Steel-Cut Oats with Honeyed Pears and Glazed Pecans
Steel-cut oats result in a textured oatmeal, with a deliciously chewy yet tender bite. They do require longer simmering than regular oatmeal, but it’s worth the effort. If you’re short on time, soak the oats overnight to reduce the cooking time to 5 to 10 minutes. Top with crunchy sugared pecans and cinnamon-coated pears, and you’ll be in oatmeal heaven.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- 1 tsp. plus 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 2 ripe, juicy pears, such as Comice or Anjou, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- 3 Tbs. honey
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Half-and-half, cream or milk for serving