Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup steel cut oats
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup, unsalted butter)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 ounce Irish whiskey
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste (or the seeds of 1/2 a vanilla bean, or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)

Instruction

  • Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the salt, and take off the heat.
  • Stir in the oats, and blend well. Cover and set aside for 6 hours, or overnight.
  • In the morning, reheat the oatmeal with some cream or milk if you like. Stir until hot and thick.
  • Serve with extra milk or cream, some brown sugar, and a pat of whiskey butter.
  • To make the whiskey butter cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the whiskey and vanilla until everything is smoothly combined.
  • Spoon the butter into a crock or cup and refrigerate until firm.