30 Days of Oatmeal: Wassail Oats

Are you familiar with the classic Christmas quaff, wassail? It's a mulled cider drink filled with all kinds of warming spices including cinnamon and cloves. Today, I've recreated it in oatmeal form.

Maybe not the prettiest bowl of oats ever, but yummy for sure!

Ingredients:

1/2 c quick oats
1/2 c cranberry grape juice*
1/2 water
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t cloves
1 T (or more!) natural peanut butter for topping.

Directions:

1. Bring the oats, juice, and water to a boil and reduce heat to medium.
2. When oats reach the desired consistency, stir in the cinnamon and cloves.
3. Pour the porridge into a bowl and top with the peanut butter.


*Substitute apple cider, apple juice, or straight cranberry juice for a slightly different take on this recipe.