The perfect breakfast for pretty much any day! Try this caramelised pear and vanilla-bean oats – it’s super quick and absolutely delicious!
Caramelised pear and vanilla-bean oats
Ingredients
- 120g raw oats
- 750ml water
- pinch salt
- 125ml (½ cup) fresh cream
- 30g butter
- 45ml (3 tbsp) sugar
- 2 pears, quartered
- 50g raw pecan nuts
- 125g Greek yoghurt
- seeds of 1 vanilla pod
- 50ml maple syrup
Instructions
Cook the oats in the water and salt in a pot over low heat until creamy, 10 – 15 minutes. Add the cream and cook for a further 1 – 2 minutes.
In a pot over low-medium heat, melt the butter with the sugar, then add the pears and pecan nuts and cook until caramelised, 5 – 10 minutes.
Mix the Greek yoghurt with the vanilla seeds. Serve the warm oats topped with the caramelised pears, pecan nuts, a drizzle of maple syrup and a dollop of the vanilla yoghurt.
ALSO SEE: Baked oats recipe
Recipe by Sarah Dall
Photograph by Myburgh du Plessis
Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. www.imkawebb.com
