Lemon Cake Oatmeal

What’s your favourite cake flavour? I’ll admit that my absolute favourite is nothing “special”, just good old chocolate. But a very close second is – you may have guessed it – lemon cake, a flavour that seems to be a little underrated in my eyes. I mean, how often do you come across a lemon cake-inspired recipe? So to honour this glorious combo of lemon + carbs, I decided to turn it into an oatmeal flavour. It turned out to be one of the best oatmeal creations I’ve tried so far – a thick and creamy consistency, lots of lemony flavour, balanced out by a little sweetener, making for a wonderfully moreish-tasting breakfast.

It’s been a new favourite go-to for a little while now – delicious, healthy, quick & easy to make before school – what’s not to love? There have been requests for the recipe ever since the first day I created it, so now it’s finally time to share it with you. I hope you’ll love it as much as I do!

RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 50g (steel-cut) oats
• 1 tsp coconut flour
• 150 ml oat milk
• 1 TBSP vanilla custard powder (unsweetened)
• 150 ml water
• 1 tsp grated organic lemon zest (make sure it’s fresh and organic to get the best flavour + avoid anything toxic – non-organic lemon zest isn’t supposed to be consumed!)
• 3 TBSP lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt
• sweetener (I usually go for 1 tsp agave syrup, but feel free to use any sweetener you like)

Method:

1. In a pot, stir together the oats, coconut flour, lemon zest and salt.
2. Mix the vanilla custard powder with the oat milk in a seperate container, ensuring there are no lumps (I use a mini frother for this).
3. Add the custard powder + oat milk, water, lemon juice and vanilla to the pot and give it a good mix before placing the pot on the stove top on high heat.
4. When everything starts to boil, reduce to a medium heat and let it cook to the consistency you deisre. If the oats start getting too thick, just add a little more water. Just before it’s ready, add sweetener to your liking.
5. Serve with lots of toppings – cashew butter goes really well with the citrusy flavour, but also any other nut butter, soy yoghurt, (frozen) berries/fruits are a great option – and enjoy! 🙂

   If you try this recipe, feel free to comment/tag me on insta (@snowflakesandstrawberries) and let me know how you liked it!

   Linda xx