Full of protein, egg white oatmeal is an easy way to start your day with a balanced, healthy meal! You’ll find how to make egg white oatmeal on the stovetop really easy to do with the included how-to video below. If you love oatmeal, but find leaves you hungry 1-2 hours later, give this breakfast a try. It’s loved by both adults and kids!
Egg White Oatmeal
If starting your day with more protein at breakfast is a goal of yours, then this oatmeal will hit that mark. Protein is one of the most important nutrients I focus on at breakfast because it sets me up to feel satiated and energized for the day.
If you’ve ever started your morning with carbs and sugar only, maybe you’ve felt the sugar crash an hour later.
Not with this egg white oatmeal!
What you’ll need for egg white oatmeal
- rolled oats
- water
- sea salt
- banana
- egg whites
How to make oatmeal with egg whites
- Add the oats, water, sea salt, and sliced banana to a small pot and heat on medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer and stir every minute or so.
- Once the oatmeal is beginning to look semi-cooked (4-6 minutes), add the egg whites and begin to whisk. Whisk continuously until egg whites are no longer visible, and the oatmeal is looking very creamy.
- Pour into a bowl and enjoy with your favorite toppings!
Favorite oatmeal toppings
Toppings make oatmeal more fun! They add flavor and texture. Here are some of my favorite toppings for oatmeal.
- Nut butter to drizzle on top
- Fresh berries
- Homemade granola
- Hemp hearts
- Chia seed
- Dash of cinnamon
- Chia jam
- Unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
More protein-packed oatmeal recipes to try:
How To Make Egg White Oatmeal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup rolled oats
- 1 cup water
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 banana, sliced
- 4 egg whites
Instructions
- Add the oats, water, sea salt, and sliced banana to a small pot and heat on medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer and stir every minute or so.
- Once the oatmeal is beginning to look semi-cooked (4-6 minutes), add the egg whites and begin to whisk. Whisk continuously until egg whites are no longer visible, and the egg white oatmeal is looking very creamy.
- Pour into a bowl and enjoy with your favorite toppings!
Nutrition
If you try this recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
*Originally published in October 2010. Updated February 2021.*
14 comments
I am BIG on pre-prep. I cook & bake when I can so that its ready when I need it. In terms of breakfasts, this may mean baking breakfast bars on the weekend or prepping overnight oats the night before. I have never made egg white oats- great lesson.
I love oatmeal in the mornings. It's what I have 99% of the time. And I know alot of people do eggs in their oatmeal- but for some reason it just gives me the creeps! No idea why… I like eggs. I like oatmeal. What gives?
Cool. I've never added egg whites during cooking. Sometimes I just top my oats with 2 sunny-side-up or poached eggs, some fresh herbs, salt and pepper for a savoury oatmeal bowl. I like how the yolks run unto the oats.
Savory oats – that sounds delicious Samatha! I'm not a fan of runny yolks so I'd just cook mine longer. I'll have to try adding some fresh herbs sometime, thanks for the idea.
I have never had egg whites in my oatmeal before. I do think its a great idea to add a bit of extra protein in there.
I am going to have to give this a try! Thanks!
this looks very interesting. i've never that it like that before. thank you for sharing this.
I don't really have time to make stove top oatmeal in the morning. Sometimes I make microwaved oats though! I usually eat something I can grab really fast, like yogurt or waffles that I've made and frozen.
My boyfriend would really like egg white oatmeal though. He's on this protein kick since he's started lifting weights again.
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I really.wamted tolove these. I followed recipe, mine have too much egg whites. I used the conversion table on container of egg whites. How much do you put in? According to egg whote container I have its 3/4 cup. It tasted good but a bit too egg. I will try again amd tweak it.
Hi Jennifer! Real egg whites are closer to 2 tbsp per egg white, making it 8 tbsp in total, which is 1/2 cup. I’d try that amount using egg whites from a container to make it less eggy 🙂 Let me know how it goes!