Steel Cut Oatmeal with Figs Almond Cacao is a healthy bowl of goodness.  Packed with healthy, mood-boosting carbohydrates, protein, fiber and healthy fats this meal is the start to a great day.
Fresh Figs have started arriving and I will eat as many as I can.  I take after my father for my love of the fresh fig.  He used to enjoy them as his dessert when they were in season, I vividly remember my Mom bringing him a bowl of freshly sliced figs drizzled in honey.
One of the magical things about figs is that they go well with sweet and salty.
Topping figs on your morning oatmeal with a drizzle of honey elevates an already healthy breakfast to wicked healthy.
Figs are not only delicious but also a fiber-rich food that is loaded with calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Â Figs also contain pectin, which does a great job of filling you up to help you fight hunger pains and aiding in cleaning up your digestion tract and cleaning out cholesterol from your body.
Also, fresh figs are lower in sugar than dried, so when you can always go with fresh figs.
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Steel Cut Oatmeal with Figs Almond Cacao
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of steel cut quick oats {cook according to directions}
- 2 tablespoon slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
- 1 fresh fig sliced
- 1 teaspoon local honey for drizzle
Instructions
- Cook oats according to stove top directions.
- When finished stir in almonds, cacao nibs.
- Serve in a bowl topped with sliced fig and drizzle of honey
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The combo of figs, almonds and cacao on top of oatmeal sounds heavenly!
It is the jam Bethany!
I’ve never tried fresh figs before! I used some dried ones in a candy recipe once and thought that they were odd but I’m guessing fresh would be better. 🙂 They look great in this oatmeal!
Oh Erin you are missing out. Fresh figs are so so delicious and good for you. I hope you give them a try.
What a beautiful thing to wake up to! I love the idea of fresh figs with oatmeal. Looks so good!
Thanks Valerie.
Looks very appetizing! Would love such breakfast
Thanks Medeja.
I love, love, love figs, but they are all done for the season here, boo hoo! I love the look of your oatmeal, looks a lot more tasty than what I had for breakfast!
Oh so sorry to hear that your figs are all gone. I always celebrate when the fresh figs are in season by adding them to everything I can.
Loooove playing with figs to make them super sweet or savory – this looks like the perfect way to start the day! And hooray for filling fiber!
I love addig figs to sweet and savory dishes too. They are such a great texture to add to so many dishes.
Fig AND cacao? Yum, that reminds me of this larabar-esque bar we had back in Australia- I can only imagine how delicious it would taste on some oats!
Figs are AWESOME!! I love them in everything and starting my day with them, yes please!