This thick and creamy coconut oatmeal recipe tastes like eating homemade coconut cream pie for a healthy breakfast!

The best coconut milk oatmeal

Once you try making oatmeal with coconut milk, you will never go back.

The creamy texture of this oatmeal is out-of-this-world delicious!

This recipe has been a staple at my breakfast table for years. While flavored oatmeal trends come and go, I keep coming back to this one again and again.

It’s incredibly easy to customize, so your breakfast will never be boring.

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Coconut oatmeal flavors

Chocolate Coconut: For chocolate oatmeal that tastes like a chocolate covered Mounds bar, sir in three tablespoons of cocoa powder before cooking. Add a half teaspoon of pure vanilla extract at the very end.
Peanut Butter: Before cooking, stir in three to four tablespoons of peanut butter (or almond butter). Garnish with chopped peanuts or mini chocolate chips.

Piña Colada: Replace half a cup of the milk of choice in the recipe below with a cup of canned pineapple tidbits. Top your finished oatmeal with shredded coconut, and stir in a few drops of rum extract if desired.

Tropical oats: Replace half a cup of the milk of choice with a cup of fresh or frozen diced mango, papaya, banana, or a combination of different fruits.

Cozy Winter Oatmeal: Add a half teaspoon of ground cinnamon, a few tablespoons of raisins, and a handful of roasted walnuts or pecans.

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