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Overnight Oatmeal

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Oat Cuisine

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (192)

  • Cook Time:

    9 hr 0 min

  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    4 servings

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Times:

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10 min
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9 hr 0 min
Total:
9 hr 10 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup steel cut oats
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup dried figs
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half

Directions

In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients and set to low heat. Cover and let cook for 8 to 9 hours.

Stir and remove to serving bowls. This method works best if started before you go to bed. This way your oatmeal will be finished by morning.

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Comments & Reviews

  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    Jennifer Mansfield, TX 11-08-2009

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    Awesome

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Alton, thanks for taking the mystery out of irish oats. I used a small 3 qt slow cooker. I used 1/2 cup of steel oats and... added 1/2 cup of dried cranberries. 2 Cups of filtered water and 1/4 cup of Silk Vanilla Soy Milk. I mixed it up in the slow cooker and set on low for 4 hrs. Perfect. Coated with brown sugar when its done, YUM! My husband is going to love it. Thanks, this is much easier than the stovetop. Read more
  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    null null, null 11-06-2009

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    I despise oatmeal

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I always have. I would like to like the stuff and try a bowl from time to time and always vow never to try it again. But I... did anyway with this recipe and I am now a believer. I cooked it exactly to recipe (except for the figs; I used a whole cup of cranberries instead) in an old (low/high) crock pot purchased from Kmart around 1976. It came out perfect and unlike any other oatmeal I ever tried. What a winner of a recipe!Read more
  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    Meghan Frederick, MD 10-16-2009

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    Fantastic!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    We have been making this recipe for years now and love it! You must used steel cut oats and an average size slow cooker... (3qt) for this to turn out great without modifications. If you are like me and have one of the large 6qt slow cookers, cut the time in half. Fresh fruit does not do well (which is why Alton specifically adds dried). The dried fruit absorbs the water and plumps for fantastic flavor. We change up the fruit selection and sometimes even add nuts instead. Our favorite combo's are dried apples and walnuts, dried cherries and blueberries, and raisins and craisins. Read more
  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    Rebecca Chicago, IL 10-05-2009

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    Sickeningly Sweet

    Rated: 1 stars out of 5
    This recipe did not work for me on any level. I had it on the lowest setting and the edges burned. And what didn't burn was... so sweet from all of the dried fruit it was inedible. It was a total waste of oats and fruit.Read more
  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    Julie Topeka, KS 10-04-2009

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    Not overnight, but a few hours

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    My husband and I just love this recipe! We use dried cranberries and raisins, and put it in the slow cooker for 3 1/2 hours... (overnight burns the oatmeal). I make it on Sundays, put it in the refrigerator, and heat it in the microwave in the morning before work. Using 3 1/2 cups of water would probably work better as I noticed it's a little watery and I like mine a bit more solid. Thanks, Professor Brown!Read more
  • recipe Overnight Oatmeal
    Jaye Chicago, IL 10-04-2009

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    easy and delicious

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    like other reviewers said, the timing can be off. You cant make a smaller portion easily either. My crock pot cooks too... fast for the 8 hrs, I can do it in 4, actually. I dont liek the figs in it, but have used nearly any other dried fruit - my favorites being blueberries and cherries for a cinnamon and brown sugar topped breakfast, and apricots, cranberries, and golden raisins to top with honey. It can also be a little thick or gluey, just add some milk - and I prefer soy milk.Read more
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