Steel-Cut Oats with Caramelized Peaches

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Hey Foodies!

It’s been a second! I’ve been working hard to grasp a hold of life as a full-time line cook, baking, and keeping up on social media and newsletters. It’s a never-ending cycle LOL. It’s officially been a year since I quit my job in healthcare and started my culinary journey full-time. I still can’t believe after only dreaming and talking about it with my therapist, here I am. At this moment, I find myself often overwhelmed with all of the different ideas and questions. Since Homegirl Kitchen has been doing so well, will I bake full-time? Will I eventually open a brick-and-mortar? Would it be a restaurant or bakery? Host more pop-ups? What restaurants will I work at next? SO MUCH.

As the Kardashians would say (can’t believe I’m quoting them omg) my vibe right now is just living life. Living in the moment. Taking every opportunity that aligns with my schedule and niche. And more importantly, let God decide what’s next. It helps ease my anxiety and keeps me from being all over the place. Because trust me, babe, that’s very easy in my life lol. Whether you believe in God, a stick, or the universe- you’ll always end up right where you need to be if you follow your instincts and be true to your art and what you’re passionate about. I started off slow in my baking journey but I feel like the moment I took myself seriously, everything else align.

Now I dream in baking recipes.

Anyways, chile! On to the actual recipe lol. We all know by now that I’m a fan of using ingredients around the house. I was inspired to post this recipe for oatmeal and caramelized peaches after a recent trip to Niagara Falls, Ontario. If you can’t go to Ontario for the peach season, I always love to pick up fresh peaches and apples during the seasons from Meijer. That sounds very Ina Garten-esque and I love it lol.

This recipe is so simple. I used my favorite instant steel cut oats. Right now, mine are the ones from Trader Joe’s. I have lots of oatmeal in the house because I use it for baking. My trick is to always substitute half of the required amount of water for almond milk or cream and add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.

I would recommend deciding whether or not you’d like to peel your peaches before starting your oats because it won’t take long for them to cook. I hope I’m not preaching to a quiet audience but I love peels/skins and pulps so I always opt from removing them. However, if you don’t like the skin here’s an easy way to remove it easily.

• Prepare a bowl of ice water, make sure it is big enough to hold your peaches.

• Boil a small pot of hot water and bring to a rolling (bubbling) boil.

• Cut an “X” at the bottom of the peach and place it in the boiling hot water for about 30 seconds. This technique is called blanching.

• Remove peaches from the hot water and place them in the cold ice water bath. You should be able to peel the skin delicately.

The best part about this caramelized peach recipe is that it can be used in many ways. Top over vanilla bean ice cream or pound cake for dessert or eat with waffles and pancakes for breakfast. I’ll stop talking and share the recipe! Enjoy and tell me what you think about it! Also, share with a friend! I love having you all here.

What You Need:

• 2 medium to large Peaches

• 2 tbsp of Unsalted Butter

• ¼ cup of Light Brown Sugar

• 1½ tsp of Ground Cinnamon

• 1 tsp of Ground Allspice

• 1 tsp of Ground Nutmeg

• ½ tsp of Ground Cardamon

What to Do:

1. Slice the peaches into thin slices or cubes (like pictured) and add to a bowl. Add in the ground spices and coat fully.

2. Heat a large skillet on medium heat then, add butter and brown sugar.

3. Add the peaches to the skillet once the brown sugar has melted and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the peaches begin to produce their own juice.

4. After the peaches have rendered juice, turn the heat up to medium-high and cook for 8 minutes or until the peaches are nice and tender.

5. Allow to cool for about 2 minutes or you’ll burn your mouth and top oatmeal.