make-ahead spiced steel cut oats.
via thekitchn
serves 5
1 tsp of butter
1 cup steel cut oats dry
1 cup water
2 cups milk
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp group nutmeg
2 tbsp honey
1 dash of vanilla
1 medium pinch of salt
Heat the butter over medium heat until melted. Add the oats and fry them for about 3 minutes, or until they start smelling toasty. Mix in water, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, vanilla, and salt and stir until there are no lumps. Bring the oats to a boil, simmer for 3 minutes, then take off heat.
Ladle the oats into jars (I used 5 half-pint mason jars). Cover tightly with caps and rings and leave on counter overnight. (You can refrigerate them too but they will be thinner, less creamy in the morning.)
The next morning, put all but one of the jars in the refrigerator. Take off cap and stir up oatmeal inside. Microwave for 1 minute (2 to 3 if from the fridge).
