Steel Recipe ⋆ Cranberry, Cinnamon, and Brown Sugar Steel Cut Oats

I love instant oatmeal 'raisins and spice' flavor, but I wanted better oats, so this is my own twist. This recipe is not 'quick,' but if you make this large amount, you can refrigerate in small storage containers for a quick and easy snack or meal. This oatmeal taste great hot but even tastes good cold when you are on the go.

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 2 cups steel-cut oats
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Cooking Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Stir oats into boiling water and cook at a boil until the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Season oats mixture with salt; stir.
2. Reduce heat to low and simmer oats until beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
3. Stir milk, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; stir into the oats mixture. Continue cooking the oats until tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.
4. Stir cranberries into the oatmeal to distribute throughout the mixture; cook just until the berries are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories261.6
• carbohydrateContent50 g
• cholesterolContent6.9 mg
• fatContent4.9 g
• fiberContent4.9 g
• proteinContent6 g
• saturatedFatContent2 g
• sodiumContent80.6 mg
• sugarContent21 g