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Copycat Panera Oatmeal with Strawberries, Pecans & Cinnamon

Panera Copycat Oatmeal with Strawberries
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Heart healthy Copycat Panera Bread oatmeal with strawberries, pecans and cinnamon crunch topping

Ingredients

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1 cup uncooked steel cut oatmeal

2 1/2 cups water

1 cup milk of choice, I used unsweetened almond milk or nonfat dairy milk

Pinch of salt

12 strawberries, diced

1/4 cup chopped pecans

4 teaspoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Add the 3.5 cups of liquid and a pinch of salt to a medium size pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Stir in 1 cup of steel cut oats and reduce heat to low.
  3. Simmer uncovered for a minimum of 20 minutes, stirring regularly so oats don't begin to stick to the bottom of the pot.
  4. After 20 minutes, if its oats are still runny and not thick and creamy looking, keep cooking 
  5. When the oats are thick and a creamy whitish-brown, remove from the heat and let sit 3-5 minutes.
  6. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon
  7. Measure out 1/2 to 1 cup cooked oats for one serving and top with strawberries and 1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar mixture and 1 tablespoon of pecans per serving. Adjust sweetness to your liking if you'd like less or more sugar topping.

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