Oatmeal Sprinkle, Take Two
(If you haven’t had the chance to enter my birthday giveaway, head over and leave a comment on THIS POST. Comments close tomorrow!) For those who saw a text-less post this morning on your feed readers, I apologize. I scheduled this post without going back and finishing it. Oops.
A few people have asked me what I was doing when I almost sliced off my finger. Well, I was chopping candied ginger for oatmeal sprinkle, which is rather sticky and hard to work with. I won’t go into the gory details, but it’s doing much better. The stitches are out and my finger is healing nicely, allbeit ugly. It’ll be a while before the evidence has disappeared.
So what’s oatmeal sprinkle? A mixture of nuts, coconut, and dried fruit that we like to sprinkle on our oatmeal. We eat a lot of steel cut oats, especially in the winter, and a few crunchy and chewy bits gives it a boost of flavor and some interesting texture. After several days of opening four different jars of nuts and such to put on my oatmeal, I had the “brilliant” revelation to make a mixture of the four ingredients and put it in a jar of its own. I wonder why it took so long for me to do it. (Duh.)
I’m not sure if I’d call this a recipe. You can use whatever nuts and fruit you like. My favorite mixture is sliced almonds, unsweetened coconut flakes, dried cranberries, and candied ginger. (And sometimes some mini chocolate chips, if I’m feeling indulgent.) We usually cook apples, pears, or berries into our oatmeal and this mixture compliments it nicely. It also adds some sweetness so you can remove most (or all) of the sugar in your oats without sacrificing flavor. You can also sprinkle it on pancakes or waffles while you’re cooking them or afterwards with a drizzle of maple syrup.I added the measurements for this mixture plus some suggestions for substitutions. If you have a grocery store that has a bulk foods section (like Winco or Whole Foods), the possibilities are almost endless. And much less expensive than if you purchase the ingredients in packages. I store my bulk items like this in quart or pint-sized mason jars in my pantry.
Sprinkle away!
Oatmeal Sprinkle
Ingredients:
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup minced candied gingerDirections:
Combine all and store in an airtight container at room temperature. Makes 3 1/2 cups.
Sprinkle on cooked oatmeal, pancakes or waffles.
Other suggestions:
Other types of nuts or seeds (chopped whole nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, flax, etc.)
Other types of dried fruits or berries (raisins, blueberries, chopped mango, strawberries, dates, etc.)
Spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, etc.)
mini chocolate chipsfrom Perry's Plate
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April — February 21, 2011 @ 7:51 pm
Haha! I saw that this morning and thought to myself "This really doesn't need any words, it's looks so delish!"
Are you tucking when chopping??
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Lauren's Latest — February 21, 2011 @ 11:04 pm
Yum. I love adding nuts and fruit to everything. I love the textures and all the flavors.
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mayarasantana — February 22, 2011 @ 1:43 am
Que delícia…adoro isso!
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Kathryn — February 22, 2011 @ 2:36 am
what a great idea! I make steel cut oats in the crock pot on Saturday night because we have early church. (It's the fastest way to have a hot breakfast on those crazy mornings.) My family isn't wild about oatmeal, but they're coming around. Maybe this will help!
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Healthy Mamma — February 22, 2011 @ 7:23 pm
This is perfect! Very wholesome and perfectly delish ingredients. I never thought of adding candied ginger to a granola, I LOVE it! So good for you.
thx for the kind words re my blog and for joining. So glad I found your blog. We do have a lot in common, culinarily speaking. ;)
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Lick My Spoon — February 23, 2011 @ 5:45 am
What a great and healthy sprinkle idea. So glad I came across you and your blog from Tasty Kitchen. And happy 3rd birthday!
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Erica — February 24, 2011 @ 2:34 am
I love this idea and put it to practice right away. Thank you!
Sometime will you share with us about cooking apples/pears/etc. with your oatmeal? I'm a novice when it comes to that. Thank you!!
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Natalie @ Perrys' Plate — February 24, 2011 @ 4:03 am
@April – yes, ma'am. :)
@Erica – Great idea! It's simple, really, I just dump some chopped fruit into the oatmeal as it cooks. That would be a great post, though. I'll work on it!
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Mary — February 24, 2011 @ 9:06 pm
YUM! This sounds (and looks!) incredible! I love oatmeal :)
Great blog; happy I found you!
Mary xx
Delightful Bitefuls
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mly — February 27, 2011 @ 8:29 pm
Great idea! I like putting some granola over oatmeal to add crunch, but never thought of pre-made topping. Try kitchen scissors instead of a knife for hard dried fruit – not fail safe but I haven't required stitches yet, though I admit to nicking a finger occasionally.
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Natalie @ Perrys' Plate — March 1, 2011 @ 10:44 pm
mly – Funny, I usually cut candied ginger with kitchen shears! I was doing a larger amount and thought my knife would be quicker. Next time I'll stop chopping with my right hand when I'm trying to get the ginger unstuck from my left. Multi-tasking fail. :)
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