeal. I took inspiration from one of my favorite drinks, chai tea made with coconut milk. There is no tea in this oatmeal, but it’s filled with chai spice, which is a combination of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and cardamom. I cook the oatmeal in almond-coconut milk, which makes it creamy and flavorful. The oatmeal is sweetened with pure maple syrup and topped with toasted coconut chips and sliced almonds. The creamy oatmeal contrasts perfectly with the crunchy toppings. Each bite has me going back for more.
Coconut + almond + chai spice + maple syrup. You know this is going to be good!
Now it’s your turn. What’s your most creative and delicious oatmeal recipe? Think about your favorite flavors and what excites you. If you need a little inspiration, Target currently has special end caps that are full of topping ideas for this contest. While you’re there, pick up your recipe ingredients so you can get cooking. Your recipe bowl entries should have between 2 and 5 ingredients, not including the oats and the milk/water that you cook them in. Once you come up with your recipe go to the National Sweepstakes Site to enter for a chance to inspire the next Quaker® Oatmeal flavor.
I’m so excited to hear what you come up with. Please come back and share! Oatmeal is such a versatile ingredient that the possibilities are endless. Best of luck!
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Almond Coconut Chai Spice Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened almond-coconut milk blend plus more for serving (see note)
- 1 cup Quaker® Old Fashioned Oats
- 3/4 teaspoon chai spice blend see note
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup toasted sweetened coconut chips
- 1/4 cup cup toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
- Combine almond-coconut milk and oats in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil for 5-7 minutes. Feel free to add additional milk if you'd like it thinner.
- Stir in chai spice and maple syrup. Divide the oatmeal between two bowls and top each bowl of oatmeal with coconut chips and sliced almonds. Stir in a splash of almond-coconut milk if desired.
Recipe Notes
- If you don't have almond-coconut milk blend, you can use either almond milk or coconut milk. If you use a sweetened variety, you might need less maple syrup.
- Chai spice: you can purchase this as a spice blend, or you can make your own by combining: 1 teaspoon cardamom, 1 teaspoon ground allspice, 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 3 teaspoons ground ginger. This will make more than what you will need for this recipe; store it in your spice cabinet and use it for other recipes.
How delicious I’d love to shake up our Quaker Oats with these ingredients
Yum Yum Yum! Pinning this for later 🙂
oh my gosh yum!! I love everything and anything oatmeal!! Thank you for sharing this! My mouth is watering!
Such a great inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, this oatmeal looks SO good!!
Oh, I love oatmeal for breakfast during the winter. I’ll have to try this with steel cut oats.
It makes me hungry just looking at that yummy bowl of oatmeal. I personally love pumpkin pie oatmeal. Kind of a similar idea but the oatmeal is made with a lot of the spices used to make pumpkin pie like cinnamon and cloves. By the way, the coconut and almonds on top of your oatmeal make it look just perfect.
This is perfect oatmeal weather for sure. I can’t wait to give this a try because it has all of my favorite things in it. Especially with the addition of Chai (aka my biggest weakness). This really looks yummy.
This oatmeal recipe looks amazing! I wouldn’t mind having it every morning for breakfast! 🙂
I love chai spice everything! Now you’re making me want to go grab a chai tea latte ❤️ I need to try this recipe!
I have recently just got into chai tea so this would be perfect for me. I love oatmeal so what a great choice for breakfast!
Huh, I’m not the biggest oatmeal fan but I love the idea of adding chai. I will have to try this. Also, I love that you’d go to London with $250,000. I am OBSESSED with London. #greatminds
This sounds like a perfect breakfast!! Can’t wait to try it out!
I needed some inspiration to ‘spice up’ my oatmeal! hehe I love this idea, and your photos are so gorgeous!
xo
Krista
I love oatmeal – specifically Quaker Oatmeal. It’s the brand I grew up with and the brand I shared with my two daughters. About three times a week I have a delicious bowl of oatmeal spiced with cinnamon, a pinch of granulated sugar or a dribbling of honey. There are so many ways to enjoy oatmeal – the number is off the charts!
Now THIS is the type of oatmeal I can get behind! So many yummy flavors 😀
I love oatmeal!! It’s a such comforting meal!!
Looks good! I’ll put this on my pinterest and try this myself!
This sounds delicious! I need to be better at eating breakfast so I will add this recipe to my arsenal!
Plain oatmeal is so boring, but this sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing!
We’ve been experimenting with different add-ins for our oatmeal. Would love to try the chai spice since my kids all love chai tea. Great idea. #client
This looks like the perfect comfort food. Great way to start the day!
Yum! This sounds so good on a cold morning!
I love that quaker now offers gluten free oats! I will be making this!
Yum! Can’t wait to try this!
I LOVE chai flavors, especially in the winter! This looks so perfect for breakfast.
This is a gorgeous recipe! Yum!:) I just love Quaker Oats! They’re the best, right!?:) Plus, chai is one of my go-to ways to flavor foods to their maximum potential, and I’ve always been a coconut addict!:)
Thanks, Heather! This was actually my first time using chai spice in something other than tea or a latte. I can’t wait to use it more! 🙂
We just made it! FANTASTIC!!!! Perfect for this cold front that just came in as well. We also made sure to toast the coconut flakes and almonds. SUCH great texture.
I’m so happy to hear that you liked it. Stay warm! Thanks for stopping by!