Winter Porridge with Pears
This yummy hot oatmeal will fill you up on a cold day.
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Yield: 6 x approx. 1-cup servings
Ingredients
- 3 cup old fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
- 4 cup water
- 2 cup skim milk
- 3 Tbsp seedless raisins, unpacked
- 1 Bosc pear, cut into 1/4-inch slices vertically
- 3/4 Tbsp brown sugar, unpacked
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped pistachio nuts
- 2 tsp brown sugar, unpacked, extra (1-2 tsp, for topping)
- 1/2 cup skim milk, extra (for topping)
Directions:
Place the oats, water and milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, while stirring, for 10 minutes or until cooked. Stir through raisins.
Heat the broiler and line a broiler pan with foil (or use non-stick pan). Arrange the pears on the foil in a single layer. Sprinkle with brown sugar and broil for 5 minutes or until the sugar bubbles.
Spoon the oatmeal into 6 bowls, top with slices of pear and sprinkle with pistachios. Serve with extra brown sugar and drizzle with milk if desired.
Tips:
Note: This recipe's ingredients have been adjusted from the original Australian measures to the U.S. measures.