RECIPE

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Overnight Oatmeal with Almonds and Dried Cranberries

• Recipe by Grace Parisi

Steel-cut oats are more pleasantly chewy and less gluey than rolled oats. Soaking them overnight helps them cook quickly in the morning.

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• Fast
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• Make-Ahead

Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats
2. 6 cups water
3. 1/4 cup chopped roasted, salted almonds
4. 1/4 cup dried cranberries
5. Sugar

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, boil the oats in the water for 1 minute. Cover and let stand overnight at room temperature.
2. The next day, bring the oatmeal to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the oatmeal is cooked but still a bit chewy, about 10 minutes. Serve with the chopped almonds and dried cranberries and sweeten with sugar to taste.

Make Ahead

The cooked oatmeal can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. Add a few tablespoons of water when reheating.