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Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal

Name: Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 24 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Oats; 1/2 cup Milk; 1 tsp Lemon zest; 1- 1 1/2 tsp Lemon juice; Blueberries (handful of to taste); Brown sugar to taste

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Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal has the perfect combination of tart and sweet flavors in a high-nutrition meal with fresh fruit.

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Baked oatmeal recipes are such a great way to consume great nutrients in the morning, like this Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal recipe.

Of course, this recipe isn’t faster than making a premade package of oatmeal in the microwave, but the total cooking time is a lot quicker than making this oatmeal in the oven or on the stove top.

You can also make as many portions as you want or as little and adjust the flavor to suit what you want and like!

Ingredients and Supplies You’ll Need to Make this Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal:

air fryer blueberry lemon oatmeal ingredients

Ingredients:

Oats
Milk (any non-dairy milk like unsweetened almond milk or oat milk will work too!)
Lemon zest
Lemon juice
Blueberries
Brown sugar

Supplies

Air fryer safe bowl
Zester
Air fryer (Cosori Pro II)

Fresh or frozen berries

For this recipe, it will not make much of a difference if you will need to use fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries. Either way, it will taste delicious!

Sweetener to use for this oatmeal recipe

When making this oatmeal bake in the air fryer we love to sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar into the oats, but you have a few other options based on your preferences!

Brown sugar
Agave
Maple syrup
Honey (add this afterward)
Chocolate chips 😉

Types of oats to use:

This recipe works well with old-fashioned oats or steel cut oats. Using quick oats might leave the blueberry lemon baked oatmeal a little more chewy or mushy.

Oatmeal add-ins:

Make this recipe your own by adding in anything you love. Here are a few suggestions if you want to add even more flavor or vitamins:

Chia seeds
Peanut butter
Sliced almonds
Greek yogurt (will add more protein and a creamier texture)
Blackberries
Vanilla extract
Bananas
Raspberries
Strawberry
Nut butter

How to make this Air Fryer Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal:

Step 1: Mix the oats and milk

air fryer blueberry lemon oatmeal ingredients

In an air fryer-safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup oats with 1/2-3/4 cup of milk, and 1- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice (depending on the size of your bowl, you want to make sure the oats are slightly covered by milk) and stir everything together. Let sit for 10 minutes (however, these are not overnight oats).

Step 2: Add the flavor

air fryer blueberry lemon oatmeal

Layer on top of the oatmeal lemon zest, blueberries (maybe about a half cup blueberries), and a sprinkle of brown sugar.

Step 3: Bake oatmeal

air fryer blueberry lemon oatmeal

Once you have the oat mixture set, place the baking dish in the air fryer basket and fry the at 300 degrees F or 149 degrees C for 12 minutes. Carefully remove the oatmeal, let cool slightly and enjoy!

Breakfast in the air fryer

Create some crazy good recipes in the air fryer with little to no prep time and recipes made with pantry ingredients that you get get from the local grocery store.

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Final Thoughts

This Air Fryer Apple Spice Oatmeal is a great recipe since you can make it for one, double, or triple the recipe depending on how many you need to feed.

Plus it is made with simple pantry ingredients making it simple to whip up without having to run to the grocery store.

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