Overnight Oatmeal
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1 cup oats
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup raisins
4 cups water
1/2 cup half and half
In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients and set to warm heat. Cover and let cook for 8 to 9 hours.
In the morning, turn heat to "low" for about an hour. Stir and remove to serving bowls. This method works best if started before you go to bed. This way your oatmeal will be finished by morning.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 301 Calories; 6g Fat (18.0% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 56g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 11mg Cholesterol; 25mg Sodium.
Oh, my goodness! This was fabulous! I managed to grab one scoopful before my kids swooped in and gobbled the rest right up, I will definitely be making this again...tomorrow!
I read that you can freeze it after it's cooked..I wonder what that would be like heated up??
ReplyDeleteRecipe sounds good!!!!
Oh thank you for this post... I too have been experimenting with steel cut and the time is a pain. But slow cooking, brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to try that! Sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteOne of the memories I have of food as a child was my mom giving us the oatmeal variety packs. I was the only one of her children that liked the maple and brown sugar so I never had to worry about my siblings taking mine. I would use very little water and liked it clumpy and sort of dry – everyone thought that was gross – so what it was mine. My mother loved us beyond words and sacrificed her entire life for us... what a woman. I owe everything to her!
ReplyDeleteI like regular oats, but steel-cut oats don't seem to be as widespread on this side of the pond. It's a shame because I too have been hearing a lot about them and would like to track some down :)
ReplyDeleteI never thought of putting it in a slow cooker before. That's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI love steel-cut oats. Adding cranberries makes it heaven.
Julie, I'm not sure how it would turn out but it's worth a try!
ReplyDeletePatrick, now that I've cooked it this way, I won't go back!
ReplyDeleteMisunderstood, what a beautiful memory..and sentiment about your mom!
ReplyDeleteMark, I do hope you find them somewhere!
ReplyDeleteGrace, I agree about the cranberries, makes such a difference in flavor!
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