The creaminess of my keto oatmeal will blow you away! This warming bowl of coconut flour porridge is on your breakfast table in under 5 minutes. It tastes just as good as "real" oatmeal, but with a fraction of the carbs.
Porridge used to be my go-to breakfast. Its comforting blandness just perfect for sleepy taste buds. Alas, oats are high in carbs.
Fortunately, there are delicious low carb substitutes for oatmeal. Chia seeds, ground flaxseed, hemp hearts, sesame flour and almond flour all make wonderful "noatmeal" (= no-oatmeal porridge!).
If I am honest though, keto oatmeal with coconut flour is my secret favorite. It is creamy and filling, has a gentle coconut taste and one serving is only 4.1g net carbs.
When I eat a portion in the morning, I'm 100% satisfied until lunch!
Also take a look at my low carb porridge, keto chia pudding or the keto overnight oats.
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Ingredients
Here are the ingredients we need:
- Coconut flour - Packed with fibre and heart-healthy fats. A little goes a long way because it is 3 times as absorbent than almond flour. I always find that one pack lasts me forever!
- Ground flaxseed - I used golden flax in the recipe, but brown flax will work too. It will make the noatmeal look a little darker and more rustic.
- Desiccated coconut - adds bite and substance.
- Almond butter or Peanut butter - adds creaminess
- Almond milk - Choose unsweetened
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Instructions
We make keto oatmeal exactly the same as regular oatmeal. Really, it is just two steps:
STEP 1: Put all ingredients in a saucepan and combine.
STEP 2: Cook on a medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Then take off the heat and serve!
Katrin's Top Tip
The longer you heat keto oatmeal, the firmer it becomes. It's the nature of both flaxmeal and coconut flour to absorb liquid and thicken.
If it is too thick, thin it with a splash of nut milk.
Topping Ideas
Berries - fresh or frozen. Try raspberries, blueberries or strawberries and blackberries. Use fresh if you can hold of them, but frozen also works well.
Berry Coulis. To take it up a notch you could make a simple berry coulis by blending berries and an optional teaspoon of sweetener. If you're using raspberries you can simply mash them with a fork! Option to add a pinch of ground chia seeds or xanthan gum to thicken.
Sugar Free Jam. Check out my Sugar Free Strawberry Jam or this Sugar Free Blueberry Jam.
Nuts or seeds. Anything from coconut flakes to chopped hazelnuts, almonds, pecans or walnuts or pumpkin / sunflower seeds. Dry-roast them over a low heat for extra flavour.
Nut butters. Almond butter, hazelnut or walnut butter are lovely in this. Peanut butter is another fave. To make your nut butters pourable as I did in my image, simply mix with a little melted coconut oil.
Sweeteners. I did not add any. But you could use 1 tsp-1 tablespoon granulated erythritol if you prefer a sweet porridge. A brown sugar alternative such as by Lakanto or Sukrin would work well. Or use a sugar free syrup.
Last but not least, add a pinch of salt or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract if desired.
Microwave Instructions
If you want to use a microwave, combine everything and heat for 60 seconds.
Stir and microwave another 30 seconds. Then let sit for 30 seconds so the coconut flour and flax can expand. Loosen with a splash of nut milk if necessary.
Substitutions
Coconut flour is the only essential ingredient in coconut flour porridge! Here are possible substitutions for the other ingredients:
- Fiber: Replace the ground flax with 1 teaspoon psyllium husks or ½ teaspoon psyllium powder. A good sub for desiccated coconut is 1 tablespoon almond flour or sesame seed flour or 2 tablespoons of hemp hearts.
- Fat: Don't have nut butter? Use butter, cream or coconut cream instead. This will lend the creaminess that makes keto oatmeal taste like, well, oatmeal.
- Liquid: Any nut milk works. Or use water and add a splash of heavy cream. Using regular milk is also possible, but it will increase the carbs due to its natural sugar content (in the lactose).
- Protein: Some people (like my husband) like to stir in an egg at the end to increase the protein content. Or, add 1 tablespoon of protein powder.
Storage
Just like any porridge, it's best to make one serving of keto oatmeal at a time and enjoy straight away.
If you enjoy the recipe and want to save time, pre-make a larger amount of the dry ingredients and store. Then, prepare the porridge with 5 tablespoons of the mixture plus nut butter and milk.
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Recipe
Keto Oatmeal (Coconut Flour)
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 2 tsp almond butter or peanut butter
- ¾ cup / 180ml almond milk
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan and cook for 2 minutes on a medium heat while stirring continuously. Cooking for longer will yield a firmer oatmeal.
- Serve with toppings of your choice.
Cat
Omg, simple-dimple! I just used 15g coconut flour, 6g ground golden flaxseed, pinch of salt, and 180g flaxseed milk. Microwaved it 1 minute, stir, and microwaved it another 30 seconds. I set it aside after stirring. It turned out so yummy! I loved Cream of Wheat as a child, and this brought back so many wonderful memories !
Thank you so much for this lovely recipe
SUSAN
Hi Katrin! Thank you for this recipe. I have tried it 2 times now, in fact I am eating some right now. I like it with coconut cream and sliced strawberries with a side of blueberries.
Really enjoy it. I like something warm in the morning, but I was running late and then I remembered this Coconut flour Oatmeal. Opened my email there was an email from you so it was easy to find. Those snack recipes sound good. Don't have time to try one now, but will soon.
Thanks again. (Really like the pumpkin porridge too. I'm trying to wait for pumpkin season to use all my pumpkin recipies. )
Look forward to trying some more recipes.
Thanks again. Hope you enjoy the quiet end of summer.
Katrin Nürnberger
Thank you for your comment! I'm happy you are enjoying the recipe.
Cat
Katrin,
I now do a simpler version of your keto oatmeal. I use 10g coconut flour, 30g ground golden flaxseed and a pinch of salt. I add about 260ml of flaxmilk and stir until relatively smooth. Micro it at 1min 50 seconds (1000 watt). Stir once again. It just like cream of wheat with 13 fiber and only 3 net carbs! Love it!! Thank you, Katrin
To make things easier, I prepack them in snack bags so in the morning I just add salt and flaxmilk.
Katrin Nürnberger
That sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing your tweaks 🙂
Julie Messer
Had this Keto Coconut Flour Oatmeal for breakfast. Oh be still my fluttering heart! This is my new found favorite breakfast cereal, thank you Katrin..you amaze me... this is so, so delicious and SO satisfying. I think my favorite part of it aside from the flavors, is how fast and easy it is.
Katrin Nürnberger
Thank you for your comment...so happy you like the "noatmeal".
Lynne
I don't have dessicated coconut. Is there anything I could use as a sustitution?
Katrin Nürnberger
You could try anything that has a similar texture. Perhaps hemp seeds?
Sharon
Katrin you have outdone yourself! I’ve just made this for my breakfast - yummmm! I normally make your Keto Low Carb Porridge which I love, but I think I’ve found a new favourite. Thank you for your recipes - really appreciate the work you put in.
Dee
Superb. Quick to make, just wonderful, hot, tasty , comforting, easy.
Raye
Tastes just like cream of wheat. I'm in love with this
Jodi
Yummy
Elizabeth Coker
Just made it, and it's amazing! Great for breakfast or snack.