Spiced Pear Oatmeal

4.84 from 6 votes

Delicious spiced pear oatmeal is made with cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. Gluten-free and vegan, topped with delicious, caramelized pears in maple syrup.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 168kcal

Equipment

1 Small sauce pan
1 Small skillet

Ingredients

For the oatmeal

½ tbsp Coconut oil
1 ripe Pear peeled and chopped into ½-inch pieces
½ tsp Cinnamon
¼ tsp Cardamom
¼ tsp Nutmeg
dash Salt
1 cup Almond milk or any milk you prefer
1 cup Water
¾ cup Old-fashioned oats
2 tbsp Steel cut oats
1 tbsp Chia seeds
1 tbsp Ground flax seeds
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 tbsp Real maple syrup
1 tbsp Quinoa

Maple Syrup Pear Topping

1 Pear peeled and chopped into ½-inch pieces
½ tbsp Coconut oil
½ tsp Cinnamon
¼ tsp Cardamom
¼ tsp Nutmeg
2 tbsp Real maple syrup

Instructions

Make the oatmeal and prep the topping

Place a small skillet and a small saucepan on your stovetop. Place one chopped pear in each of the pans. Add ½ tablespoon to each pan, then add to each pan ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon cardamom, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg.
Do not turn on the burner for the skillet yet. Add a dash of salt to the pears in the saucepan. Heat the pears, coconut oil and spices for the oatmeal over medium heat. Stir to coat the pears with spices and coconut oil as it melts. Let this cook for just a couple minutes to let the spices incorporate into the pear.
Add 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup water, ¾ cup old-fashioned oats, 2 tablespoons steel cut oats, 1 tablespoon chia seeds, 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds, 1 teaspoon vanilla to the pan and give a stir. Let the oatmeal boil slightly, then simmer and thicken, stirring occasionally. If adding 1 tablespoon quinoa, do so now.

Start the pear topping and finish the oatmeal

When the oatmeal mixture looks almost ready to serve, after about 10 minutes of cooking, heat the skillet with the pear topping ingredients to medium and stir as the coconut oil melts and the spices coat the pears. Lower the heat to medium-low and continue to cook until the pears are softened, about 5 minutes. At this time the oatmeal should be thick enough to serve.
Add 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup to the oatmeal and also add 2 tablespoons maple syrup to the pear topping, stir and remove pans from heat.
Pour oatmeal into bowls for serving, then divide the pear topping among the individual bowls. Serve with additional warmed almond milk, if desired.

Notes

If you don't have chia seeds, flax, and steel cut oats, you may add 1 full cup old-fashioned oats to the saucepan and it will still be delightful. But for the best texture, I highly recommend adding all the options.
The 1 tablespoon quinoa is added to the oatmeal near the very end of cooking for extra texture. It won't cook fully before serving and that's just how you want it. This is an optional step.

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