RE: Question re: steel cut oats in the crockpot...........
Hello, All!
I have actually been doing this recently for my family. I have become such a big fan of Dr. Furhman and feeding kids right...I feel so blessed to have discovered his book while my children are only 2 & 4. So, they are sort of easy since they don't have any really bad habits yet.
Anyways, I discovered that my huge crockpot was too big/hot to start the oats at bedtime...which is 10pm for me. So, I now get up to plug in the crockpot around 2am. When I get up at 4am to exercise (with Cathe, of course), I unplug the crockpot and let it just sit there until breakfast at 5:30am. This is only using the crockpot at LOW, so I can't imagine what it would do to my oats on HIGH! I plan to purchase a different cooker to avoid my rise at 2am.
I have used several variations that everyone loves.
2 Cups Steel Cut Oats
5 Cups Water
2 Cups Soy Milk
1 Chopped up Apple
Handful of Raisins
(I have also been adding tons of other dried fruits, but if I plan to do something that is extra dry, like peaches, I will soak them in soymilk over night before hand)
Cinnamon...I add a lot
Brown Sugar to taste
Splash of Pure Maple Syrup
I will also do a variation that has frozen strawberries or other berries. Obviously, you must reduce the liquid if you do this. If I have an "accident" and the oats are too runny, I will add a scoop or two of BSN's Dessert Protein. It thickens up nicely and it comes in sooo many flavor variations that you can add a whole different deminsion to the oats too.
They also have some other varieties of "oats" by Bob's Red Mill (I think that is the name) that are 6 grain with flax seed, and they are really good too, but don't require as much cook time.
Just what I do. I would love to hear other's ideas for the oats too!
Have a great day!
Denise