Oatmeal
A simple and delicious wheat porridge, flavored with milk, vanilla sugar, and caramel.
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
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
- Thoroughly rinse the wheat under hot running water in a hair sieve to remove any naturally occurring fats and impurities. ≈ 2 min
- Bring the milk to a boil in a large pot, along with the salt (and optionally, a little grated lemon zest).
- 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.
- After adding the syrup, the caramel, vanilla sugar, and butter are incorporated. ≈ 3 min
- The flour is removed from the heat, and the beaten egg yolk is added. ≈ 3 min
- 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.
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