Hot cross bun oats
oats cooked or soaked with cinnamon, cloves and raisins. Served with toppings of choice.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (e.g. Jungle oats) oat bran works very well too
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of ground cloves
- 2 tbsp raisins chopped dates work very well too
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup boiled water more (up to 1 1/2 cups) if you like a looser porridge and you are not planning to 'mold' your oats into a bun shape
- optional toppings: yoghurt (for making a cross), chopped nuts, fresh or dried fruit Be creative and have fun
- 1/2 cup milk of choice for serving
Instructions
- Place the oats, salt, spices, raisins, vanilla essence and boiled water into a bowl and combine.
- Soak overnight (the raisins will release all of their sweetness into the oats) or take a short cut and microwave for 1 minute on high. Both methods work.
- If you want to be fancy, mold your oats into a bun shape by placing the mix into a small cup or bowl, and then flipping it over onto a clean bowl. For this to work, your oats will need to be quite stiff. If it's not stiff enough, add an extra Tbsp of raw oats to the mix and then try again.
- Decorate your hot cross bun oats! You can make a cross with plain yoghurt (use a piping bag), then optionally add fruit and nuts to the 4 corners. Serve with your milk of choice.
Notes
Nutritional information (assuming topping ingredients of 1 tbsp cashew nuts, 1 tbsp yoghurt, and 1 tbsp rasberries): 340 kcal; 9.1 g fat; 54.6 g carbs; 6.3 g fiber; 12.2 g protein.