[Foodie Friday] Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats

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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 cup steel cut oats
3 cups hot tap water
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
⅛ teaspoon salt
Optional: sweetener
Optional: nuts and seeds

Instructions:
1. In a medium size sauce pan melt the coconut oil.
2. Add in steel cut oats and toast about 2-3 minutes until you can smell the toasted oats.
3. Pour in 3 cups of hot tap water, bring to a boil, and then simmer on low for 25 minutes.
4. In a large bowl whisk together pumpkin and milk until it become smooth. Stir into the steel cut oats. 
5. Then stir in vanilla extract, pumpkin spice, & salt.
6. Simmer on low for 20 - 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. 
7. Optional: Top with nuts/seeds/honey