Maple-turmeric oatmeal with homemade squash butter
Maple-turmeric oatmeal with homemade squash butter
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1 to 2 servings
For many, oatmeal brings to mind childhood winter breakfasts. Indeed, there are few foods more comforting than a big, warm bowl of oatmeal to start the day! Taking the time to prepare a healthy breakfast is so important. With its 25-minute cooking time, mix of beautifully fragrant spices (turmeric, cardamom, and cinnamon), plus sweet maple syrup, this recipe is a far cry from the boring beige bowl you might expect. Smothered in homemade squash butter prepared ahead of time, this meal makes a memorable and easy breakfast. Even the squash butter is super easy - just simmer squash purée with sugar, lemon juice, spices and water, and you'll have a creamy and delicious topping for oatmeal, yogurt parfaits and desserts! It'll keep for a week in the fridge, and is a fantastic way to use up squash when it's been sitting around for a little too long.
Ingredients
Maple-turmeric Oatmeal
- ½ cup oatmeal (or spelt or rice)
- ¼ tsp organic ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp organic fair trade ground Ceylon true cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp maple or agave syrup
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup almond milk
Homemade Squash Butter
- ½ cup squash purée of your choice (butternut, acorn, etc.)
- ¼ cup PRANA organic fair trade cane sugar
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ cup apple juice or water
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp organic fair trade ground Ceylon true cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 2 pinches of nutmeg
- 1 pinch of salt
Preparation
Maple-turmeric Oatmeal
- In a small saucepan, mix oatmeal with turmeric, cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup and both milks. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until milks are absorbed and the mixture is still just a little bit liquid.
- Let set for 5 minutes, pour into a bowl and top with squash butter and your preferred toppings.
Homemade Squash Butter
- In a saucepan, mix squash purée with other ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat so that the mixture keeps bubbling for about 25 minutes. (You can use a lid to avoid a mess, but make sure the pot is not covered completely, using a wooden spoon, for example.)
- Once butter is thick and creamy, remove from heat, let cool, pour into a jar or container and keep in refrigerator.
0 Comment(s)