I add apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, brown sugar, margarine, and cinnamon to my steelcut oatmeal bowl, making a delicious, chewy, sweet, spicy breakfast. Steel cut oats are a great whole-grain option but they need to simmer 30 minutes. If you don't have time to cook steelcut oats, the next best thing is old-fashioned oats, which takes only 5 minutes and you can add the same type of mix-ins. Other fruit (besides apples) works well, too--whatever you like. We buy fresh frozen cherries and berries. They defrost in the hot oatmeal. My recipe that serves four, but it can easily be halved or doubled, if needed.
6 cups water
1 cup steel cut oats
1 apple
dried fruit (cranberries, cherries, or raisins)
walnuts (a few, broken up, per bowl)
brown sugar (1-2 teaspoons per bowl)
margarine (1 teaspoon per bowl)
milk or cream
cinnamon
In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add oats and return to a boil, watching closely so it doesn't boil over. Then turn down to low and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, core and dice apple. Add to pot and cook with oatmeal. Place dried fruit, walnuts, brown sugar, margarine, milk or cream, and cinnamon on the table to pass family style. Once the oatmeal is cooked, dish into bowls and serve. Yield: four servings
6 cups water
1 cup steel cut oats
1 apple
dried fruit (cranberries, cherries, or raisins)
walnuts (a few, broken up, per bowl)
brown sugar (1-2 teaspoons per bowl)
margarine (1 teaspoon per bowl)
milk or cream
cinnamon
In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add oats and return to a boil, watching closely so it doesn't boil over. Then turn down to low and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, core and dice apple. Add to pot and cook with oatmeal. Place dried fruit, walnuts, brown sugar, margarine, milk or cream, and cinnamon on the table to pass family style. Once the oatmeal is cooked, dish into bowls and serve. Yield: four servings
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