Oatmeal Crust Breakfast Pizzas are a new spin on your favorite bowl of oatmeal. Half cookie, half pizza, they are a healthy way to start your day!
Hi, friends! Today I’m updating the photos on a recipe from 2014; I can’t believe I waited this long to update it. These oatmeal crusts have been the perfect thing to hit the spot for a quick breakfast in the morning!
In my opinion, the best thing about a bowl of oatmeal is the endless flavor combinations! Some of my favorite unusual oatmeal toppings are cream cheese, cottage cheese, or regular cheese with fruit and nuts. These combinations pack in filling protein and fiber, which help keep me full and energized all morning long.
But, right now, it’s 90 degrees at 6 am so it’s too damn hot for oatmeal. I was doing overnight oats but found out fast that the flavor combination I chose at night may not be what preggo Kelli wants in the morning.
I need to make breakfast, really any meal decisions, at the exact moment I’m going to eat or as close to that moment as possible. That’s what is perfect about these crusts, they are premade, so you can top them without whatever you like in the moment just like toast!
Plus they are super easy to make! Grind up some oats in the food processor, mix with egg whites, honey, stevia, cinnamon, salt, water and coconut oil. Divide the mixture into three balls then flatten out into crusts. The first set I flattened out without using any kind of guide, but because food blog pictures look best with perfect circles, I used a pancake ring on the other ones.
If I weren’t a food blogger I probably wouldn’t own a pancake ring, so don’t feel obligated to use one to shape your crusts. Just freehand them, and they will turn out lovely! I’m storing mine in a plastic ziplock bag in the fridge. They should last at least a week, probably two!
The crusts are slightly sweet, so I would stick to sweet toppings. If you want them for savory toppings like eggs, omit the stevia drops and cinnamon (do not omit honey though, it acts as a binder.)
Speaking of that, let’s talk ingredients:
Oats – I used old fashion rolled oats and processed them for at least 2 minutes.
Salt – I used sea salt, you can omit but I wouldn’t.
Cinnamon – Feel free to omit if you are going to use savory toppings.
Liquid Egg Whites – Do not omit! Acts as a binder.
Honey – Do not omit! Acts as a binder.
Stevia – you can omit or change the quantity to your preferences!
Water – do not omit. You could use unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but I haven’t tried it. I would use water. It’s free!
Oatmeal Crust Breakfast Pizzas
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 teaspoon coconut oil melted
- 3 tablespoons liquid egg whites
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 10 drops stevia optional
- 1/4 cup water +2-3 tablespoons
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grind oats in a food processor for at least 2 minutes until you get a very fine flour.
- Combine dry ingredients (flour with cinnamon, and salt.)
- Add in remainder of ingredients and mix until a dough forms, add in a tablespoon of water at a time until it is wet enough to mold into a crust but not sticky. (See picture.)
- Split the dough into three sections to form three individual crusts. The most important part is keeping the other crust moist. While you’re working with one cover the other with damp paper towels. When you finish making a crust, cover it with a wet paper towel while you finish making the other ones.
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges have slightly darkened. Mine took EXACTLY 18 minutes, every time like clockwork.
Notes
Single Serving Oatmeal Crust
***Want to make just one single serve portion in the toaster oven? No problem. Here is what you’ll need: ½ cup oat flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp salt, ½ tsp coconut oil, 1 tablespoon liquid egg whites, 1 tsp honey, 6 drops stevia, 2-3 tablespoons of water. Follow directions above adding in water 1T at a time until a dough forms.Nutrition
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Topping Ideas:
Berry Cheesecake
- 5.3 ounces vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup berries (blueberries & strawberries)
- 1 tsp coconut shreds
Nutty Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1-2 tablespoon sliced almonds
- 1-2 tsp honey (aka a drizzle)
Peanut Butter Banana
- 1/3 banana slices
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
- 1-2 tablespoons salted peanut butter
Let me know if you try it!
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One Bowl Honey Oat Bread – No oil, refined flour, or butter!
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So clever and I really like how this is like 3 recipes in one 🙂 On an aside, the top left photo reminded me of Mickey Mouse pancakes which my daughter was obsessed over at the shore last week. May have to do a Mouse version of your recipe 🙂
Oh my gosh it does look like Mickey Mouse!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha Please send me a picture if you do!
What a good idea! I totally want to try the cottage cheese one. And the cheddar apple one. They’re making me hungry!!
🙂 They were good! Let me know if you try it!
Love this creative recipe and your healthy toppings!
Thanks!
THIS IS SO CREATIVE! I think I’m totally intimidated by breakfast pizza but this looks so easy… I am pinning to hopefully try this weekend (when I can sit down and enjoy breakfast, not eat it at my desk!)
Oh my gosh I totally feel you on the eating at the desk thing… I love weekend cook ups! Let me know how you like it 🙂
These are such a great idea! I love oatmeal in the morning but am with you that I don’t really crave it during the summer months.
Thanks! Yeah, hot steaming food when it’s 115 out isn’t super appealing!
These are such a cool idea! I hope they’re going on our meal plans.
Thanks! Of course, they are!
Oh these were all delicious! I was on the receiving end of these babies since I was visiting 🙂
#MILwin
Grandma
So glad you liked them!
What a neat oats recipe! Would the coconut oil be omittable or substitutable? Purely on the basis of “I don’t have coconut oil” and not for any diet restrictions reason
Hi Lily, I kind of think you could substitute another oil but I haven’t tried it! The best option would be palm oil but I’m gonna guess you probably don’t have that on hand. I want to say that canola oil or avocado oil (olive oil would taste weird) MIGHT work, but I’m not sure since I haven’t tried it! Let me know if you do!
I love this idea and it might even get my pickiest eater to have some fruit at breakfast. Pinned.
Thank you! Let me know how it goes! I’ve been suggesting to make it without the stevia for kids because sometimes they don’t like the stevia aftertaste!
Delicious! I only had to go buy stevia drops. I bought the vanilla flavoured!! Can stevia sugar packets work?
I think the vanilla-flavored stevia drops will be delicious! Use them!
I’d really love to make these for my son, but have no idea what liquid egg whites are. Would one actual egg be too much to use? Thank you.
An egg might way it down. Liquid egg whites are egg whites that come in the carton. Alternatively you can just separate your egg yolk and white and only use the whites.
Since honey can’t be left out, is there a substitute? Thanks
Brown rice syrup is a good substitute!