Cranberry pear oatmeal with oat groats
Oat groats are the most wholesome type of oats. I talked about them in more detail a little while back when I wrote this article:
Details that make a difference – Oat groats
Continuing with my cranberry obsession, this week I made some oatmeal with oat groats and cranberries, super yummy and satisfying!
As I mentioned before, oat groats take longer to cook than all other types of oats so I usually cook a large batch and keep it in the fridge for the week, it works great. The only thing to note is that the oats continue to absorb the oatmeal liquid for a while and the portions kept in the fridge will be much drier than the portion consumed right away. Just add some milk when you're ready to reheat the next portion.
🌿 2 cups oat groats
🌿 1 medium ripe banana (can use frozen)
🌿 2 cups unsweetened non dairy milk
🌿 2 cups water
🌿 2 tsp vanilla extract
🌿 1 tsp cinnamon
🌿 ½ tsp ginger powder
🌿 ¼ tsp salt
🌿 2 pears (I like the pears chopped into large chunks, about 1 inch)
🌿 2 cups fresh cranberries (can use frozen)
🌿 maple syrup to drizzle when serving
✋🏾 Rinse the oat groats
✋🏾 Add all the ingredients to the pressure cooker
✋🏾 Cook under pressure for 24 minutes with a natural release (wait until the pressure comes down naturally)
✋🏾 Drizzle with some maple syrup if not sweet enough for your taste
✋🏾 Top with walnuts or pecans (optional)
The pictures below didn't come out great but this was a busy week for me and I only checked them afterwards when there was no oatmeal left for more pictures. I wasn't going to add the pictures but thought it would be nice to give an idea of the results. The first picture was taken right after the oatmeal was cooked, you can see it has more liquid than the second picture which was taken a couple days later after storing the oatmeal in the fridge. I just wanted to show you how the oats keep absorbing the liquid after we stop cooking them.
Here's a video for a visual of the process where I talk about oat groats a bit more:
https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=460936492475221041
More cranberry ideas:
Cranberry chocolate chip bites
Maple roasted brussels sprouts with cranberries, apple & pecan
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