Maple Crunch Oatmeal

Sharon123's Note:

Cereal with all the good things in it! A great way to start the day! Adapted from Country Living magazine(Feb.2006)

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons salted sunflower seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup, plus
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 cups cooked oatmeal, kept hot
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries (or raisins)

Directions:

1. Heat your oven to 375*F. Line a baking sheet with wax paper(or parchment paper). Mix the nuts, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and 3 tbls. maple syrup in a medium bowl, and spread in a single layer on the prepared pan. Stirring every 5 minutes to evenly coat, bake until mixture is fragrant and toasted-about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Stir the cranberries and the remaining 1/4 cup maple syrup into the oatmeal.
2. To serve, pour 1/4 cup milk over each serving and top with the maple glazed nuts. Enjoy!
3. Note:.
4. If you like, make only the glazed nuts, and triple the batch and keep on hand to eat alone. Store in an airtight container.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

I loved the blend of flavors - lovely bits of sweetness with the dried cranberries. The nut mixture was an excellent touch and helped to make this oatmeal so filling. The only change I may make in the future is to cut down on the amount of oatmeal - I was already filled up only halfway through my bowl! Thanks for sharing!

[Redsie]

This is soooooo good!! Made for a delish and healthy breakfast!! Added some dried cranberries and used low-fat milk. Loved the crunchyness of the almonds and walnuts (didn't have any pecans, so didn't add). Thanks Sharon! :)

[Lainey6605]

This oatmeal is fantastic! I am very particular about oatmeal and this one is SO good. It is my favorite now. It has such a great combination of ingredients. Thanks for sharing.