Porridge Hot

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"I could say that this recipe was handed down from my great-great-great-great-grandmother, but that isn't the case! I can't say I've every had it, but still....... Taking some suggestions to heart, I've cut back on the original 1/4 cup of molasses, & finally made it optional, realizing that some people [for some reason or other!] just don't have my taste for molasses!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 2⁄3 cups old fashioned oats
• 2⁄3 cup dark raisin
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 1⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 -2 tablespoon dark molasses (or more) (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In large heavy saucepan bring to boil the water & salt.
3. Reduce heat to medium low & add oats, cooking 5 minutes & stirring frequently.
4. Transfer to a 6-cup souffle dish, then add last 8 or 9 ingredients [realizing that dark molasses is to be used only if you WANT a molasses taste to this dish], stirring to combine.
5. Bake 1 hour until set.
6. Spoon into bowls & serve with cold milk.

Reviews

[Mandy]

I loved this, I did a half batch but just eyeballed the amount of maple & molasses & I used Splenda instead of sugar. I'm not a ginger lover so almost cut the ginger amount but decided against it with the addition of cinnamon & nutmeg and I'm glad I did. The spice mix is lovely, the texture is great & this proved a lovely warming brekky that did me for 2 mornings. Thanks Syd!

 

[JudithY]

I loved this recipe. I did omit the raisins, nuts and molasses because I prefer just the oatmeal. This is a great filling breakfast. Thanks for a great recipe Sydney Mike.

 

[Scandigirl]

Thank you for posting. I made the recipe in my slow cooker over night and had it for breakfast. I found the amount of sweeteners way too much and I added only 1 Tbsp. molasses. It was nice to try, however I am not going to make it again as I found it heavy and not the way I like oatmeal.

 

[karen]

I love the idea of baked oatmeal, but found the molasses flavor overwhelmed the recipe. I couldn't taste anything but the molasses, even though I reduced it to 2 tbsp based on another reviewers comments. Next time I would leave it out entirely so that I could taste the maple & spices, and it would reduce the calories by quite a bit. I did substitute dried sweetened cranberries for the raisins & left out the walnuts due to personal taste. I think that this could be great without the molasses. EDIT: The molasses flavor was a lot milder the next day, so I increased my rating to a 4 star. I'll still try it without the molasses next time though.UPDATE: I made this again without any molasses, nuts or raisins, and liked it much better. Wonderful maple flavor. This version is a keeper for me.

 

[Outta Here]

This is a little more time consuming than regular oatmeal, but worth the extra time! Very tasty and comforting. I used sugar-free "maple" syrup (and a little maple flavoring), left out the brown sugar but used the molasses. This put it in the diabetic range. I used dried cherries instead of raisins, but "craisins" would be good too! The walnuts added a nice texture. This is a keeper.