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Cranberry Orange Almond Oatmeal

April 16, 2008 by Joy the Baker 30 Comments

I’m a huge breakfast fanatic.  I usually go for something hearty, healthy and full of surprise goodies.  That’s not to say that I don’t sometimes reach for a donut and some coffee, but this go around I opted for old-fashioned oatmeal with the gorgeous flavors of cranberry, orange and almond.  I threw in a bit of brown sugar for good measure, and surrounded my oatmeal with cold milk.  It was a delightful breakfast- satisfying but not too heavy.  It’s the kind of breakfast that convinces you you’re ready to take on the world.  Brilliant

Cranberry Orange Almond Oatmeal

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1 cup water

pinch of salt

1/2 cup old fashioned oats

2 Tablespoons dried cranberries

6 raw or toasted almonds

1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

optional:

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 cup milk

Bring water and salt to a rolling boil in a small sauce pan.  Add oats and reduce to medium heat and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add 1 Tablespoon of dried cranberries into the cooking oatmeal.

After 5 minutes, remove from heat, and transfer to a serving bowl.  Sprinkle with remaining cranberries, orange zest, almonds, brown sugar and milk.  Enjoy!

Thank you Dawn!  It was so sweet of you to send me these darling cards and pens!  I’ll put them to good use!  They’re absolutely beautiful!  Thank You!!

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  1. Katie J

    January 30, 2011 at 11:44 am

    After reading your blog late last night, I woke up this morning to find the right recipe to best fit the ingredients in our cupboard….only to come across this recipe. It was absolutely the perfect recipe for a cold Sunday morning for breakfast in bed with my husband. I love, love, LOVE your blog. Keep up the wonderful work.

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  2. Erin R.

    September 17, 2010 at 9:40 am

    I so enjoyed this and it inspired some cookies I made yesterday for my family if you would like to check out my post about it https://whathefork.blogspot.com/2010/09/bright-fall-cookies.html thanks for always having such yummy things for us to try.

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  3. Judy

    August 23, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    Mmmmm, sounds good! We have loved oatmeal, raisins and almonds and sometimes chopped apple if I’m ambitious, so this will definately get a go!

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  4. Erin R.

    June 29, 2010 at 7:34 am

    I made this for breakfast this morning for my kids and they adored it! Thanks for sharing your recipes with us.

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  5. Sue

    May 14, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    This oatmeal is unbelievably good. I can’t wait to eat it again tommorrow. Kids loved the cranberries. Do you think you might be able to create a recipe for a protein bar? One with whey protein powder in it. I hate the taste of commercial bars and object to paying a fortune for them. If anybody can bake a great home made version I know it is you. Thanking you

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  6. Elizabeth

    November 22, 2008 at 10:02 am

    This morning i was feeling lonely and blah so I thought I’d try one of your pretty looking oatmeals (I had great success with the oatmeal on the go recipe you posted). What a perky picker upper! This was like when some one comes up from behind you and gives you a hug and it takes you a second to figure out who it is and then you’re so glad. I will definitely make it again this winter, i litterally “mmMMm””d to myself out loud alone at my breakfast table!

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  7. Melody

    November 17, 2008 at 10:02 am

    I eat oatmeal every morning for breakfast (no joke, every morning) My absolute favorite way to eat it is with a mashed up overripe banana, nutmeg, cinnamon, a few toasted almonds, and soy milk. I call it banana bread oatmeal. I’m a bit set in my ways, but I’ll have to give yours a try. It looks amazing.

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  8. mortymad

    April 26, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    We Love oatmeal. For those in a hurry, try just adding the oatmeal, cranberries and “cooking” in the microwave, then adding the rest after it’s done. My favorite is top of stove; but this is a good second…and MUCH better than the packets. In fact, I used to make up packets of 1/2 cup oatmeal, some raisins, cranberries or dates, and whatever else I wanted and put them into plastic snack bags. In the hurried mornings you can just measure your water in a bowl, and dump your packet and microwave. Ready in minutes. Top with some nuts, milk and serve.

    My favorite is cutting up apples, sauteing them with a touch of butter, cinnamon, chopped gingerroot, and cranberries or raisins till all are the consistency you want (sometimes soft, sometimes crunchy). Add chopped nuts (nice if toasted) then top your oatmeal and milk with this!!! YUM!!!

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  9. kellypea

    April 22, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Mmmm…I love adding things to steel cut oats — green apples, nuts, raisins, brown sugar…it’s never boring even though I’m never quite ready to take on the world. Yours looks delicious. It must be those cranberries. Yum.

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  10. Brittany

    April 21, 2008 at 10:47 am

    I loooove a good bowl o’ oatmeal- my mom used to make it before we went skiing in the mornings with the explicit instructions: once you’ve added the sugar and milk- DO NOT STIR. I live by that mantra today- stirring just ruins it.

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  11. Mike

    April 19, 2008 at 8:33 am

    This looks like a delicious breakfast. Growing up, I almost exclusively had my oatmeal from the little packets that you just added water and microwaved…and go figure, I’ve come to never want to eat oatmeal again. Something about freeze dried little unidentifiable chunks of “fruit” in there…but I never gave it a second though. It looks like I should–you keep reminding my of the many great breakfast foods I could (and should!) be having and this is definitely one of them.

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