Ditch's Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast

Start with the water, and get it boiling in a stainless steel pot.

The whole point to steel cut oats is to avoid the mushy and somewhat tasteless rolled oatmeal that people usually use. Adding the oats to the boiling water maximizes the texture - it's soft, but just short of crunchy.

While stirring the oats with a wooden spoon, start slicing and dicing the almonds.

I use a rough cut. I like the almond chunks fairly big and crunchy.

The almonds add a lot of protein. I usually add raw sunflower seeds too, but I ran out.

Cook the oats for 3-5 minutes until it reaches the desired consistency.

I like mine thick enough to hold its shape when pushed back by the spoon.

Add the brown sugar first.

This is important. You want the sugar to melt over the top of the oats, and it won't if you put it on top of the cinnamon.

Now add the toppings. The possibilities are almost endless.

Here, I'm using dried cranberries. I use raisins a lot too. Sometimes I add linseed oil as well.

Voila!

From start to finish in about 7 minutes.

Cooking is the last thing on my mind when I get my oats