Oatmeal: Gingerbread Steel Cut Oats (Stove Top)
Source: Found on Pinterest
Perfect during the Christmas holiday season.
We love everything gingerbread!
Ingredients
- 1 c. steel cut oats (or old fashioned oats, not instant or quick-cook)
- 2 Tbls. ground flax seed
- 1 c. water & 1 c. milk (or 2 c. milk)
- 1-1/4 t. ginger
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 t. cloves
- 1/4 t. allspice
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1/8 t. nutmeg
- 1/2 t. vanilla vanilla extract
- 1 Tbls. molasses
Toppings
- additional milk
- chopped pecans
- brown sugar
Instructions
Combine the oats, flax, milk and water (or all milk) in a sauce pot over medium heat on the stove. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
After about 5 minutes, reduce heat to medium-low and stir in the remaining ingredients
Continue cooking (reduce to low as it thickens) stirring constantly, until desired thickness is reached. Takes a total of about 20-25 minutes of cook time. Oats will be chewy, but cooked.
Serve with a splash of additional milk, chopped pecans and a little brown sugar.
NOTE: You can substitute old fashioned oats instead of steel cut oats.
All milk will give you a really thick oatmeal, I prefer the water and milk combo instead.