I'm not the biggest fan of hot oatmeal with brown sugar in the morning - which is Terry's favorite winter breakfast. But I recently discovered a way of cooking no-sugar-added STEEL CUT oats that I enjoy eating (cold) as a "healthy" dessert. It's amazing how much 1/2 a cup of oats and 2 cups of water makes!
Mix togethet 1/2 cup of steel cut oats and 2 cups of water.
Simmer over low heat for at least an hour. It will still be runny. As it's heating, add one chopped raw apple - like a Macintosh, which sweetens when cooked. This is the only sweetener I use. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Cook the oats plus the chopped raw apple until the apple and oats are soft. Then remove from heat, cover and let sit to thicken.
In the end the pot of cooked oats and chopped apple is the consistency of rice pudding.
I refrigetate it and serve half a cup per serving for dessert.
One of these days, I plan to experiment by adding frozen cherries or blueberries together with the apple, to see how that tastes.
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