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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Every morning at the breakfast buffet, guests at Rancho La Puerta look forward to this sweet-tart cereal, full of refreshing apples. It's a flexible recipe, delicious with or without nuts and more fruit. Ingredients:
1 cup regular rolled oats |
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
2 firm tart apples, such as granny smith |
1/4 cup toasted or raw sliced almonds |
3 tablespoons agave syrup*, maple syrup, or mild honey |
1/4 cup toasted or raw unsweetened shredded coconut, or dried currants |
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt (optional) |
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, combine oats with 3/4 cup water. Let stand while you prepare remaining ingredients.
2. Put lemon juice in another bowl. Peel 1 apple, then cut out 8 very thin slices. Turn slices in lemon juice and lift out; set aside. Peel and coarsely shred remaining apples into lemon juice; mix immediately.
3. Stir apples, nuts, syrup, and coconut into oats. Divide among 4 bowls. Serve with yogurt if you like; garnish with apple slices.
4. *Agave syrup (also called agave nectar) is a sweetener made from the juice of the agave plant. Find it at well-stocked grocery and natural-food stores.
5. Make ahead: In step 1, combine oats with 1 1/2 cups water; chill at least 2 hours and as long as overnight, then drain (oats will be fuller-textured than when short-soaked).
6. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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