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)
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.
Gisselle
Hi Katrin,
Thanks a lot for sharing this just amazing noatmeal recipe. I was really surprised how great it turned out. It tastes awesome!
Best,
Gisselle
Katrin Nürnberger
That's so good to hear! Glad you liked it 🙂
Lou
Delicious..thank you for coming up with these great recipes.
My toppings were strawberries and cinnamon....made it more watery and had as a hot drink
Katrin Nürnberger
Whatever works!! 😉 Sounds yummy
Myra Billson
Planning this for breakfast tomorrow - love your recipes! Do you have any recipes using Banana flour and it's nutritive value?
Katrin Nürnberger
I've never heard of banana flour! Is it dried banana?
Leanne
Hi there, I’m loving your recipes!! I’ve been loving making this for breakfast for the past week, delicious! My only concern is the net carbs figure. I calculated my portion sizes based on your measurements above, I get a whopping 14g net carbs 🙁
Can you show me how you get to 4.1g net carbs?
Based on your recipe above, I get 25g coconut flour, 9g flaxseeds, 15g almond butter and 15g desiccated coconut and 180ml of Alpro almond milk.
The main reasons for the high net carbs is mainly the coconut flour and almond milk.
Katrin Nürnberger
I used the ketodietapp nutrition calculator - you can download the ketodiet app from the App store 🙂
Leanne Orr
Ah, maybe that’s where I’m going wrong! I’ve been using the carb manager app. I’ll see what the keto diet app gives me.
Thank you! I’ve made lots of your yummy food this week, keeping me busy 🙂
Leanne x
lovee
i downloaded the keto diet app but i only see recipes and no tab to add personal recipes such as this nooatmeal...what am i missing??
Katrin Nürnberger
Keto diet app only has their own recipes calculated. I calculate mine by using their custom meals feature.
Rumi
Best keto oatmeal ever, thank you!
Katrin Nürnberger
Yay! You're welcome!
Anna
This recipe is perfect! The portion is very good for me, I like substancial breakfast. I made it with water mixed with cream, no nut butters and a handful of frozen berries. It will reappear on my table many times in the coming weeks as a good alternative for eggs. Thank you!
Katrin Nürnberger
Glad it hit the spot! 🙂
Felicia
Do you have substitutes for the coconut? This sounds delicious!
Katrin Nürnberger
You could try using almond flour instead, but double the amount because it's less absorbent.
Kathy
Hi Katrin,
I loved this recipe! I made some changes to accommodate what I had:
used 1-2 Tablespoons of cream in water instead of almond milk, used sunflower butter in place of almond butter, and whisked in an egg at the end (thank you to your husband!). I used to love cooked amaranth and egg before I went Keto, and this is the closest I've ever gotten to that since. Thank you so much!! I may try ground chia seeds in place of flaxseed next. I really appreciate you having given me a starting point!!
Katrin Nürnberger
I'll tell that husband of mine his egg hack got 5 stars!
Adele Wilter
Great breakfast food. Easy and quick to make. Lovely and creamy! But quite a large portion for one! Made a great alternative to my usual coconut flake granola.
Katrin Nürnberger
It's a substantial breakfast, agreed. Glad you liked it!
Lisa
I must have done something wrong. I did not have the coconut shreds. I used hemp hearts instead of the seed. And It feels like I'm eating wet but dry powder. What did I do wrong?
Katrin Nürnberger
Hemp hearts do not expand like flax. It's the flax that gives this recipe the oatmeal-y consistency. That's why the consistency of your porridge was not right. You could possibly replace flax with ground chia or maybe psyllium husk, but definitely not hemp. Hope you'll try again when you have all the ingredients to make this noatmeal.
Gudie Spr
I can’t wait to try this recipe, tomorrow’s breakfast. Get tired of eggs for breakfast, have missed my oatmeal..
Katrin Nürnberger
Keep me posted! Would love to hear how you liked it 🙂