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Recipes 

Simple home-made granola recipe

Make this simple granola recipe ahead of time for those mornings that you need to grab something quick. Most cereals are full of sugar and refined flour. This granola is low in sugar and full of protein. Serve it with greek or soy yogurt and a handful of chopped apples.

3 cups large-flake rolled oats
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans or almonds or walnuts
2 tbsp hulled pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp whole flax seeds
3 tbsp (45 mL) olive or grapeseed oil
3 tbsp (45 mL) liquid honey or maple syrup
1 pinch salt

1/4 cup dried cranberries or sour cherries or raisins (sulphite free available at health food stores)
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots or mangoes

1. In large bowl, combine oats, nuts and seeds.  Drizzle with oil and honey. Add salt and toss to coat. 
2. Bake on parchment paper–lined baking sheet in 350°F (180°C) oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on pan on rack. 
3. Once cool you can add the dried fruits.  Store in an airtight container in fridge for up to 1 month

Easy Oatmeal Recipes

We all know oatmeal is good for us and that steel cut oats are the best, but everyone struggles with how to find the time to cook up a nice warm bowl of oatmeal without having to wake up an hour early to make them!

Here are some suggestions to help you incorporate this nutritious food easily into your morning routine

Overnight Stove Top Oatmeal

In a large saucepan, boil the oats in the water for 1 minute. Cover and let stand overnight at room temperature.

The next day, uncover the oats and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the oatmeal is cooked and creamy but still a little bit chewy, about 10 minutes.

Overnight Crock Pot

Option 1: You don’t even have to clean the crock pot!

Find a bowl that fits inside your crockpot with the lid on and can hold all the oatmeal you plan on making.  Make sure it is oven safe (pyrex works well)

Add your oats and water to the inner bowl

Fill the crock with water to a little more than halfway. Set the inner bowl in the crock and see how high the water rises with the displacement. Add water in the crock if necessary– try to match it so that the water reaches about the same height on the outside of the oats bowl as the cooking water inside

Place the lid on your crockpot. Set on low and go to bed!

 Option 2: For a larger crowd

Combine 8 cups water with 2 cups steel-cut oats in a large crock pot.  Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste.  Add any other desired ingredients.

Set on low 7-8 hours

Overnight No Cook Steel Cut Oatmeal Muesli

 If you like a cereal with chewy, nutty texture you’re going to love this recipe!

Pour 1 cup of steel-cut oats into a bowl, then mix them with about 2 cups water/milk/milk alternative (almond, rice or hemp milk), a dollop of honey, and a bit of cinnamon and ginger.  

You can also try adding a bit of grated citrus zest.

Refrigerate the oats overnight.

In the morning the oats have softened enough to eat. They are delicious when eaten cold, mixed with some grated apple or chopped peaches, or topped with blueberries and almonds.

Overnight No Cook Large Flake Oatmeal

This recipe is made with the large flake oats for a creamier texture than the above   recipe

1 cup Oatmeal
1/4 cup dates
1/4 cup raisins
1 apple, cored and grated
1/4 sliced or slivered almonds (optional)
1 cup milk (or enough to cover mixture)

In a container that has a lid, mix oatmeal, dates, raisins, and almonds together, grate the cored apple (with or w/o the skin) into the mixture, immediately cover with milk (approx. 1 cup).

Refrigerate overnight.

In the morning add a little milk, as most will have soaked in.
If you want, you can add honey and a fresh fruit (bananas, strawberries, blueberries) or eat like it is.
You can keep this mixture in your refrigerator up to 3 days.

 Timer Oatmeal

Attach your rice cooker to a timer – the one you use to turn your lights on when you’re away.

Before you go to bed, add the water and oats to the rice cooker  (use a bit less than stove top method because the oats will have soaked overnight).  

Feel free to add the cinnamon, nuts and berries at the same time if you desire.  Set the timer to go off 30 minutes before you get up and you’ll wake up to the aroma of cinnamon wafting through your home!

From the Freezer Oatmeal

Steel cut oatmeal freezes beautifully – and can easily be frozen with all the toppings such as nuts, seeds, cinnamon and berries.  Just freeze them in muffin tins for easy portions that can easily be popped out the night before into a bowl and kept in the fridge.  It will defrost overnight so you can just reheat it on the stove in minutes or bring it to work for a quick breakfast on the go.

Make Ahead

Any of the above recipes can be made in larger batches and can be refrigerated for up to 4 days. Rewarm in a pot or microwave oven and thin with water if necessary before serving.

Toppings

 Here are some ideas of what to put on your oatmeal – remember, variety is the spice of life!  So mix it up to keep yourself from becoming bored of oatmeal for breakfast