Slow-Cooked Fruited Oatmeal with Nuts

Name: Slow-Cooked Fruited Oatmeal with Nuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 2 cups old-fashioned oats; 2 cups chopped apples; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 cup fat-free milk; 2 teaspoons butter, melted; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 6 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted; 6 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted; Additional fat-free milk

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

The beauty of this breakfast is that you can set the slow cooker overnight and, with nothing more than a ladle, spoons and bowls, feed a crowd in the morning. —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Ingredients

3 cups water
2 cups old-fashioned oats
2 cups chopped apples
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup fat-free milk
2 teaspoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted
6 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
Additional fat-free milk

Directions

In a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine the first eight ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until liquid is absorbed, 6-8 hours.
Spoon oatmeal into bowls. Sprinkle with almonds and pecans. If desired, drizzle with additional milk.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 306 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 28mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 6g fiber), 8g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 2 fat.

The beauty of this breakfast is that you can set the slow cooker overnight and, with nothing more than a ladle, spoons and bowls, feed a crowd in the morning. —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Recipe Creator

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