Steel Cut Oatmeal And Fruit For Two Recipes

STEEL-CUT OATMEAL WITH FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine the water, milk and salt in a large, heavy saucepan, and bring to a boil. Slowly add the oats, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Stir in the butter, dried fruit and sweetener. Cover, and continue to simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often to prevent the cereal from sticking to the bottom of the pan, until the oats are soft and the mixture is creamy. Serve, with added fruit stirred in if desired, or refrigerate and reheat as desired. Or freeze as follows:
• Line ice cube trays with plastic wrap. Fill each cube with oatmeal, cover with plastic wrap and freeze. Once frozen solid, remove the cubes from the ice tray and freeze in a plastic bag. For each portion, thaw three or four cubes in a microwave on the defrost setting. Add additional warm milk if desired.

STEEL-CUT OATMEAL

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.

STEEL-CUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Mix the oatmeal, 4 cups water and salt together in a saucepan and let it simmer on medium-low for 25 minutes. Keep it in the fridge if not eating immediately. (Reheat the quantity of oatmeal desired in a saucepan on medium-low.)
• Add the sugar, butter, cream and fruit and let it go for 5 minutes.

STEEL CUT OATMEAL WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Put everything except milk into boiling water and cook over med heat for about 25-30 minutes. Oats should be tender but not mushy. There should be some definite texture to the oats. Add milk, stir well and cook about 3 min more. Serve.

OVERNIGHT STEEL-CUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Combine water, steel-cut oats, half-and-half, and salt in an oven-safe dish that is small enough to fit inside your slow cooker. Place the dish in the slow cooker and pour hot tap water around it.
• Cook on Low until thick and creamy, 6 hours to overnight.

STEEL CUT OATMEAL AND FRUIT (FOR TWO)

Steps:

• To small sauce pan melt the butter and add the oats.
• Stir for 2 minutes to toast.
• Carefully add the boiling water and reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in apple juice and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit and stir into mixture together with the brown sugar, and craisins and sinmmer 5 additional minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to sit for a few minutes.
• Spoon into bowls and top with nuts and addtional brown sugar.