Recipe courtesy of Josh Feathers
Chilled Strawberry-Date Oatmeal
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 373 calorie
- Total Fat
- 12 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 1 grams
- Cholesterol
- 7 milligrams
- Sodium
- 159 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 54 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 5 grams
- Protein
- 18 grams
- Sugar
- 38 grams
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 15 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
3 cups skim or light milk
8 dates
6 ounces cooked oats, cooled
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 strawberries, trimmed and sliced
1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring the milk and dates to a simmer. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the skin loosens from the dates. Strain the dates from the milk and chill the milk in the refrigerator or over the top of an ice bath until well-chilled. Let the dates cool until they can be handled, and then peel the skin off. With a sharp knife, cut each date into 6 pieces and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl and with a wire whisk, stir the cold milk into the oats (a to separate the oats and keep them from lumping together). Add in the vanilla and chill the mixture.
- Combine the sliced strawberries and the reserved dates in a bowl and let stand for a few minutes before serving.
- To serve, ladle 3 ounces of the oat mixture into a chilled cereal bowl and top with 2 tablespoons of the strawberry-date mixture. Sprinkle half of the toasted nuts on each. The oat mixture will last 3 to 4 days, covered, in the refrigerator.