When my children were young, I developed this recipe for hamburger stew. I required a straightforward dish that I could prepare the previous evening and then quickly throw into the slow cooker the next morning before leaving for work. In addition, my kids enjoy how many vegetables are in it! They eat it up whole! amazing with a beautiful loaf of sourdough bread.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 dried pitted prunes, chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar substitute (such as Splenda)
- ¼ cup oat bran
Instructions
- Combine water, cinnamon, prunes, and sugar substitute in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Stir in oat bran and boil for 2 minutes.
Reviews
Good, used 1 packet Splenda. 7 pt as is
Delicious. I used Almond milk in place of the water and a small banana to sweeten the cereal. Will be my go to breakfast and the ingredient list can be so varied.
I agree; this needs brown sugar for flavor. I use Sucanat (dehydrated sugar cane) which gives big molasses flavor with less sugar. Also, I added a dash of sea salt, it helps bind the flavors (just a DASH). Dates are gorgeous in this, but I only added ONE because they’re so sweet. Adding organic frozen blueberries and a few sliced almonds or walnuts tossed in when the flame is off makes it anything but bland. Be adventurous–this is just a template, as all recipes are! 😉
This recipe was ok, but not great. I will not make it again because there are too many other recipes that have the wow factor.
Unfortunately, no one in our family enjoyed this. It was mushy and had a very bland taste. We added mashed bananas for sweetness but would not do this again.
I tried this recipe for the first time today, as I didn’t have prunes I used frozen raspberries and dried apricots and nuts. It was delicious and so easy to make.
an easy fast breakfast! I used xytol to make mine sugar free, mixed in sugar free strawberry jam, and it was amazing.
This was a great quick breakfast, with a few healthy modifications: instead of sugar substitute 1/2 t of brown sugar and 1/2 t of honey. Plus 1 tbs of wheat germ. After reading the other reviews I decided to add half of a mashed banana, yummy! Plus a half ounce of walnuts, for extra protein. I will definitely make this recipe again!
Wow! I made this exactly as the recipe states & it’s so good!! What a great, easy breakfast, thanks!
I accidentally put the oat bran in the pot before it was boiling, but it worked fine. It was a little but bland at first, so I added some honey. Yum! So I’ll give it 5 stars with the honey.
I bought a big bag of this by the pound at the local health foods store and wasn’t sure how to cook it. Thank you for the recipe. I used bananas because I didn’t have any plums, as well as a tablespoon of ground flax seed for added fiber. Sooo yummy! I like how creamy it is.
This is so filling and keeps me on the go until lunch. I usually add 1/2 tsp of Natural Molasses brown sugar, 1 tsp of pure clear honey, 1/2 of a small chopped banana and a pinch of ground cinnamon.
So easy and good. Have made this several times varying the ingredients a bit such as, different dried fruits, bananas, apples, chopped nuts, maple syrup, fat free evaporated milk (*creamy*). I know this sounds crazy, but I wanna make a choclate version of this….
I love oat bran! Since I don’t like Splenda, I add in dark brown sugar for a sweeter taste. I’ll try dates next time as well (since I have those sitting around).