Oatmeal

Oatmeal

Desserts

A simple and delicious wheat porridge, flavored with milk, vanilla sugar, and caramel.

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Oatmeal is a comforting and easy-to-prepare dish. It’s ideal for breakfast or a light evening meal, and it’s both sweet and filling.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$4.66 $1.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 8, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.20
  • $0.99
  • $0.03
  • $0.03
  • $1.46
  • $0.28
  • $0.32
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly rinse the wheat under hot running water in a hair sieve to remove any naturally occurring fats and impurities. ≈ 2 min
  2. Bring the milk to a boil in a large pot, along with the salt (and optionally, a little grated lemon zest).
  3. Gradually add the wheat, stirring constantly, and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes. Then, cook over very low heat, or covered, on a cold griddle, for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. After adding the syrup, the caramel, vanilla sugar, and butter are incorporated. ≈ 3 min
  5. The flour is removed from the heat, and the beaten egg yolk is added. ≈ 3 min
  6. The egg whites were whipped to stiff peaks and gently folded into the wheat flour mixture. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Oatmeal

  • 200 g of buckwheat$1.20
  • 1 liter of milk$0.99
  • salt$0.03
  • A packet of vanilla sugar$0.03
  • 100 g of sugar, optionally partially replaced by a sweetener$1.46
  • 30 g of butter$0.28
  • 1 egg yolk$0.32
  • 1 egg white$0.35

Total$4.66

that's $1.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of buckwheat
  • 1 liter of milk
  • salt
  • A packet of vanilla sugar
  • 100 g of sugar, optionally partially replaced by a sweetener
  • 30 g of butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 egg white
  • Depending on preference, a small amount of grated lemon zest

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