Cherry Almond Steel Cut Oats
| Prep Time: 35 min | Serves: 4 |
| Cooking Time: 30 min | Yield: 4 containers |
Steel cut oatmeal with frozen cherries & almonds
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Steel Cut Oats
- 8 oz Frozen Dark Sweet Cherries
- 2 cups Organic Unsweetened Almond Vanilla Milk
- 1 tbsp Sugars, Brown
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds
Directions
STEP 1: In a medium pot, bring 2 cups of vanilla soy milk and 2 cups of water to a boil. Roughly chop the frozen cherries while waiting for the liquid to boil.
STEP 2: When the liquid comes to a boil, stir in the oats, cherries, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of salt. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the liquid has absorbed and it has reached your desired thickness.
STEP 3: Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and almond extracts as well as the sliced almonds. Divide the oats into single serving containers and refrigerate until you are ready to eat!
NOTE: You can use regular milk in place of the soy milk if you'd like (it will also be less expensive) but the heat and fruit acids from the cherries will cause the milk to curdle. I know "curdle" is an ugly word but all it really means is that the proteins in the milk clump together. It has no nutritional impact and there is no change in the flavor (yes, I made it this way at first). Also, once it's in the final gloopy oatmeal state, you can't see the "curdles". Still tastes great!