This low carb oatmeal recipe is a great easy paleo, vegetarian or vegan breakfast recipe that is high in protein and low in carbs. It's easy to make and has a versatile nutty flavor with a thick oatmeal-like texture.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Paleo, Vegan
Keyword grain free porridge, no oats oatmeal, paleo breakfast
In a small or medium pot combine all dry ingredients and mix. Add the egg into the pot and beat it.
Then add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix until fully blended.
Heat on medium while stirring for about 5 minutes until thick.
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Notes
To make the vegan version, take out the egg, replace the gelatin with a vegan protein powder, replace the honey with maple syrup and add in 2 tbsp of ground flax instead of 1 tbsp.
For the low-carb option, you can remove the honey and if you want, you can replace it with a low-carb sweetener like stevia (I like this brand--no weird additives). Without honey this no oats oatmeal has only 6 Net Carbs! With 18 grams of carbs and 12 grams of fiber. You can see the full nutrition facts at the bottom of the recipe below.
I used ground chia seeds in the recipe because I like the texture better, but you can also use whole chia seeds and it will still work fine!
I find that golden flax seeds have a lighter less intense flavor than regular brown flax seeds so I prefer using golden.
To grind flax seeds or chia seeds, just process the seeds in a coffee grinder. You can also buy already ground flax seeds, but I find freshly ground lends the best flavor.
When mixing the low carb oatmeal over the heat, be sure to not to heat it too high and continuously mix it to keep it from burning on the bottom.
You can make savory low carb oatmeal by adding butter, salt and garlic powder. To make it sweet add a low carb sweetener or maple syrup and some cinnamon or fruit.