Buttered Pecan Oatmeal

This is a great breakfast recipe if you're in a hurry and looking for something filling and satisfying, or if you just have a few extra pecans on hand that you want to use.

Just make sure when you're cooking your pecans you don't decide to do the dishes all of a sudden because they will BURN and you will have to start over. Trust me.


Buttered Pecan Oatmeal
Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker
Serves 1 hearty serving or 2 small servings

For the Pecans:

1 scant tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped pecans
pinch of salt

For the Oatmeal:

1 cup water
pinch of salt
1/2 cup quick cooking or rolled oats
3 tablespoons sugar (or sweetener substitute)

Accompinaments: milk, turbinado sugar, brown sugar, berries, etc.


Directions:

Melt butter over medium heat in a pan. Once buttered has melted down slightly add a pinch of salt and the pecans. Cook until pecans are nice and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

Place pan back on burner and add water and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling add salt and oats and turn heat down to low and allow to cook until oats are softened and most of the water is cooked up, about five minutes.

Add between 1-3 tablespoons of sugar depending on how sweet you like your oatmeal and half of the pecans. Stir for an extra minute.

Move to serving bowl and add accompinaments if desired.