Maple-Turmeric Oatmeal with Homemade Squash Butter - Breakfast Recipe
Maple-Turmeric Oatmeal with Homemade Squash Butter
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Category
Breakfast
Servings
1 to 2 servings
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
For many, oatmeal brings to mind childhood winter breakfasts. Indeed, there are few foods more comforting than a big, warm bowl of oatmeal to start the day! Taking the time to prepare a healthy breakfast is so important. With its 25-minute cooking time, mix of beautifully fragrant spices (turmeric, cardamom, and cinnamon), plus sweet maple syrup, this recipe is a far cry from the boring beige bowl you might expect. Smothered in homemade squash butter prepared ahead of time, this meal makes a memorable and easy breakfast. Even the squash butter is super easy - just simmer squash purée with sugar, lemon juice, spices and water, and you'll have a creamy and delicious topping for oatmeal, yogurt parfaits and desserts! It'll keep for a week in the fridge, and is a fantastic way to use up squash when it's been sitting around for a little too long.
Ingredients
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½ cup oatmeal (or spelt or rice)
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¼ tsp organic ground turmeric
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¼ tsp organic fair trade ground Ceylon true cinnamon
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½ tsp vanilla extract
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2 tsp maple or agave syrup
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¾ cup coconut milk
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½ cup almond milk
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½ cup squash purée of your choice (butternut, acorn, etc.)
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¼ cup PRANA organic fair trade cane sugar
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3 tbsp maple syrup
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½ cup apple juice or water
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Juice of 1/2 lemon
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1 tsp ground ginger
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1 tsp organic fair trade ground Ceylon true cinnamon
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2 pinches of nutmeg
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1 pinch of salt
Maple-turmeric Oatmeal
Homemade Squash Butter
Directions
Maple-turmeric Oatmeal
In a small saucepan, mix oatmeal with turmeric, cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup and both milks. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until milks are absorbed and the mixture is still just a little bit liquid.
Let set for 5 minutes, pour into a bowl and top with squash butter and your preferred toppings.
Homemade Squash Butter
In a saucepan, mix squash purée with other ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat so that the mixture keeps bubbling for about 25 minutes. (You can use a lid to avoid a mess, but make sure the pot is not covered completely, using a wooden spoon, for example.)
Once butter is thick and creamy, remove from heat, let cool, pour into a jar or container and keep in refrigerator.