One thing I learned the very first time cooking the steel cut oats in the slow cooker, was that the basic 1 to 4 recipe of oats to water was not going to work. There was not nearly enough water and after the oats absorbed all of it, they got hard. I use at least a 1 to 5 ratio of oats to water, and sometimes more. I started getting everything ready long before I turn the crock pot on for the night. I measure the oats and water and put them in the slow cooker and come back and turn it on low for 6 hours. Since the crock pot stays on the warm setting until I turn it off manually, this works out great for us. I tried it on the 8 hour setting, but that seemed to be too much time for us and the oats would start to dry out and get hard.
I love to add all sorts of things to my oat meal. I will share with you a few of my favorite topping combinations.
- Sliced or Diced Almonds
- Cranberries
- Diced Apples
- Brown Sugar
- Walnuts
- Raisins
- Diced Apples or Pears
- Cinnamon Sugar
- Almonds
- Diced Dates
- Brown Sugar
- Bananas
- Honey
- Walnuts
- Fresh Strawberries, Blueberries or Rasberries
- Honey
- Almonds or Walnuts
- A scoop of any flavor of yogurt
- I also like to sprinkle in a bit of Wheat Germ too.
The think I love the most about cooking the steel cut oats in the crock pot over night, is how easy it makes my mornings. I have a hot breakfast waiting for me before I even get out of bed, and all I have to do is dice up some fruit, and toss everything else in. And the kids tell me what flavors they want and in a matter of a few seconds, a quick and healthy breakfast is done.
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