Vanilla Fig Oatmeal

Here’s another recipe from Engine 2. This figgy vanilla oatmeal is warming and filling - like starting your day with a nourishing hug! Makes 1 medium serving.
Ingredients:
·         1 cup boiling purified water
·         ½ cup rolled oats
·         ¼ tsp vanilla
·         1 pinch cinnamon
·         2 dried figs, chopped
·         1 Tbs. pumpkin seeds
·         Optional: 1 tsp. maple syrup
·         2 Tbs. unsweetened plant milk
 
Method:
1.    In a bowl or travel jar, add rolled oats, cinnamon, vanilla and 1 tsp. maple syrup and stir.  Leave the spoon in the jar to help conduct the heat from the boiling water so the glass won’t crack.
2.    Add 1 cup boiling water to the jar/bowl.
3.    Cover the jar/bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.
4.    Chop figs and pumpkin seeds and stir into the jar/bowl.

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