Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oatmeal

This post is sponsored by Silk. This year, I’m partnering with Silk to create and share monthly ideas and recipes celebrating an Earth-friendly, plant-based diet and life – something I’m personally moving more and more toward.

For the longest time one of my favorite Starbucks treats was their orange-cranberry scone. It’s this gloriously huge hunk of tenderness with hints of orange, bits of dried cranberries, filled with a sort of cranberry jam, and drizzled with sweet icing. It’s not really something I get anymore seeing as how I avoid dairy nowadays and all of that, but I still crave that flavor combination.

What’s an orange-cranberry lover to do? When life gives you cravings, make oats – that’s what I say! Or something like that. This recipe for super creamy, hearty, and delicious Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oatmeal to the rescuuuuueee!

This is basically just a super simple recipe for creamy oats cooked up with a mix of water and almond milk for extra creaminess.

And then, there’s that big ol’ cozy twist of flavor. Orange zest, warming spices, dried cranberries cooked right up with the oats so that they’re nice and sweet and plump by the time it’s served. I find, by the way, that the cranberries make this oatmeal plenty sweet, and that no added sugar is necessary – but you may want to add a drizzle of sweetener like pure maple syrup to the mix.

A smattering of pecans, a few extra cranberries, another drizzle of almond milk, and some pretty orange slices sweeten the deal. Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oatmeal is a plant-based, super-hearty, uber-comforting breakfast – no Starbucks pastries needed.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 20 mins

Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oatmeal

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Creamy, warmly spiced, and just different enough to be special, this hearty oatmeal is full of cozy flavors - the perfect breakfast for when the weather turns colder.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 cup steel cut oats
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (from about 1/2 medium orange)
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds (optional; see note)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Pinch ground cloves
• Pinch kosher salt

Optional toppings:

• Orange slices or diced orange (I zest the orange then slice it for topping)
• More dried cranberries
• Chopped pecans
• Pure maple syrup
• Additional almond milk

Instructions

• Add water, almond milk, oats, cranberries, orange zest, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt to a medium saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and creamy, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and spoon into bowls. Top with orange slices, dried cranberries, pecans, and more almond milk if desired. If you like a sweeter oatmeal, you may want to drizzle with pure maple syrup or your sweetener of choice.

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