CP Basic Overnight Oatmeal
Hi there, Slow Cookerers!! I hope wherever you are, I hope you are warm, dry, cozy, and healthy. and that you enjoy your FRIDAY EVE!! 😊 😊 😊 I've gotten a few requests for a repeat of my Basic Overnight Oatmeal recipe. This is the basic recipe --- and it tastes like wallpaper paste all on it's own --- (seriously. you need to doctor this up.) I like to chop up apple, and add cinnamon and brown sugar and a touch of vanilla. Some of my readers add pumpkin pie filling from a can --- That's what's cool about a "basic" recipe --- once you get the ratios correct you can make it your own!! 😊 😊 😊 Basic Overnight Oatmeal serves 4-6 (makes about 5 cups) 2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats (NOT quick cook) (I use certified gluten free oats) 4 1/2 cups water (or liquid equivalent) The Directions. Use a 4 or a 6 quart slow cooker and an OVEN-SAFE dish (pyrex, corningware, anything you'd toss into the oven or dishwasher without thinking twice). Put a cup or so of water into the bottom of your crockpot. Smear a tiny bit of butter (or use cooking spray) on the oven-safe dish. Combine the 2 cups of oats and the 4 1/2 cups of milk. Place the dish into the crockpot with the water. Cover, and cook on low for 7 hours. (this is when you sleep!!) IN THE MORNING, YOU WILL HAVE: Creamy, bland, tasteless oatmeal. You can add stuff at the table: honey, sliced fruit, brown sugar, etc. OR, you can get fancy and do mixing and cook overnight with the mixings. WHAT MY KIDS LIKE: 2 cups rolled oats 4 1/2 cups water (sometimes I mix half milk, half water) 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix (1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 nutmeg, 1/8 cloves) 2 small granny smith apples, diced (I leave on the skin because I'm terribly lazy) In the morning they sprinkle on a bit more cinnamon and they like sliced bananas, too. The Verdict. The rolled oats disappear and become porridge-like. There is no longer a chew to the oats --- my kids like this a lot because it's the most similar to the little packets of sugar-laden oatmeal. This is a very easy way to get a hot breakfast on a busy morning. I played around with the timing for those who don't have a programmable slow cooker, and if you do low for 7 hours you will be just fine. If you sleep longer (I'm jealous), it'll just get a bit dried out on the edges, but you can easily fix that by stirring in some milk. Enjoy!! happy slow cooking!! steph thank you!! Stephanie O'Dea 1534 Plaza Lane #256, Burlingame California, 94010-3204 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." -Philippians 4:11 Please Remember me at: https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey Hugs, Sugar _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
