Cherry Oatmeal
Cherry Oatmeal, a simple steel cut or rolled oats breakfast recipe with fresh, frozen, or dried cherries that’s perfect any time of year. A fruitful way to start your morning!
Equipment
- 1 small pot
Ingredients
- ½ cup oats rolled or steel cut, see instructions
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cherries halved (about 10 cherries)
- 1 small pinch salt
- 1 teaspoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Optional toppings: nut butter drizzle, nuts or seeds
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a pot: In a medium pot, add oats, water, cherries, a pinch of salt, maple syrup, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg.½ cup oats, 1 cup water, 1 cup cherries, 1 small pinch salt, 1 teaspoons maple syrup, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Cook oats: Bring oats to a boil over high heat on the stovetop, then reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until oats are soft. This is usually 5 minutes for rolled oats, and 10 minutes for steel cut oats.
- To serve: Transfer cooked oatmeal to a bowl. Optionally, you can top the oatmeal with a drizzle of nut or seed butter, a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, and a sprinkle of ground flax seeds.Optional toppings: nut butter drizzle, nuts or seeds
- Microwave cooking instructions: Alternatively you can also cook oats in the microwave. Cook rolled oats a microwave safe bowl for about 2 minutes, and steel cut oats for about 5 minutes. Make sure to cover the oats and stir once throughout cooking.
Notes
Steel cut vs. rolled oats: You can use either steel cut or rolled oats in this recipes. Rolled oats will cook faster, but have a softer (and mushier) texture. Steel cut oats take a bit longer to cook and have a sturdier texture.
Leftovers and storage: Store leftover oats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat by adding a small amount of water to the oats to rehydrate the, and reheating in a pot on the stove or for 1 minute in the microwave. Do not freeze.
Nutrition notes: Nutrition information is for oatmeal without optional toppings and uses fresh cherries instead of dried.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 7gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 54mgPotassium: 475mgFiber: 7gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg
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