Steel-Cut Oats With Honeyed Pears And Glazed Pecans
Rise and shine to a comforting bowl of creamy steel-cut oatmeal topped with caramelized pears and crunchy pecans. This wholesome breakfast is a delightful blend of warm flavors, perfect for starting your day on a sweet note. Treat yourself to a nourishing and satisfying morning meal with this simple yet decadent recipe.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- 1 tsp. plus 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 ripe, juicy pears, such as Comice or Anjou, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- 3 Tbs. honey
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Half-and-half, cream or milk for serving
Instructions
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over high heat, combine the water and salt and bring to a boil. Stir in the oats and return to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring often to avoid scorching, until the oats are done to your preferred texture, 25 to 35 minutes.
- In a fry pan over medium heat, melt the 1 tsp. butter. Add the pecans and sprinkle with the sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar melts and the pecans are toasted and glazed, about 1 minute. Transfer to a chopping board. Let the pecans cool slightly, then coarsely chop. Set aside. Rinse out the fry pan.
- Just before the oatmeal is done, in the same fry pan over medium heat, melt the 1 Tbs. butter. Add the pears and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have given off some juices and are heated through, about 3 minutes. Add the honey and cinnamon and stir just until the honey melts.
- Divide the oatmeal among 4 bowls. Top with equal amounts of the pears and their juices along with the pecans. Drizzle each serving with some half-and-half and serve hot. Serves 4.
- <b>Variation:</b> Substitute Golden Delicious apples for the pears. To spice things up, &#8232;add a sprinkling of minced crystallized ginger to the topping.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma <i>Breakfast Comforts</i>, by Rick Rodgers (Weldon Owen, 2010).
Yield
Serves 4.
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