NOTE: I posted this last November. I am posting again along with another post of Overnight Oats. I have made some changes to this. For those of you who want to eat healthier and don’t have the time, and trust me, I understand, this is a great recipe. So is the Overnight Oats but I’ll get into that in that post. Below is the original post for this:
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It is starting to be crazy time…..in the states we have the Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years insanity. I like to fix food that is brainless, yummy, and soothing. I also like foods for crappy rainy/snowy weather that puts its arms around you and soothes and warms you.
NOTE: Some of you may have noticed I do not add pictures of food being prepped, packages of ingredients, etc. My thing is: you all cook. You know how to chop things, what food ingredients look like, etc. Unless it is something downright weird or incredibly hard, you are on your own. I trust you. If you every have any questions, please do contact me.
Slow Cooker recipes Part I: Slow Cooker Irish Oatmeal
- 1 cup steel cut oats (or Irish oats) Not: quick, instant, etc.
- 4 cups liquids (I used 2 cups water, 1 c. natural apple juice & 1 cup regular flavor almond milk)
- 2 tsp cinnamon (I use a good cinnamon, usually Saigon)
- 1 apple, skinned & chopped
- 1/4 cup raisins, or craisins, or dried plums (chopped into raisin size pieces)
- Stevia, honey, raw sugar or other sweetener of your choice to taste, or not
- Optional: ¼ c. chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds….I love nuts. You don’t have to.
Add apples, dried fruit, and cinnamon to crock-pot. Plus 1 cup steel cut oats. Then 4 cups liquids. Stir everything well and set slow cooker to low setting for 7 hours. The cinnamon on top was crusty, and the apples fell apart in my mouth. My whole house smelled like apple pie. Even my cat was trolling for breakfast. This reheats well. You can also add the chopped nuts afterwards in case someone has nut allergies.
Steel Cut Oatmeal (Photo credit: missYcola)
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