Cranberry almond steel cut oatmeal is a great gift to make and give this holiday season!
It’s getting to be that time of year again! Time to think about the treats and crafts that we’re going to make and share with our family and friends. I love Christmas crafting and baking, and I love giving the gift of food, and if it can be made a little bit healthier and packaged up in a cute way, well, that’s even better in my book!
I was thinking about gifts in jars, and I realized that a nice warm breakfast on a cold winter morning would be a welcome gift. So I made up a recipe for Cranberry Almond Steel Cut Oatmeal. It couldn’t be any easier…steel cut oats, cinnamon, cranberries, almonds, and ground flax seed layered in a jar, tied up with some twine and labeled with these free printable labels I made. Gift giving made easy and healthy and tasty!
Cranberry Almond Steel Cut Oatmeal - Gift in a Jar.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups certified gluten free steel cut oats
- 1 ½ Tablespoon flax seed
- 1/ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 Tablespoon sliced almonds or sunflower seeds
- 3 Tablespoon dried cranberries
Instructions
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Layer ingredients in a pint size glass jar.
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This is what is printed on the tag: Cozy Steel Cut Oats
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To make entire jar, bring 4.5 cups of water to a boil.
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Add contents of jar and stir. Reduce heat and cook for 10-20 minutes depending on how chewy you like your oats.
These cranberry almond steel cut oats are really yummy just the way they are, but would also be yummy topped with butter and brown sugar, or some yogurt.
Do you make jarred gifts for the holidays? What do you make?
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Katie
Great idea!
dianeboy
Nice recipe and great idea for packaging! Your printable tags are adorable.
aiming4simple
Such a simple, but welcome gift. Love it!
Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil)
Yum – now I’m craving a bowl of this oatmeal for lunch!
Kelly
My son would go for that, he loves oatmeal anytime!
prince snow farm
Oh I do love a gift in a jar!!!!!So glad you will be part of Alicia’s Handmade Giving series!
Meeling
I love jarred gifts! Both receiving and giving. I’ve done cookies before, but this one is new to me. Fun! Thanks for sharing the cute tags too!!
theprettybee
You’re welcome, Meeling! You should share your jarred recipes on your blog! It’s not like you have anything else to do, right? ;)
Glenda @ Healthy Stories
Such a simple and lovely idea. It’s great to be able to make breakfast really fast in the morning, but prepackaged oat mixes are always loaded with sugar. I like the combination you have used of cranberries and almonds – will have to try it out.
theprettybee
Thanks, Glenda! Yes, those packaged mixes are awfully sugary!
Food Done Light (@FoodDoneLight)
This sounds so delicious. What a great gift to give someone. We all need a healthy breakfast this time of year to start our busy days.
theprettybee
So true! :)
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely
Wish I had this right now! Perfect for this rainy morning. And those labels are so cute!
theprettybee
Thanks, Natalie! We’ve had a lot of cold, wet mornings here lately!
Beth Goad
What a great gift idea for coworkers! I just might do this one and thanks for the printable :)
Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating
You’re welcome! Let me know if you do it!
Alex Caspero MA,RD (@delishknowledge)
What a great combo! I love the idea of cranberries in oatmeal- one of my favorites!
theprettybee
Thank you, Alex!
Sanaa ♥ Dietitian
Officially in love with your presentation. Looks amazing. I bet your guests look fw to your holiday gifts each year.
Love it !!
Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating
Thank you so much! I love to wrap presents and do fun packaging at this time of year! :)
Kat Lynch, MPH (@EatingTheWeek)
Can’t go wrong with steel-cut oats! Love your inclusion of the printable tags – a little gift to your readers
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health
this is a neat idea :)
Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating
Thank you!