While I definitely love a good bowl of plain old gluten free oatmeal (with fruit on top, of course), sometimes I don’t want something quite so filling. Enter in…Zucchini Oats, or Zoats! It may sound odd, but I swear it tastes great, and is super easy to make!

Zucchini Oats are just that – half oats (gluten free, of course) and half shredded zucchini. You may be wondering, why add zucchini to oats? I find myself wanting to add them if I want more volume in my oat bowl, but don’t want to feel super full after eating it (which I often do if I have a full bowl of oats + toppings!). I also have addd zucchini before just to use up one that was about to go bad! Either way, it’s worth trying out and see if you like it.

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The only extra step vs. regular oatmeal is shredding the zucchini, and I like to do it right over the pan after adding my oatmeal to boiling water, so there’s not much extra work or clean up. And once you’ve boiled your zoats, it’s time for toppings!

Oatmeal Topping Ideas:

• 1-2 tbsp peanut/almond butter
• a scoop of yogurt (non-dairy yogurt works great too!)
• blueberries (frozen or fresh)
• raspberries
• strawberries
• banana slices
• cacao nibs
• chia seeds
• hemp seeds
• cinnamon
• a piece of chocolate (or even better, Nutella!)
• honey/maple syrup
• flax seeds

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup gluten free oatmeal (I like Bob’s Red Mill)
• 1/2 cup raw zucchini (you can just eyeball this if you’re shredding right over the pot – basically shred until it makes a handful-sized pile on top of your oats)
• 1 cup of water
• toppings (ideas listed below, or check out the pics for some inspo)

Instructions:

• bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan
• add in your 1/2 cup of oats, and then shred your zucchini over top
• stir in the zucchini into your oats so they’re completely mixed, and let boil until water is boiled down (about 4-5 minutes). Continue to stir occasionally, and add in 1 tbsp of maple syrup or honey if you like your oats on the sweeter side
• move to a bowl and add optional toppings, like:
  • 1 tbsp peanut/almond butter
  • a scoop of yogurt
  • blueberries (frozen or fresh)
  • raspberries
  • strawberries
  • banana
  • cacao nibs
  • chia seeds
  • hemp seeds
  • cinnamon
  • a piece of chocolate (or even better, Nutella!)
  • honey/maple syrup
  • flax seeds