Slow-Cooker Fruity Oatmeal
You can warm leftover oatmeal in the microwave to serve it again.
Substitute your favorite dried fruit, like raisins or dried cranberries,
for the dried fruit bits if you’d like.
Ingredients
- 2 cups steel-cut oats
- 5 cups water
- 1½ cups orange juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 apples peeled and chopped
- ½ cup dried fruit bits
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup half-and-half
- 1 cup granola
Instructions
- The night before you want to eat, toast oats over low heat in small saucepan for 5–8 minutes, stirring frequently until light golden brown.
- Place in 3-quart slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients except half-and-half and granola.
- Stir well.
- Cover and cook on low for 7–9 hours.
- In the morning, stir in the half-and-half and cook for 10 minutes longer.
- Sprinkle with granola and serve.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Steel-Cut Oats
Steel-cut oats are whole oat grains, or groats, that have beensliced into pieces. They stand up very well to the long cooking
time of the slow cooker. You can also cook them on the
stovetop. Use 4 cups liquid for 1 cup of oats, and simmer over
medium-low heat for 40–50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 304.12 kcal | Protein: 6.62 g | Fat: 8.11 g
