Steel Cut Oatmeal

I love oatmeal and steel-cut oatmeal with that little crunch that is a perfect way to start a cold day.  I make mine in my Zojirushi Rice Cooker, an appliance that cooks rice and steel-cut oatmeal to perfection.  Here is it ready to go with me to work.  Add berries if you want.  

Ingredients (servers 2-3):

1 cup (rice measuring cup) steel-cut oats (I use Bob's Red Mill)

Water to fill to water level 1 for "Steel Cut Oatmeal" 

1 cup (rice measuring cup) half & half

3-4 Tablespoons  brown sugar

***Always use the rice measuring cup that came with your rice cooker.***

Measure steel-cut oats accurately using the measuring cup that came with your rice cooker.  Place steel cut oats in the inner cooking pan.  Add water to the corresponding water level for "Steel Cut Oatmeal" or as listed in the ingredients.

Place the inner cooking pan in the main body of the rice cooker and plug it into the unit.  Cook the steel oats using the "Steel Cut Oatmeal" setting.  It takes approximately 1 hour.

When the rice cooker turns to Keep Warm, open the lid, stir and add the remaining ingredients.

Serve warm.