a bowl filled with a sweet cinnamon oatmeal mixture, topped with two raspberries and a cinnamon stick

Breakfast Warm and Comforting

A lovely thing, oatmeal, credited by the Scottish with helping them survive the cold, hard winters of the Highlands. Hard to say if that is true, but a steady diet of oatmeal in any of its various guises has been shown to help with lowering cholesterol and providing easily digestible complex carbohydrates. Mostly, it’s just a good, warm breakfast, and whole grain rolled oats, combined with the flavors of cinnamon, honey and vanilla, are a comforting way to start the day.

Cinnamon, Honey and Vanilla Oatmeal Starter

Recipe courtesy of
  • Chef Edwin Cabrera

Prep Instructions

  • Yield: 5 – 6 (3/4 cup) servings
  • Cook Time: 7 minutes
  • Prep Time: 4 minutes
  • Total Time: 11 minutes

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Measure the ingredients.
  2. Place liquid ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a rapid simmer. Add the oatmeal and whisk constantly until oats start to absorb the liquid. Incorporate the rest of the ingredients and lower the heat. Cook until liquid is absorbed. Add water if necessary.

Category Tags

Breakfast
Diabetes-friendly
Gluten-free
Low carbohydrate / low sugar
Low cholesterol
Low fat / low saturated fat
Low sodium
Peanut-free
Tree nut-free
Vegetarian
Whole grain

Nutritional Data

Calories: 121.50
Fat: 1.90 g
Saturated Fat: 0.51 g
Cholesterol: 2.03 mg
Sodium: 59.42 mg
Carbohydrates: 22.97 g
Fiber: 2.17 g
Sugars: 9.27 g
Protein: 3.95 g
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