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Maple Brown-Sugar Breakfast Oats

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Level 4: Extremely Thick / Pureed · 15 min · serves 1

Maple Brown-Sugar Breakfast Oats prepared as an illustrative IDDSI Level 4 serving
Serving illustration. Follow the measurements below and run the IDDSI test before serving.

The family’s version

  • Steel-cut oats
  • Brown sugar
  • Toasted pecans
  • Cream

The Level 4 version

  • 50 g rolled oats
  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • Pinch of cinnamon
Convert it
  1. Simmer oats in milk until very soft, about 10 minutes.
  2. Blend until completely smooth. No visible oat flecks.
  3. Stir in maple syrup and cinnamon. The sweetener goes in after blending so you can adjust without re-blending.
  4. Cool to eating temperature; check with the spoon tilt test. If it loosened, a teaspoon of commercial thickener brings it back.
  5. Skip the pecans for the Level 4 plate. Toast them for the rest of the table.
EquipmentSmall pot, blender or immersion blender
SLP tipOats thicken as they cool. Test at the temperature it will actually be eaten.

Before serving: run the spoon tilt and fork drip tests on the finished plate. Recipes guide you to a texture. Only the test confirms it.

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