Toasted Oatmeal with Double Mango and Toasted Walnuts

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
4 servings
475 calories per serving, 33% from fat

Ingredients:

3 cups old-fashioned oats, uncooked
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
4 cups skim milk or fat-free soy milk
½ cup diced dried mango
¼ teaspoon salt
One-eighth teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 large ripe fresh mango, diced (2 cups)

Preparation:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread oats in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Place nuts on a small baking sheet. Bake oats and nuts 6 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted. Set nuts and oats aside separately. Combine milk, dried mango, salt, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan; bring just to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to low; add toasted oats. Simmer 5 to 8 minutes or until thickened, stirring only once or twice. Transfer to four serving bowls; top with fresh mango and toasted nuts. Serve with additional milk, if desired.

Substitutions:

Dried strawberries or golden raisins may replace dried mango; 2 cups sliced strawberries may replace fresh mango. Brazil nuts may replace walnuts. One-half teaspoon cinnamon may replace nutmeg. For a lighter, less aggressive flavor, use true cinnamon, sometimes called Ceylonese cinnamon, if you can find it.

Tips:

Toasting rolled oats is one way to boost flavor without adding calories or unhealthy fats. Over-stirring the oatmeal changes the texture from smooth to too smooth and a little pasty. Just let the simmering milk do its job.

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