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Slow Cooker Chocolate Walnut Blondie Oatmeal

April 15, 2011 · by · 4 Comments
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Cheryl loves walnuts and chocolate and wants me to make a batch of blondies or brownies. This is what I made for instead and she was actually happy with it!

Make this into a brownie oatmeal by adding a few teaspoons of cocoa in the night before. Either way it’s bound to make a Friday workday seem to go faster.

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Slow Cooker Chocolate Walnut Blondie Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup  steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons sweetener
  • 1 tablespoon vegan chocolate chips, whole or chopped
  • 2 tablespoon walnuts, chopped

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except chocolate chips and walnuts. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Top with whole or chopped chocolate chips and walnuts.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker Blueberry Lavender Rosewater Oatmeal

April 14, 2011 · by · 2 Comments
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I had the best lavender latte the other day and it got me craving some lavender oatmeal. This oatmeal is over the top and adds rosewater and blueberries to complement the lavender flavor.

If you hate the flavors of rose or lavender this probably isn’t the oatmeal for you. But if you like them you’ll be in heaven!

Don’t forget to enter the So Delicious Giveaway. You can get all the details here.

Slow Cooker Blueberry Lavender Rosewater Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1/3 cup blueberries
    (I used fresh, but frozen should work fine too)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon rosewater
  • 1 teaspoon culinary lavender
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
    (I used agave)
  • For serving: top with fresh blueberries

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except sweetener. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.  If you used fresh blueberries they will have floated to the top of the crock. Just smash them a little with the spoon while you’re mixing the pot to incorporate them into the mix. Stir in sweetener.

Top each serving with more fresh blueberries if you want.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS)

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Slow Cooker Banana Hazelnut Torte Oatmeal

April 13, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
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I love making oatmeal that remind me of  favorite desserts. This tastes like  a cake I had almost 20 years ago. (Or at least what it’s become in my mind.) The banana and chocolate go perfectly with the flavor of the hazelnuts.  This is a really simple oatmeal to throw together before you go to bed. You can toast the nuts the night before or in the morning.

I wouldn’t skip toasting the hazelnuts though, because I did and it wasn’t nearly as good. You can put them on a sheet pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Make sure not to forget about them, because nuts tend to burn quickly. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve spaced it, so I always set a timer. You can get fancy and rub the skins off the hazelnuts with a towel, but I say what’s a little more fiber in your diet?

If you really don’t want to deal with the nuts, leave out the chocolate and mix in about a tablespoon of Nutella instead. It’s not quite as healthy, but it will taste great!

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Slow Cooker Banana Hazelnut Torte Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
    (I used agave)
  • For serving: chopped toasted hazelnuts and chopped vegan chocolate chips

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats, milk, and vanilla. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.  Stir in sweetener and mashed banana.

Top each serving with hazelnuts, chopped chocolate chips and more sliced bananas if desired.

**(See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS)

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Slow Cooker Strawberry Orange Mint Oatmeal

April 12, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
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I don’t know about where you are, but we can finally get local strawberries here in NC. I love them in everything from smoothies to salads and, of course, oatmeal.

If you are using frozen or not-so-ripe strawberries you may need to add a little extra sweetener. But if you’re lucky they’ll be so sweet that you may need no sweetener at all!

Don’t forget to enter the So Delicious Giveaway. You can get all the details here.

Slow Cooker Strawberry Orange Mint Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
    (I used agave)
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon fresh mint, chopped (I used orange mint in the oatmeal, but garnished it with pineapple mint.)

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except sweetener, orange zest and mint. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.  The berries will have floated to the top of the crock. Just smash them a little with the spoon while you’re mixing the pot to incorporate them into the mix. Stir in sweetener, orange zest and mint.

**(See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS)

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Slow Cooker Hot Cross Bun Oatmeal

April 11, 2011 · by · 4 Comments
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Happy Monday everyone! The weekend here was a little gloomy until yesterday afternoon when the sun finally came out. It was amazing! I’m hoping for a little more sun today to keep me perky. There has definitely been too many blah days the past week. This time Spring weather needs to come and stay!

This oatmeal may not look like much but it tastes just like a Hot Cross Bun. I wasn’t quite awake when I made an icing for the picture and didn’t think about it melting on the hot oatmeal… I did sweeten it with some powdered sugar to stay in the flavor profile. It’s still much less sugar than a real Hot Cross Bun, but feel free to use stevia, agave, maple syrup – which ever one is your personal favorite.

This recipe is participating in Nourishing Gourmet’s Pennywise Platter.  Go check out some of the other yummy dishes.

Slow Cooker Hot Cross Bun Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup dried mixed dried fruit (raisins, dates, figs, apricots, etc.)
    (I used Trader Joe’s golden berry mix with raisins, cherries, cranberries, and blueberries mixed with raisins and chopped apricots.)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
  • For serving: a dash of freshly grated nutmeg and orange or lemon zest

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except sweetener, nutmeg, and citrus zest. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.

Stir in agave or other sweetener and top with nutmeg and citrus zest.

Don’t forget to enter the So Delicious Giveaway. It’s easy to enter and you can get all the details here.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker Bourbon Pecan Pie Oatmeal

April 8, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
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The good news is this oatmeal definitely tastes more like dessert than most. The bad news is that it’s higher in calories than most too. It’s a perfect end of the week reward. You can use 1/2 the topping to make it more in line with the calories on the other oatmeals. Brown rice syrup is kinda high in calories and so are this amount of pecans.

In this oatmeal I actually use a teaspoon of bourbon. First off because I couldn’t find any bourbon extract, and secondly because it cooks out and the resulting alcohol amount is actually less than an alcohol based vanilla extract stirred in after cooking.

This would make a nice weekend treat too. You can wake up to breakfast on Saturdays too! I often forget that and find myself getting grumpy because I don’t eat soon enough.

Slow Cooker Bourbon Pecan Pie Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon bourbon

topping - vary amount to how decadent you want to be!

  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/8 to 1/4 cup agave
  • 1/8 to 1/4 cup brown rice syrup

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except topping ingredients to the slow cooker.  Now mix together the topping  in a small bowl and store in the fridge until the morning. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Top each serving with a few tablespoons of the pecan mixture. You may want to add some extra sweetener or a few extra chopped nuts.

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Slow Cooker Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Oatmeal

April 6, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
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You know I can’t go too long without a cake flavored oatmeal for breakfast. This oatmeal can brighten up the most dreary day with a vanilla base flecked with pineapple and chopped cherries.

I finally decided I’m going to  Eat Write Retreat in May and will hopefully learn some cool tips. I will definitely learn something about taking pictures, since I really know nothing at this point. Most of the pictures on this blog are actually taken with my camera phone. It has more mega-pixels than my older camera!

Slow Cooker Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1/2 cup minced pineapple (fresh, frozen, or canned)
  • 6 cherries, chopped (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon(s) sweetener of your choice

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything but sweetener. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Stir in the sweetener.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker Banana Walnut Bread Oatmeal

April 5, 2011 · by ·
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There’s nothing more soothing than a slice of homemade  banana bread. Find your comfort in this nutritious bowl of oats. It’s perfect to make for one of those days when you have a tough meeting, or just a too-busy day.

Slow Cooker Banana Walnut Bread Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
    (I used agave)
  • For serving: chopped walnuts

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats, milk, and vanilla. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.  Stir in cinnamon, sweetener, walnuts, and mashed banana.

Top each serving with walnuts and more sliced bananas if desired.

**(See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS)

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Slow Cooker Strawberry Lemonade Oatmeal

March 31, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
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All I need is a few days in the 60s to be ready for Spring. A few days in the 80s and then I don’t want to go back! The weather here in NC obviously doesn’t share my opinion. It’s been cold and rainy  - I even had to scrape ice off my car the other day!  But a bowl of this oatmeal and a few daydreams are all I need to believe Spring is really here.

This oatmeal has the tang of fresh strawberries with the smooth flavor of the lemon extract. The lemon zest adds an extra burst of flavor that really makes it perfect. You may need to add extra sweetener if your strawberries aren’t super sweet.

Slow Cooker Strawberry Lemonade Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener
    (I used agave)
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon lemon zest

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything except sweetener and lemon zest. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.  The berries will have floated to the top of the crock. Just smash them a little with the spoon while you’re mixing the pot to incorporate them into the mix. Stir in sweetener and lemon zest.

**(See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS)

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Slow Cooker Kheer Oatmeal

March 30, 2011 · by · 2 Comments
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I love the flavors of Indian food and that includes kheer. Kheer is a creamy rice pudding with cardamom, raisins, and nuts. This oatmeal is a guilt-less (and vegan) version of the tradition cream laden dessert.

This is one of my all time oatmeal favorites and the ingredients should be available in your local grocery so give it a try this week. I may actually make this for dessert one night this week. It tasted exactly like the kheer I remember!

Slow Cooker Kheer Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 cup raisins or raisin mix
    (I used Trader Joe’s golden berry mix with raisins, cherries, cranberries, and blueberries.)
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener (I used agave)
  • For serving: a pinch of saffron and chopped nuts (pistachios, cashews, almonds or assortment)

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats, So Delicious Coconut Milk, raisins, and cardamom. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.

Stir in agave or other sweetener and the saffron if you’re using it. Top each serving with chopped nuts.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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