Make a weeks worth of healthy, filling breakfasts in 5 minutes on a Sunday night.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword oatmeal
Prep Time 1minute
Cook Time 7minutes
Total Time 4hours
Servings 5
Calories 178kcal
Ingredients
1cupSteel Cut Oatmeal/Irish Oatmeal
4 cupswater
1/2teaspoonsalt
For Vanilla Pear Almond
3/4cupprepared Irish oatmealwarmed through
1/2 diced fresh pear
1/8 teaspoon vanilla
dash of cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon of toasted almonds
For Apple Pecan Spice
3/4cupprepared Irish oatmealwarmed through
2tablespoonsapplesaucemixed into the oatmeal
3-4 thin slices of apple
1 tablespoon brown sugar
dash of apple pie spice or cinnamon
1 tablespoon chopped toasted walnuts
For Orange Cranberry
3/4cupprepared Steel cut oatmealwarmed through
1 tablespoon orange juicestirred into the oatmeal
1/2 orangesupremed, cut into segments
1 tablespoon dried cranberries
1 tablespoon honey
orange zest for garnish
For Banana Maple Pecan
3/4cupprepared Irish oatmealwarmed through
1/4 cup mashed bananaswirled into the oatmeal
5-6 banana slices to top the oatmeal
dash of cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
toasted pecans
1 tablespoon maple syrup
For Peanut Butter and Jelly
3/4cup steel cut oatmealwarmed through
1-2 tablespoons peanut butterswirled into the oatmeal
1-2 teaspoons jellyswirled into the oatmeal
1 tablespoon toasted peanuts
For Lemon Blueberry Almond
3/4cup Irish oatmealwarmed through
1 teaspoongranulated sugar
blueberries
lemon zest
toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
In a large, heavy saucepan with a tight fitting lid, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and stir in the oatmeal. Reduce heat to medium and cook for one minute, stirring occasionally. Turn the heat off the pot and place the lid tightly on the pot. Let the oatmeal rest for an hour. Check for doneness, if it needs more time, let it rest an additional half hour.
Transfer the oatmeal to a storage container and refrigerate.
When you're ready for a bowl of oatmeal, spoon into a microwave safe bowl and nuke for 1-1 1/2 minutes until hot. Dress your oats with any of the combinations mentioned above or as you like it!
Notes
Nutrition is given only for prepared oatmeal, not individual topping ideas.