Cranberry, Cinnamon, and Brown Sugar Steel Cut Oats

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 2 cups steel-cut oats
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Directions

Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Stir oats into boiling water and cook at a boil until the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Season oats mixture with salt; stir.

Reduce heat to low and simmer oats until beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.

Stir milk, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; stir into the oats mixture. Continue cooking the oats until tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.

Stir cranberries into the oatmeal to distribute throughout the mixture; cook just until the berries are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.