Overnight Apple-Cinnamon Steel-Cut Oatmeal

By sandycon

Why go through the trouble of actually preparing oatmeal when you can buy the instant stuff at the store? Because it's just. That. Much. Better.

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup steel-cut oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup peeled and grated apple (I used Gala, you want something with a little sweetness)
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped coarse

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

{Note: The recipe halves nicely if you're feeding fewer people.}

Add the water to a large saucepan set over high heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and add the oats and salt. Stir to combine, then cover the pan and let stand overnight.

In the morning, add the cider, milk, apple, brown sugar and cinnamon to the pan and stir to combine. Set the pan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes - the oatmeal should have a pudding-like consistency and the oats should be soft, but still a little chewy. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside for 5 minutes. (The oatmeal will thicken as it cools - if you want to thin it, use a little boiling water.)

Serve, garnished with the nuts. I also drizzled maple syrup over the top of mine.