If you are looking for a step-up from the usual bowl of oatmeal served at your house, for breakfast? You have come to the right place! Morning Oats with Maple Blueberry Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts is one you will want to make very soon! And then on repeat...
Oatmeal is one of those foods that is often scorned for being boring, yet it is incredibly healthy and good for us all! Full of soluble fiber which is just as important for all of the little loves in your life, as it is for you...and if you look close, there are literally thousands of ways to prepare, eat, and enjoy this amazing grain. Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote & Toasted Hemp Hearts is not only delicious but contains just a smidgen of refined sugar...not a bad way to start your day.
Kick your morning oats up a notch.
Our morning oats were kicked up a notch with the combination of real maple and blueberries. The taste is fresh and flavorful, without being overly sweet. This is the one of the ways we enjoy adding hemp hearts to our meals. Why? Turns out hemp hearts are a nutritional powerhouse. Making them an ingredient you will want to cook with and serve to the family, often. But straight out of the package, I must admit, hemp hearts are a bit soft, and if I may be completely honest, a tiny bit gummy. But this process does not leave them the way you find them in the package...
Toasting hemp hearts is easy, and they are crunchy delicious when toasted.
But I will tell you right now, taking a moment to toast the hemp hearts is so worth the effort! They turn into tiny little crunchy bits of warm nutty flavor, perfect for the top of your oatmeal. While our version of Morning Oats with Blueberry Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts is dairy-free, for those that enjoy dairy with their oats, offer milk or cream on the side.
But Morning Oats with Blueberry Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts are delicious just as they are...and so easy to serve for breakfast. If you are crunched for time, toast the hemp hearts and make the blueberry compote the day before, each keeps very well until you cook oatmeal for breakfast.
But Morning Oats with Blueberry Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts are delicious just as they are...and so easy to serve for breakfast. If you are crunched for time, toast the hemp hearts and make the blueberry compote the day before, each keeps very well until you cook oatmeal for breakfast.
Personally, I like to toast up a skillet of hemp hearts and have them available to sprinkle over our food, and not just oatmeal! Toasted hemp hearts are great sprinkled over cottage cheese with fruit, a tossed salad, hot cooked (and buttered!) green beans, I think you get the idea...
Ingredients needed for this recipe:
Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts
by the seat of my pants
Ingredients needed for this recipe:
- oatmeal
- oat bran
- brown sugar - you can make your own.
- vanilla
- salt
- ground cinnamon
- blueberries
- maple syrup
- hemp hearts
- medium-sized saucepan with lid
- small sauté pan
- measuring spoons
- stirring spoon
- measuring cups
 |
| Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote & Toasted Hemp Hearts. |
Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts
by the seat of my pants
updated: 03.21.2025
2 c water
1/4 t salt
2 T brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 t ground cinnamon
1 c oats
1-2 T oat bran, the added fiber is great, but not mandatory
1 c blueberries - frozen berries work great here!
2 T maple syrup
2 T hemp hearts, toasted
Bring the water, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, and the ground cinnamon to a boil.
Add the oats along with the oat bran, stir well, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and let cook until oats are done to your liking.
Note: oat brands vary, you may want to use the suggested cooking time on the package.
While the oats are cooking, combine the blueberries and the maple syrup in a small pan, just bring to a boil, set aside to cool.
Note: you may also complete this step in the microwave if desired.
Next, place the hemp hearts into a dry skillet, stir gently over medium heat until the hemp hearts are golden brown.
Transfer the toasted hemp hearts to a small bowl to prevent over-browning in the pan.
To serve place cooked oats in serving bowls, divide the blueberry compote over each bowl of oatmeal, top with the toasted hemp hearts.
Pass cream or milk at the table if desired.
2 c water
1/4 t salt
2 T brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 t ground cinnamon
1 c oats
1-2 T oat bran, the added fiber is great, but not mandatory
1 c blueberries - frozen berries work great here!
2 T maple syrup
2 T hemp hearts, toasted
Bring the water, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, and the ground cinnamon to a boil.
Add the oats along with the oat bran, stir well, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and let cook until oats are done to your liking.
Note: oat brands vary, you may want to use the suggested cooking time on the package.
While the oats are cooking, combine the blueberries and the maple syrup in a small pan, just bring to a boil, set aside to cool.
Note: you may also complete this step in the microwave if desired.
Next, place the hemp hearts into a dry skillet, stir gently over medium heat until the hemp hearts are golden brown.
Transfer the toasted hemp hearts to a small bowl to prevent over-browning in the pan.
To serve place cooked oats in serving bowls, divide the blueberry compote over each bowl of oatmeal, top with the toasted hemp hearts.
Pass cream or milk at the table if desired.
Storage options for Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote & Toasted Hemp Hearts. Leftovers may be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat in the microwave if desired. Do not freeze.
UPDATE:
For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Morning Oats with Maple Blueberry Compote & Toasted Hemp Hearts has
been included below.
You may also enjoy:
#wholefoodingredients
#norefinedsugar
#scratchmadefoodforyourfamily
Thanks for stopping by!
We
offer new and delicious recipes as well as DIY ideas for your home, regularly.
Feel free to drop us an email request for any question or recipe you may be
looking for. In addition, like all our guests, we invite you to come for a visit
again and again for new recipes, and my down-home take on frugal ways to keep
your home in tip top shape.
Hey
you, don’t miss a post! Please consider following Scratch Made Food! & DIY
Homemade Household. To follow by email, and/or by RSS feed, complete the
application located on the right-hand side of the blog. Please Note,
some posts may contain affiliate links, thank you for supporting Scratch
Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household.
PS, friends, and family
who love good food and household ideas might love us too! Tell them about us,
and thanks for the referral!
You may also enjoy, Creative writing from the heart... stories of life, living, and family.
Scratch
Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household proudly shares with these generous link
parties featured here.
Printable "copy and paste" version:
Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote and Toasted Hemp Hearts
by the seat of my pants
by the seat of my pants
updated: 03.21.2025
2 c water
1/4 t salt
2 T brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 t ground cinnamon
1 c oats
1-2 T oat bran, the added fiber is great, but not mandatory
1 c blueberries - frozen berries work great here!
2 T maple syrup
2 T hemp hearts, toasted
Bring the water, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, and the ground cinnamon to a boil.
Add the oats along with the oat bran, stir well, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and let cook until oats are done to your liking.
Note: oat brands vary, you may want to use the suggested cooking time on the package.
While the oats are cooking, combine the blueberries and the maple syrup in a small pan, just bring to a boil, set aside to cool.
Note: you may also complete this step in the microwave if desired.
2 c water
1/4 t salt
2 T brown sugar
1 t vanilla
1/4 t ground cinnamon
1 c oats
1-2 T oat bran, the added fiber is great, but not mandatory
1 c blueberries - frozen berries work great here!
2 T maple syrup
2 T hemp hearts, toasted
Bring the water, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, and the ground cinnamon to a boil.
Add the oats along with the oat bran, stir well, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and let cook until oats are done to your liking.
Note: oat brands vary, you may want to use the suggested cooking time on the package.
While the oats are cooking, combine the blueberries and the maple syrup in a small pan, just bring to a boil, set aside to cool.
Note: you may also complete this step in the microwave if desired.
Next, place the hemp hearts into a dry skillet, stir gently over medium heat until the hemp hearts are golden brown.
Transfer the toasted hemp hearts to a small bowl to prevent over-browning in the pan.
To serve place cooked oats in serving bowls, divide the blueberry compote over each bowl of oatmeal, top with the toasted hemp hearts.
Pass cream or milk at the table if desired.
To serve place cooked oats in serving bowls, divide the blueberry compote over each bowl of oatmeal, top with the toasted hemp hearts.
Pass cream or milk at the table if desired.
Storage options for Morning Oats with Blueberry Maple Compote & Toasted Hemp Hearts. Leftovers may be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat in the microwave if desired. Do not freeze.
~~~~
Hello! It sounds like I need to get myself some hemp hearts and try toasting them! I only have whole hemp seeds and I'm not sure that would work! I love the idea of blueberry and cinnamon - I've been making sweet potato porridge with nutmeg this week... time for a change! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, the whole seeds will not toast up like the heart of the seed does! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteLooks wonderful - what a great breakfast! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party - have a fabulous and safe week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, take care!
DeleteIt's like dessert for breakfast! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Hope to see you again tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen!
DeleteMelynda,
ReplyDeleteIs Sue still a host of the Traffic Jam party? Because I have not been able to find any posts about the party on her blog for a few weeks now...
Deb
Debbie_Dabble Blog
Deb, yes she is!
DeleteThis looks so hearty! :) Visiting from the Crazy Little Lovebirds linkup.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, thank you, Oats are my go-to for breakfast.
DeleteThis looks so delicious; I am not usually an oatmeal/oat eater (other than in my crunchy granola) but I'm challenging myself to try a few of these types of recipes. I have a bag of hemp seeds that I don't know what to do with so I'm excited to try this recipe.
ReplyDeleteJoanne, I usually toast hemp seed/hearts and use them often. Over this breakfast, salads and even avocado.
Delete