Pineapple Macadamia Oatmeal
Send your taste buds on vacation with the tropical taste of juicy pineapple and the exotic richness of macadamia nuts. When the bowl’s empty you’ll feel like you just came back from paradise.
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Prep Time:
7 min
Cook Time:
7 min
Rating:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Large Flake Quaker® Oats or Quick Quaker® Oats (uncooked)
- 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple tidbits in 100% pineapple juice
- Water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 containers (6 oz. each) vanilla fat-free yogurt*
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or almonds
How to make it:
- Drain pineapple tidbits reserving juice. Set fruit aside.
- Add enough water to juice to equal 3 1/4 cups. In medium saucepan, bring combined juice and water and salt to a boil. Stir in oats.
- Return to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook 1 minute for quick oats, 5 minutes for large flake oats or until most of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Stir in reserved pineapple. Let stand covered until desired consistency.
- Spoon yogourt into small bowl. Add ginger; mix well.
- Spoon oatmeal into 5 cereal bowls. Top each serving with brown sugar, nuts and yogourt, dividing evenly.
Microwave Directions: In 3‑quart microwaveable bowl, combine pineapple juice and enough water to equal 3‑1/4 cups, oats and salt. Microwave on HIGH 3 to 6 minutes for quick oats and 8 to 10 minutes for large flake oats or until most of liquid is absorbed. Stir in reserved pineapple.
Let stand covered until desired consistency. Spoon oatmeal into 5 cereal bowls. Top each serving with brown sugar, nuts and yogourt, dividing evenly.*If artificially sweetened yogourt is used, reduce brown sugar to 1/4 cup.