If you want it like Starbucks, add raisins and pecan halves. On Fri, 1 Feb 2019, Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark wrote:
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 13:13:33 > From: Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> > To: CND List <[email protected]> > Cc: Sugar Lopez <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] CP Basic Overnight Oatmeal > > 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 > > > -- _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
