Caramelized Pear Oatmeal Bowls
Hearty bowls of piping hot oatmeal flavored with cinnamon and brown sugar, topped with 5-minute caramelized pears and walnuts. Can breakfast get any better - or more flavorful? I think not.
Servings 3 bowls
Calories 503kcal
Ingredients
- 1 d'anjou or bartlett pear Ripe, but not super soft
- 2 tbsp butter can sub vegan butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup quick cook oats
- more brown sugar and cinnamon, for the oats, if desired
- 2 tbsp walnuts, for topping optional
Instructions
- Make the Caramelized Pears: Rinse your pear, and thinly slice it, discarding the core. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add pears, and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally so pears get evenly coated in the butter. Pears should be fork-tender. Add the brown sugar and stir to coat pears evenly. Cook another minute until you see a sort of caramel sauce forming, then sprinkle on the cinnamon, stir to coat pears, and remove pan from the heat.
- Make your Oatmeal: I recommend doing this second, because oatmeal gets funky pretty quick if you cook it and then let it sit in the pot. Cook oats according to package directions - I use the quick cook oats. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon if desired. You can also stir in some of the leftover caramel sauce from the pan - YUM.
- Serve + Store: Add oats to a bowl, top with the pears and walnuts. Enjoy immediately! I DON'T recommend making extra oatmeal and trying to reheat it later - it's one of those things that just needs to be made fresh. Store leftover pears in airtight container in the fridge and reheat in a pan or in the microwave. I use about 1/3 of a pear in my oatmeal, so this should make enough caramelized pears for three breakfast bowls.
Notes
NOTE: Nutrition info is for one serving of oats (1/2 cup dry) and 1/3 of the caramelized pears.
Nutrition
Calories: 503kcal