Steel Cut Oats with Apples & Pecans

In a saucepan melt butter over medium heat and then add oats and lightly brown them. Then add water, bringing oats to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for around 15-20 minutes until liquid is absorbed and oats are cooked. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and milk for creaminess.

While oats are cooking, add apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon of water and 1 teaspoon of maple syrup to a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until apples are cooked tender.

Spoon oats into a bowl and drizzle with remaining maple syrup and top with apple mixture and chopped pecans.

I portioned out a smaller dish for breakfast and saved the rest to reheat for breakfast during the week.