7-ingredient, 30-minute oats infused with sweet potato purée, cinnamon, and brown sugar. A simple, fast, and healthy breakfast option for any time of year, especially fall.
To roast your sweet potato, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 F) and cut sweet potato in half and lightly coat with olive oil. Place flesh side down on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until soft and tender. This will depend on your size of potato. (Alternatively, pierce a few times with a fork and microwave for 4-5 minutes until tender.)
Once done, pull potatoes out of the oven and start your oats (see notes for steel cut directions). Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Once boiling add your oats and reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until the oats have absorbed most of the water - about 5 minutes - stirring frequently.
In the meantime, mashed your sweet potato and measure out roughly 1/2 cup. Set aside.
Once your oats are just about done cooking (~5 minute mark), stir in sweet potato puree, sweetener of choice, cinnamon and flax seed and stir to combine. Taste and adjust flavor/seasonings as desired. To thin, add a splash of non-dairy milk (such as almond).
Divide oats between two serving bowls (as recipe is originally written) and sprinkle with Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola (or roasted pecans). Add a drizzle of honey for more sweetness. Enjoy immediately. Best when fresh.
Notes
*To make this recipe with steel-cuts oats, add 3/4 cup raw steel cut oats to 1 1/4 cup boiling water, reduce heat to simmer and cover. It's recommended to cook for up to 25 minutes, but I prefer mine with a little more texture and only cook them for 15 minutes until they've just absorbed the water. If you prefer softer oats add 1/4 more water in the beginning and continue cooking until the 20-25 minute mark. *Nutrition information is a rough estimate.