This is a recipe that you start the night before. Plan ahead!
Yesterday I was inspired by a recipe posted on the Weight Watchers site. I changed it up a bit to fit our family, but the idea of cooking oatmeal in the crockpot overnight intrigued me. It turned out to be some of the best oatmeal ever! We will definitely be doing this again. You can use the basics and then add any kind of spices, nuts or fruit you’d like from there. Here is what I used:
- 2 cups of regular steel cut oats (You have to use steel cut or this won’t work with such a long cooking time. Also, don’t use the quick cook variety.)
- 8 cups of water
- 1/2 cup of maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp salt (I used kosher salt.)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries (ALden added raisins to his as well after it was done.)
- 1/4 cup walnuts
Put everything except the walnuts in the crock pot. Cook on low (overnight) for about 6 to 8 hours. To serve, sprinkle some walnuts on top of each bowl.
How easy is that? We also topped ours with a little skim milk.
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