INGREDIENTS

• 1½ cups oats
• 2 cups semi-skim milk
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbs light brown sugar or for sugar-free version – honey
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 handfuls of pecan nuts
• ground cinnamon to sprinkle

alternative toppings:

• cinnamon and raisins
• cinnamon and grated coconut

EQUIPMENT

• medium, non-stick sauce pan

METHOD

1. Place oats, milk, water, sugar and salt in a sauce pan and cook stirring from time to time, until thick and oats soft.
2. In meantime toast pecans, placing them on the frying pan over small fire and heating until fragrant and crispy.
3. Let them cool down a little bit, then chop and leave aside.
4. When oats are ready, share to the bowls, sprinkle generously with cinnamon and chopped pecans and serve immediately.

Serves 2 – 3 people.

NOTES

You can also cook oats in a microwave with water alone and then add milk.

If you are looking for more healthy breakfast ideas check out those recipes: Sugar-Free Pumpkin Seed & Cranberry Breakfast Porridge, Sugar-free Acacia Honey & Almond Granola, Homemade Maple Syrup Granola with Pecans, Cashews and Brazils or Sugar Free Sunflower Seed & Apple Granola with Honey.