This delicious breakfast is quick and easy to make and provides all of the heart-healthy benefits of oats without any of the artificial ingredients or sugar found in refined cereals.
8 cups unsweetened apple juice
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
½ cup raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)
Put the apple juice, orange zest and juice, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the oats and stir rapidly for 30 seconds. Cover, decrease the heat to low, and cook for 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Apple-Cherry Oatmeal: Replace the orange zest and juice with 3 apples, peeled, cored, and diced, and the raisins with ½ cup of dried cherries.
Pineapple-Coconut Oatmeal: Replace the apple juice with 8 cups of unsweetened pineapple juice, and replace the raisins with 2 cups of unsweetened shredded dried coconut.