It’s a new year! Out with the old and in with the new – recipes that is. I have once again gotten sooooo bored with my staple of recipes that it hardly seems worth cooking some days. But I am resolving to be better (and healthier!) about my cooking choices. First step: breakfast!
I know we all want to send our families out into the cold world with hot meal in their bellies, but between making lunches and getting everyone dressed and packed . . . too often for us it is a bowl of cold cereal and out the door. Today was different. Today we had lovely steel cut oats with maple syrup, cranberries, pecans and a sprinkling of warm spices. Don’t you feel better just thinking about a breakfast like that? And the best part? It was hot, ready and waiting on us when we woke up this morning!
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- ½ cups dried cranberries
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch ginger
- 4 cups water
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
Combine all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours, or overnight.
Stir the oatmeal well and scoop into bowls. Serve with milk, a drizzle of maple syrup, and sprinkled with chopped pecans.
This sounds awesome! I think it would be great to serve to overnight company too. Especially when not everyone gets up at the same time – a hot meal for all of your guests whenever they want it. Will definitely be trying this!