This recipe was my first introduction to steel cut oats. They’re much more textured than regular oatmeal and have a bit of a crunch. I always love breakfast recipes that almost taste too good to be breakfast, but are really good for you. These oats are another one of those kind of recipes. This is perfect if you are rushed in the morning, because you do all the prep work the night before.
In a nonmetal bowl combine oats, cherries, tangerine peel, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and vanilla. Stir in milk; cover and chill for 8 to 24 hours.
To serve, transfer oatmeal mixture to a medium saucepan. Heat just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until oatmeal is done, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in butter until melted. If desired, add additional milk to make it the desired consistency.
Spoon into 4 bowls; sprinkle with sugar and nuts. Serve with additional milk, if desired. Makes 4 servings.
Note: You can substitute orange zest for tangerine and cranberries for cherries. Another variation is lemon zest and dried blueberries.
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egpoindexter on 2.18.2010
I made this this morning but substituted dried cherries for dried cranberries, and it was divine! This is a great base recipe for tons of different combination! Thank you!
sdmom4 on 2.16.2010
This is beyond amazing!!!! I could eat this everyday and I have not done the tangerine and just done mix dried fruit but cherries are my favorite. I was even able to get my Ranching husband to eat it and he loved it!!! This is my favorite
SassyStephanie on 2.12.2010
Oh man. I cannot wait to try this. I recently tried steel cut after eating old fashioned oats for years. This sounds wonderful.