Fruit and nut steel-cut oats
By Chatelaine
Fruit and nut oatmeal.
Slow cooked oatmeal is the original comforting stick-to-your ribs breakfast. Use any combination of dried fruit, nuts and seeds, and feel free to skip the milk (just stir in some extra water after the oats are cooked).
Ingredients
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2 cups
steel-cut
oats
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1 tsp
salt
-
3/4 tsp
cinnamon
-
1/4 tsp
nutmeg
-
8 cups
water
-
1 cup
milk
-
1/2 cup
brown sugar
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1 cup
chopped pitted
dates
-
1/2 cup
dried
cranberries
-
1/2 cup
toasted
sunflower seeds
, or chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- COMBINE oats with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in slow cooker insert. Stir in water. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low.
- STIR in milk, sugar, dates and cranberries. Scoop into bowls and sprinkle with seeds or walnuts.
- Kitchen note: Our slow cooker recipes are developed with a 7L slow cooker.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 483,
- Protein
- 14 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 88 g,
- Fat
- 11 g,
- Fibre
- 9 g,
- Sodium
- 423 mg.
- Excellent source of
- Iron