Vanilla Spice Oatmeal - 3 Guiding Stars
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Oatmeal isn’t a complicated food, but with a little extra TLC in the cooking process, it’s easy to elevate it to an absolute treat that will give your day a boost in the right direction.

Ingredients

  • 3½ cups water
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • Pinch nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup lowfat milk

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil. Stir in the oats and raisins, reduce the heat to low and simmer to desired doneness and texture (5-7 minutes).
  2. While oats cook, toast nuts in a dry skillet over medium-high, stirring frequently, until golden and fragrant (3-5 minutes).
  3. Stir vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg into cooked oatmeal. Serve oatmeal topped with toasted nuts, brown sugar, and milk.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 330; Total Fat 10.5g (13% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 1.5g (8% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 2mg (1% DV); Sodium 120mg (5% DV); Total Carbohydrate 50g (18% DV); Dietary Fiber 6.5g (24% DV); Total Sugars 12g; Includes 3g Added Sugars (6% DV); Protein 12g; Vitamin D 2% DV; Calcium 8% DV; Iron 15% DV; Potassium 8% DV; Manganese 130% DV; Molybdenum 90% DV; Copper 60% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/vanilla-spice-oatmeal/
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