Description
A simple delicious recipe for Baked Stee-cut Oats with apples, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, spices and maple syrup. Vegan and easy!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, optional
- 1 tablespoon whole flax seeds , optional
- 1/4–1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, or sub pecans or walnuts
- 2–3 apples- cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges ( honey crisp, gala, pink lady)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons real maple syrup, plus more for after
- 3 1/2 cups boiling water
- Serve with maple and butter (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F and Boil 3 ½ cups of water
- Toast steel-cut oats in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly. After 3 minutes add all the spices, and continue toasting for 1 minutes. Turn heat off.
- If baking in a casserole dish, transfer now, or bake it in the skillet. Add sesame, flax and pumpkin seeds salt, and vanilla and give a good stir.
- Add apples and pour the boiling water over top. Add the maple syrup, and give another stir and place in the hot oven, uncovered. ( See notes)
- Bake for 40 minutes. At this point, brush the apples with a little more maple syrup ( or use butter) and broil for just a minute to deepen the caramelization until it’s perfectly golden.
- Serve with maple syrup
Notes
For added richness, feel free to dot with a little butter, coconut oil, or vegan butter before baking.
Use a 10-inch skillet, or an 8x 10-inch baking dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 292
- Sugar: 18.7 g
- Sodium: 167.8 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.4 g
- Fiber: 7.9 g
- Protein: 8.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg