Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Breakfast of Champs: Slow-cooker oatmeal

If you are short on time in the morning and end up eating your cold breakfast at work, slow-cooker oatmeal is the answer! It’s whole grain, natural, filling, and lends itself to culinary creativity.


To make a single serving, combine the following in a slow-cooker the night before:

¼ cup oatmeal

Pinch of sea salt

1 cup water


Cover and set slow-cooker to LOW. Sleep. In the morning, spoon hot oatmeal into short thermos. Add your favorite fruit, nuts, seeds, milk, and flavorings - bon appétit!


Pictured below are ingredients for oatmeal with vanilla, cacao, and pecans.


Tips:

1. Use Bob’s Red Mill Organic Steel Cut Oats for the best texture. Rolled oatmeal becomes mushy. Instant oatmeal is a no-go. You can also use Bob’s Red Mill 10-Grain Cereal or other grains.
2. Do not add fruit the night before. It loses its flavor.
3. Do not add milk the night before. It spoils.
4. Every slow-cooker is different. Amount of water may vary.
5. Thermos makes a great product for oatmeal, complete with a telescoping spoon.
6. Easy clean-up: soak slow-cooker in soapy water and clean when you get home.


My other favorites:

Banana, pecan, vanilla, & flaxseed

Dates, cloves, agave, & chia seed

Goji berries, blueberries, & walnut

Figs, pistachio, & salba seed

Banana and almond butter

Apples, cinnamon, & hemp seed

5 comments:

beve_luna said...

I loovvvee steel-cut oatmeal!

Guam Locavore said...

I agree - steel-cut is the *best*

Leesa Chau said...

Yum, looks great! Can I come over for breakfast?

Veggie Kate said...

I have heard some people use their rice cookers to make oatmeal - but have yet to try this. Do you know if it works the same way? I have a slow cooker, but I work with more people who own rice cookers and would love to be able to help them make healthy breakfasts with it!

Leesa Chau said...

I've never tried to make oatmeal in a rice cooker, but it makes total sense to do it that way! I would definitely try it. :)