Hearty Simple Recipe For Steel Cut Oats

Steps:

• Bring water and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Stir oats into boiling water.
• Cook oats until thick and soft, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir milk, cashews, cranberries, coconut, vanilla extract, and cinnamon into cooked oats; continue cooking 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Sprinkle sugar over the oats to serve.

Steps:

• In a large saucepot, melt the butter and add the oats. Stir for 2 minutes to toast. Add the boiling water and reduce heat to a simmer. Keep at a low simmer for 25 minutes, without stirring.
• Combine the milk and half of the buttermilk with the oatmeal. Stir gently to combine and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Spoon into a serving bowl and top with remaining buttermilk, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

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.