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Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal

Name: Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup unsulfured mild molasses; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats; 1 tablespoon finely-chopped crystallized ginger; 1/4 cup toasted pecans; heavy cream, for serving

Giving the oats a quick boil the evening before makes this Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal a cinch to make in the morning. Richly flavored with molasses and spices.

Prep8 hr
Cook10 min
Total8 hr 10 min
Serves4

Giving the oats a quick boil the evening before makes this Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal a cinch to make in the morning. Richly flavored with molasses and spices.

Gingerbread Oatmeal

Oatmeal is my favorite breakfast during the winter months and this Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal flavored with molasses, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves is perfect for the season. It’s almost like having dessert for breakfast. The toasted pecans on top are my favorite part. I love something crunchy with my oatmeal.

Gingrebread Oatmeal topped with pecans

Steel-cut oats are a pain to cook due to the amount of time it takes to soften them, but I absolutely love the flavor and texture of them. This recipe, adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine, shortens the cooking time by giving them a quick boil the evening before and then refrigerating them overnight. The cooking time the next morning is reduced to just 10 minutes. Not bad at all.

Gingerbread Oatmeal topped with pecans

Gingerbread Steel-Cut Oatmeal has just the right amount of sweetness and a little cream drizzled on top makes it totally decadent. But even without the cream, it is delicious.

I just love the dark, rich color.

Gingerbread Oatmeal topped with pecans.