Donna’s Perfect Cinnamon Oatmeal Mix and Mango-Lime Preserves

18 September 2016:  Hello Everyone, I typically have eggs for breakfast but lately have wanted to mix things up a bit and made this oatmeal mix that is just as good (or better) than the pre-packaged mixes you find in the grocery store.  I also know what ingredients go into it and can make it in a minute or two.  The preserves is another recipe using mangoes and I found the combination of the sweet fruit with the tart citrus to be a good contrast.  Best, Donna:

Donna’s Perfect Cinnamon Oatmeal Mix

Ingredients:

4 cups instant oatmeal

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

Almond milk

Chopped nuts

Dried fruit

Method:

Mix together first 4 ingredients using fork (to thoroughly incorporate brown sugar) and store in airtight container.

To make oatmeal, scoop out 1/2 cup of oatmeal mix into microwaveable bowl.  Add 3/4 cup almond milk and microwave for 1 -2 minutes.  Top with nuts and/or fruit, if desired.

Makes 8 half-cup servings.

Donna’s Mango-Lime Preserves

Adapted from Complete Book of Small-Batch Processing’s “Mango Marmalade”

Ingredients:

2 limes, thinly sliced with food processor

2 cups water

4 cups mangoes, chopped

1-1/2 Tablespoons low/no sugar needed pectin

3 Tablespoons mango juice

2 cups sugar

Method:

Mix lime and water in medium cooking pan.  Bring to boil,  reduce heat and gently simmer for 25 minutes, stirring intermittently.  Add mangoes and cook for 15 minutes.  Mix together pectin and juice and add to pan, stirring well, and bring to boil.  Add sugar and bring back to boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Ladle into sterilized jars.  Process for 15 minutes in hot water bath or refrigerate.

Makes 4 half-pints.

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