Steel Cut Oatmeal

• 1 T butter
• 1 C Steel Oats
• 3 C Boiling Water
• 1 C Vanilla Almond (or Soy) milk
• fruits or nuts or toppings to your liking ;)

1. In a large sauce pan, melt butter, add oats and stir till toasted, about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add boiling water and stir
3. Reduce heat to simmer for about 20-25 minutes.
4. Add milk, stir and simmer about 10 more minutes.
5. We add about 1/3 C of brown sugar and mix then pour into bowls and top with fruit or nuts.

**** UPDATED 4/1/11

the other morning we made this breakfast and while it was cooking i took 2 apples and cut them into little pieces, put them in a microwave save dish (i used a pampered chef micro-cooker) with a little bit of water, cinnamon, and honey. microwaved till the apples were super tender, drained, added it to the oatmeal just before serving.  CAN WE DAY DELISH!!!!:) everyone went back for seconds!

Kempton liked it!
REVIEW
This has a different texture than the rolled oats that most people are used to, but It's soooo much healthier and soooo much more filling.  Our kids each ate 1/3 C and brad and i each had 2/3 C. (my 1 C measuring cup was dirty).  I REALLY loved the flavor and how full i was! I wasn't hungry until lunch! Usually with the instant oatmeal packets it takes 3 or 4 for me to "feel" satisfied, but it doesn't last...SB really liked it too.  Brad really liked it, he says he was good till lunch too! TJ however, (he's our picky eater) has a real problem with textures, he doesn't do eggs or potatoes very well, or anything really... but 4/5 aint bad!

Acknowledgment
We got this from my friend amy, you can read her post about it here.