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My Favorite Oatmeal After a Cold Morning Run with Apples and Cranberries

November 18, 2014 Updated February 6, 2019 7 Comments

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A few of my favorite things (besides the obvious):
  1. Gray wool – I love it as much as George Costanza loves velvet
  2. I love cats. I love every kind of cat
  3. Dark Chocolate 70% or higher – I’ve been devouring two 70% Theo bars a week
  4. Oatmeal – with an exclusion of instant and quick cooking
What would be my perfect day?  Home alone sitting in my favorite chair wearing gray wool with a kitty on my lap eating a bowl of Irish Oats with broken up Theo bars and a drizzle of cream.
With that said…

 

It was 12 degrees this morning when I laced up my running shoes.  The running gals and I had decided years ago that our cut off temperature for running is 8 degrees (I have no idea where we came up with that number)  Hooray!  The run is on and the ladies will be knocking at my door at 7:00 a.m. My favorite oatmeal is waiting to warm me up approximately 6 miles from now.
One of the best mornings of my life.

I make this oatmeal in one form or another pretty much every morning during the cold winter months.  I use whatever fruit I have on hand and whatever nut I feel like that day.

Recipe of the day:
1/2 cup steel cut oats
1 teaspoon butter (optional)
1 1/2 cups water
healthy pinch of salt

1 apple, peeled and diced
1/2 cup fresh cranberries
1 teaspoon butter
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Apple pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves)
Almond milk

I like to start my steel cut oats the night before.  I use 1/2 cup oats to 1 1/2 cups water with a pinch of salt.

I like to toast my oats first in 1 teaspoon butter.  I love the butter flavor, but you can dry pan roast the oats.

Melt the butter in a small sauce pan.

Add 1/2 cups steet cut oats.

Stir over medium heat until the oats begin to toast.  You will begin to smell the toasting.  I love the smell.

Add 1 1/2 cups hot water.

 

And a healthy pinch of salt.

Bring to a simmer.  Cover and remove from the heat.  Let stand overnight.

The next morning, remove the lid and the oats will just need to be reheated then they are ready to eat.

I like to add 1/4 cup almond milk.

Let the oats simmer over low heat while making the compote topping, which will make your mouth water.

This is what I’m using this morning.

1 golden delicious apple
1/2 cup fresh cranberries, sorted through to take out the shriveled nasty ones.
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, which I just happen to have on hand.

Peel and core the apple.

Dice.

 

Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a small skillet.

Add the apples and cranberries.

Stir to coat the fruit.

Add apple pie spices.

Add 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup.

Bring to a simmer and cover for about 5 minutes.

After about 5 minutes the juices will start to flow.

Add the walnuts.

Stir to coat the walnuts. Done!

Pour half of the oats in a bowl and top with the hot apple cranberry compote.

I like to drizzle a bit more almond milk over top.

Heaven!

Now where’s my kitty?

 

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Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cranberries

This is a wonderful, hearty dish, that I love to eat after a cold morning run. 

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword apple cranberry steel cut oats, apple cranberry steel cut oats recipe, how to cook steel cut oats
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Soak 8 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 402 kcal
Author Janet Barton

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup steel cut oats
  • 1 teaspoon butter optional
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • healthy pinch of salt
  • 1 apple peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1/4 cup toasted walnuts chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • Apple pie spices cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup  Almond milk

Instructions

The night before serving:

  1. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a saucepan.  Add oats.  Stir to toast.  Pour in 1 1/2 cups hot water and salt. Bring to a simmer.  Cover with a lid and remove from heat.  Allow to sit overnight.
  2. When ready to serve, Add 1/4 cup almond milk and reheat over low heat.  In a small skillet melt 1 teaspoon butter and add apples, cranberries, and maple syrup.  Stir to coat.  Add spices stir to coat the fruit.  Cover and let simmer for about 5 minutes.  Uncover.  Add nuts stir to coat the nuts.  Serve hot with reheated oatmeal.
Nutrition Facts
Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cranberries
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 87mg4%
Potassium 228mg7%
Carbohydrates 57g19%
Fiber 8g32%
Sugar 22g24%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 175IU4%
Vitamin C 7.5mg9%
Calcium 103mg10%
Iron 2.2mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Candace says

    November 19, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    I have my kitties, but where is my oatmeal (wink)?! I could have devoured this after my workout this morning, Janet! We were a balmy! You can bet this will be waiting for me after tomorrow's workout! Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
    Cheers!

    Reply
  2. Cathleen says

    November 19, 2014 at 3:17 am

    I have been OBSESSED with oatmeal lately. So this is right up my alley! I love this!

    Reply
    • Janet Barton says

      November 19, 2014 at 4:25 am

      Me too!! What a great obsession. I hope you like to oats.

      Reply
  3. Lori says

    November 18, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    This looks so yummy! Perfect combination of flavors!

    Reply
    • Janet Barton says

      November 19, 2014 at 4:26 am

      Thanks Lori. I love apples and cranberries this time of year.

      Reply
  4. Cranberry Morning says

    November 18, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    That does sound good! You need that energy when going for a run. My favorite chocolate is 88%, but any dark chocolate is better than milk chocolate. :-))

    Reply
    • Janet Barton says

      November 19, 2014 at 4:27 am

      Thank you for commenting. I have a bag of 85% that I have hidden away for my afternoon chocolate fix. 88% must be divine.

      Reply

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