Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup steel-cut oats or old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant oats; use gluten-free oats if needed)
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup water, non-dairy milk, or milk
• Pinch salt
• To serve — choose a few!
• Brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, or other sweetener
• Dried fruit, like dried cherries, cranberries, or figs
• Fresh fruit, like raspberries, blue berries, bananas, apples, or pears
• Chopped nuts, like pecans, pistachios, walnuts, or almonds
• Splash of milk, creme fraiche, or yogurt