I got this recipe from an old friend of mine, Brittany, that I used to play soccer with in high school. She got it from Weight Watchers and it is SUPER yummy. It is extremely easy to prepare and makes a large batch of oatmeal that you can refrigerate then heat up in the morning and eat throughout the week. The recipe does not call for brown sugar and uses less pumpkin pie spice but it didn't have enough flavor so I added more. It is really up to you and your taste buds, feel free to add more depending on what you like. I also sprinkled cinnamon on top and that made it way better.
Also, this is made in a slow cooker and takes about 4 hours to make. I woke up at 5:30am on a Saturday, put it all in the crock pot, then went back to sleep and it was ready to eat by 9:30. But you can also make it ahead of time and just heat it up in the morning. Also, if it doesn't seem to be thickening up well, turn the slow cooker to high. I cooked mine for 3 hours on low and 1 hour on high and it was perfect.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups steel cut oats (make sure they are steal cut oats, do not use regular oats)
- 1 12 oz. can fat-free evaporated milk
- 1 15 oz. can pumpkin
- 5 1/2 cups water
- 3 T. pumpkin pie spice
- 2 T. brown sugar
- 1 T. cinnamon
Preparation:
1. Put it all the ingredients in a crock pot and mix until combined. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Add additional spice and sugar to taste. Sprinkle with cinnamon when served. And that's it!
2. For an apple version: substitute 2 cups applesauce for the pumpkin. Add one large chopped apple. Substitute 2 tablespoons cinnamon for the pumpkin pie spice.
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2 comments:
I love recipes for the crockpot and this one is pretty easy. Any suggestions where to purchase 'steel cut' oats?
You can get steel cut oats at most any grociery store in the same isle as regular oatmeal. I got mine at Albertsons.
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