Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal (with pear, walnuts, & pomegranate molasses)

Breakfast

Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal (with pear, walnuts, & pomegranate molasses)

By Dixya

Steel cut oats can be made on a stovetop by simmering for 25-30 minutes or made overnight by bringing the water and oats to a rolling boil then letting it sit overnight, this is a method I learned from thekitchn. I prefer the latter method because it saves time and energy. For the past two Sunday nights, I have been making a batch enough for the whole week. Also, I noticed that overnight steel cut oatmeal gets creamier the next day. It can be reheated with a little milk or cream to loosen the consistency if needed. The overnight steel cut oatmeal can be enjoyed warm or cold with your choice of toppings, nuts, and sweetener. One of my favorite combination lately has been pear, walnuts, and pomegranate molasses. The tartness from pomegranate molasses and the sweetness of the pear is delicious together while walnuts add healthy fats and crunch to the oatmeal.

Pomegranate molasses is basically pomegranate juice that has been reduced down, with or without sugar, to a thick, intensely flavored syrup. It is not sweet like normal syrups but has a rather tangy and little musky flavor. It can be purchased at Middle Eastern grocery stores but if you don’t have it, honey is a great alternative here. I got pomegranate molasses to make Moroccan spiced chicken wraps for my ecookbook and haven’t really used it since so it was nice to be able to use it with overnight steel cut oatmeal. If you have never made overnight steel cut oats before, it’s time you give these oats a chance – it will seriously make your breakfast very hearty and special in the morning!

other delicious steel cut oatmeal recipes from the blogosphere lately: slow cooker apple pie steel cut oatmeal, chai spiced pear baked steel cut oatmeal, and triple chocolate steel cut oatmeal

On the running front, I did 7 miles last weekend and the goal is to do 8 tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 week 4: didn’t do very good with running…boooo, week 5.

week 6

Strength training/stretch : body pump ( I am still sore)
Running: 13 miles / 3 runs; Goal : 8 miles this weekend.
Nutrition: staying hydrated.

Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal (with pear, walnuts, & pomegranate molasses)

Serves: 5

Ingredients

1 cup steel cut oats
4 cups water
For 2 servings:
1 small pear, chopped
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water and steel cut oats to a rolling boil for a minute.
Turn off the heat, give a quick stir and cover the pot with a lid.
Let it sit overnight on the stovetop and your oatmeal should be ready next morning.
I like to portion out the oatmeal into separate containers (1 cup uncooked makes about 5 servings) and reheat individual portion in the morning.
In the morning, reheat the oats (use a splash of milk if needed) then top it with chopped pears, walnuts, and drizzle pomegranate molasses.

Have you tried steel cut oats?

What are your plans this weekend? My brother is visiting this weekend so it will involve lots of eating out!