I love weekends. I can make a hot breakfast instead of eating yogurt or another portable breakfast item at work.  Now is the best time to make this breakfast and it is apple season.   I want to go apple picking but I am not available until next weekend.  I am afraid there will be no apples left by the time I can go.  In the mean time, I am getting fresh apples from the farm stand I go to.  Use your fresh apples to make this.

Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal

Adapted from Alton Brown’s Steel Cut Oatmeal

Serves: 1, but easily doubled, tripled…

Ingredients:

1 tsp. Margarine or butter
1/3 cup of steel cut oatmeal
1 cup of water
1 apple, cubed thin
1/3 cup of milk
1 tsp honey
Cinnamon

In a medium saucepot, melt the margarine on medium heat.  Pour the steel cut oatmeal into the saucepot to toast for two minute.  During this time, place the water in a microwave safe cup and turn on for until it boils or just use boiling water.   Lower heat to simmer for approximately ten minutes without stirring.  Add milk and apples and cook for another ten minutes.  Stir occasionally during this time.  Stir in honey.  Shut off heat.  Add cinnamon to taste.  Pour into a bowl and enjoy!