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I’m enjoying seeing lots of different recipes each week to use in the slow cooker. Be sure to visit Sandra for more great recipes and ideas. Thanks for hosting us each week!
Crockpot Oatmeal
1 c. steel cut oats
1 c. dried cranberries
1 c. dried figs
4 cups water
1/2 cup half and half
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker and set to low heat. Cover and let cook for about 8 hours or overnight. Stir and remove to serving bowls.
I’ve made this a couple of times and put my slow cooker on the lowest setting and let it go overnight for about 8 hours. I did halve the recipe one time but didn’t think to do that this week when I made it so I refrigerated what was left and we put it in the microwave to reheat on other mornings. This week I also did not use a whole cup of figs because I was almost out and I subbed raisins this time for the cranberries. I think you could easily use different dried fruits and I’ll try some others next time. Steel cut oats are very good for you and you should give them a try if you haven’t tasted them before!
November 16th, 2006 at 9:43 am
Oh my goodness Gail, crockpot oatmeal??? This is perfect for the cold weather….must be great waking up in the morning with this wonderful aroma 🙂
Thank you so much for posting and thank you again for playing along 🙂
Hugs,
Sandra
November 16th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Ooh, this sounds good, and I just bought a bag of steel cut oatmeal to try. Did you find the figs at Walmart? If I can’t find them, what would you suggest that I sub for the dried figs? I have dried cranberries and cherries. I usually pop some cherries in my oatmeal when I have it. I need to try this, it sounds really good! I loved that Baked Oatmeal I did last week, and this one is probably even better 🙂
November 16th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Gail, I’ve never tried making oatmeal in my crockpot and I’ve never steel cut oatmeal either. I’ll have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve posted Slow Cooking Thursday Hungarian Goulash recipe. Stop by and take a peek. 🙂
November 17th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
I love oatmeal and this sounds really good! Do you need to buy steel cut oatmeal in a specialty store?
November 17th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Crock pot oatmeal..I never heard of this! Sounds yummy with the cranberries! 🙂 I’ll look into steel-cut, too!