Spotted this recipe for steel-cut crockpot oatmael on The Greenest Dollar this morning. Julia and I have had steel cut a couple times and wanted to try it this way. Sounds tasty.
Here’s their recipe:
- 1 cup steel cut oats (DO NOT substitute old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats)
- 4 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 tablespoons butter
- cooking spray
1. Start by spraying your crock pot with cooking spray- This was a reader tip in the comments section, and it really helped cut the clean-up time the next morning because the oatmeal didn’t stick a bit! So, don’t forget to do this.
2. Pour in the water, oats, salt, and butter
3. Cook on Low for 6-8 hrs.- The first time I made mine I did it for 8 hours with no problem. I even left it on warm for another hour after that until my husband woke up, and it still tasted great. I think you could easily get away with cooking these on low for 10 hrs., but I’m not sure if longer cooking time would impact the nutritional value.
Heather at The Greenest Dollar found this recipe on RecipeZaar.com.
It’s important to note that in the original recipe it says to only use a 2 quart crockpot – if you use a larger one it won’t work (and will probably burn and take a while to clean). If you only have a large crockpot put the oats/water/etc into an ovenproof bowl that will fit in the crockpot crock, then put water in the crockpot to cover the sides of the ovenproof bowl. This will do a more gentle cooking. I put the bowl on a rack just to make sure there is water under it but I’m not sure that is necessary. (You could also use balls of foil to keep the bowl raised like is done with roasting a chicken in the crockpot). Cook on low and you should have an easy cleanup and no burnt oatmeal. I make large quantities though and freeze individual servings.