Overnight Oatmeal

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• 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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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