OVERNIGHT OATMEAL WITH RAISINS AND BROWN SUGAR
Serves: 4
3 cups (750 ml) plus 1 cup (250 ml) water, measured separately 1 cup (250 ml) steel-cut oats 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
1/2 cup (125 ml) raisins
3 tbsp (45 ml) packed brown sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) unsalted butter 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground cinnamon
1. In large saucepan, bring 3 cups water (750 ml) to boil over high heat. Turn off heat and slide saucepan to cool burner. Stir in oats and salt. Cover saucepan with lid and let sit overnight.
2. In morning, stir remaining 1 cup (250 ml), water into saucepan with oats and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is creamy and oats are tender but chewy, 4 to 6 minutes.
3. Turn off heat. Slide saucepan to cool burner. Stir in raisins, sugar, butter and cinnamon. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Serve.
MAKE IT YOUR WAY
If you don’t like raisins and cinnamon, try these fun flavour combinations.
Banana and Brown Sugar Oatmeal:
Use 2 chopped ripe bananas instead of raisins. Leave out cinnamon.
Blueberry and Almond Oatmeal:
Use 1/2 cup (125 ml), blueberries instead of raisins. Use 2 tbsp (30 ml), almond butter instead of butter and cinnamon. Add 1/2 cup (125 ml), sliced almonds to oatmeal along with blueberries.
Toasted Coconut Oatmeal:
Use 1 cup (250 ml), canned coconut milk instead of water. Use 1/2 cup (125 ml), toasted unsweetened flaked coconut instead of raisins. Leave out butter and cinnamon.