Overnight Oatmeal

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I tried this and won't make it again. I prefer Alton's other (stovetop recipe for oats.

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We love oatmeal (hearty, thick-rolled, like Old Wessex or Bob's Red Mill in our household, and were anxious to try Alton's overnight steel cut version. Didn't have any of the "burnt" difficulties described by others -- we used a very large Rival Crockpot. I thought ahead to spray the interior of the crock with Pam, and this worked excellently. Unfortunatel, we thought that the end result was lacking texture. Perhaps the 8-hour cooking time was a bit much. Flavor was good, and will try it again, but will cut cooking time down until we get something other than mush. We tried it with chopped dates, which we like better than raisins. They came out too mushy, too, so would recommend adding them when the oatmeal is served, rather than cooking them with the oatmeal. Will definitely keep trying this recipe, as it has potential and is very easy. As for the burning others are experiencing, my opinion is that it's not the recipe -- it's the crockpot.

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I followed directions to the "t", but in the morning, the oatmeal was a little burned around the edges of the crockpot. Flavor was ok.

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I bought a 1.5qt Rival Crock Pot just to make this oatmeal but it was burned AND soupy the next morning. This crock pot does not have any settings--just on or off. Only the larger crock pots seem to have any settings but I am only cooking this for 2 people. It is too bad beacuse I love real old fashioned oatmeal. I tried it again in my "fuzzy logic" rice cooker (which is now no loger a uni-tasker. I think I will stick with the rice cooker.

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We made this for breakfast this morning and it turned out really good. As a person who, in general, detests oatmeal (when I was little I dumped more than one bowl on the floor to my mother's chagrin, I think I've finally found a way to eat it. My only "issue" is that the fruit combination we chose - blueberries and tart cherries, was just a bit too sweet. Next time, I think I'll use unsweetened tart cherries to bring the sugar level down just a bit. But it is really good!

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great idea creamy easy sweet needs no sugar or cream
cant be any easier--easily reduced if you dont need as much

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There are two great qualities here, easy & tasty (if you like oatmeal that is. We do. Throw everything in the pot at night & eat in the morning. The hardest part is finding steel cut oats. Thanks again, AB!

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NEVER IN MY 51 YEARS HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO GAG DOWN A SPOONFULL OF OATMEAL UNTIL I TRIED THIS. I PREFER IT OVERNIGHT WITHOUT DRIED FRUIT, JUST FRESH BANANAS AND BROWN SUGAR.

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I agree that you need to use a smaller crockpot. I purchased a 2-1/2 qt. slow cooker and it worked fine. I would suggest spraying the inside of the crock lightly with cooking spray to help prevent sticking. I even tried making this without any 1/2 & 1/2 or fruit and it was very good. I just reduced the oats to 3/4 of a cup. Enjoy!

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I noticed a lot of people saying that this recipe burns. I think the recipe is wonderful, and have never had it burn. When I make it, I make it in a smaller crockpot--NOT my Rival Smartpot. The quantities are simply too small to make this in such a large crockpot. If you make this in a large crockpot, it _will_ burn. Just a tip.