Oatmeal with dried fruit compote
A wholesome oatmeal breakfast topped with a naturally sweet dried fruit compote made from apricots, raisins, and cranberries, with no added sugar or salt.
This recipe is breakfast, scaled for 7 servings, with 15 min prep and 35 min cook.
Prep: 15 min · Cook: 35 min · Total: 50 min · Serves: 7
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include dried apricots, golden raisins, raisins, dried cranberries.
- Follow all 9 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 7 servings.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup dried apricots (chopped)
- 0.25 cup golden raisins
- 0.25 cup raisins
- 0.25 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup water (for compote)
- 1.75 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3.5 cup water (for oatmeal)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the dried apricots, golden raisins, raisins, dried cranberries, and 1 cup water.
- Bring the fruit mixture to a gentle boil over medium heat.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 25 to 30 minutes until the fruit is soft and the liquid has thickened into a compote.
- Remove the compote from the heat and keep warm, or refrigerate for later use.
- In a large saucepan, bring 3.5 cups water to a full boil.
- Stir in the quick-cooking oats, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Cover the saucepan, remove it from the heat, and let the oatmeal stand for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened.
- Spoon the oatmeal into bowls and top each serving with a generous spoonful of dried fruit compote.
- Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and serve warm.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 168
- Protein: 4 g
- Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.