Wake up to a hearty hot breakfast all ready and waiting. Feed the whole family or just yourself, and refrigerate or freeze any leftovers. Sometimes people shy away from cooking oatmeal in their crockpot because it can get either too mushy or too dried out. This is especially true when cooking old-fashioned rolled oats. There is a remedy for this, however. Put your oats and other ingredients in a heat-safe ceramic or glass bowl in the crockpot and surround it with water. This water bath allows the oats to cook more slowly.This recipe is found in the “Sunrise Eats – Good Morning Grains” section of our Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. This is a crockpot, family-serve recipe that feeds approximately 6 people.
Cherry Almond Crockpot Oatmeal
Description
Wake up to a hearty hot breakfast all ready and waiting. Feed the whole family or just yourself, and refrigerate or freeze any leftovers. Sometimes people shy away from cooking oatmeal in their crockpot because it can get either too mushy or too dried out. This is especially true when cooking old-fashioned rolled oats. There is a remedy for this, however. Put your oats and other ingredients in a heat-safe ceramic or glass bowl in the crockpot and surround it with water. This water bath allows the oats to cook more slowly. This recipe is found in the "Sunrise Eats - Good Morning Grains" section of our Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. This is a crockpot, family-serve recipe that feeds approximately 6 people.
6 Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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Put all the ingredients in a heat-safe bowl that can fit into your crockpot. Stir well and place the bowl in the cooker. Add enough water to come halfway up around the bowl.
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Turn on to low heat right before hitting the sack. Cook all night. In the morning, stir well before serving.
Note
From page 256, Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook...
"Steel-cut oats hold up much better in the crockpot and are the usual favorite for cookingthis way. It requires using almost double the liquid than what old-fashioned oats need, so less grain is required. It is less important to use a water bath when cooking steel-cut oats, but you can still do it and see if you like the results better. Don’t rule old-fashioned oats out—theycan turn out super yummy, too; it’s all about your personal preference. The following recipes include some unsweetened almond or cashew milk, but if your budget is tight, using all water to cook the oats won’t be a problem at all."
