Heart Healthy Steel Cut Oatmeal With Choice Of Variations Recipes

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt the margarine and add the oatmeal.
• Stir the oatmeal into the margarine and toast it until it's golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Add the boiling water and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fittig lid.
• Simmer for 25 minutes. Watch the mixture carefully and stir to prevent overflow and sticking to pan.
• After 25 minutes, add the milk to the oatmeal.
• Stir gently and cook on low for an additional 10 minutes.
• Scoop into a serving bowl and top with sweetener and milk, if desired.
• Variations to be added at same time as milk.
• (choose one):.
• *1/2 can pure pumpkin and 1 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice.
• *one chopped apple (with or without skins) and 1 teaspoons apple pie spice.
• *2 ripe, smashed bananas and 1 teaspoons cinnamon.
• *1 cup cranberries and 1 teaspoons cinnamon.

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet--I use cast iron--until it is medium hot to very hot.
• Put all of the oatmeal that you will be cooking in the pan.
• Stir constantly over medium high heat until oatmeal is just this side of dark brown. This gives it a nutlike flavor -- without the nuts and without the calories.
• Cook as per box instructions.
• You may add other cinnamon & sugar and/or raisins, but mind the calories.