Crockpot Oatmeal
It’s one of the things that got us through the winter up here. I hope I can still enjoy it as the weather heats up.
Just before you go to bed put the following in the crockpot.
- 2 cups steel cut oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- pinch of salt
- 8 cups water
You can spray the inside of the pot with some non-stick spray oil. Mine usually sticks anyway, but I think it helps at least. Turn the pot onto low. In the morning you’ll have some yummy oatmeal. Store it in the fridge all week. Each morning scoop some in a bowl, add some milk and sliced bananas and microwave.
Optional things you can add before cooking:
- add 1/2 cup of raisins. Personally, I don’t like the resulting texture.
- A couple of tablespoons of butter cut in small pieces.
Rumor has it that Oprah loves this recipe.
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under Recipes, What's for Breakfast.
Comments: 2
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Comment from Angela
Time: May 5, 2008, 10:29 pm
J, I’m a fan of Heidi Swanson’s method of cooking steel cut oats before you go to bed: boil water, add oats + salt, stir, cover, turn off heat. Perfect in the morning, reheated, w/ your favorite fixins.
Comment from lbjay
Time: May 11, 2008, 2:33 pm
I’ve never made them that way but sounds good. Jennifer has a crush on the crockpot, so we go out of our way to find stuff she can cook in it. I’m guessing Heidi’s have a lot more “texture” left in them cooking that way. Eight hours overnight in a crockpot, even on low, makes for pretty mushy oatmeal. Deliciously mushy!
–jay
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