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Post by Sheryl on Oct 30, 2009 7:50:11 GMT -5
Both these recipes are designed for small crockpots (say 2-3 quarts) and should serve around 3-4 people.
Recipe 1:
1 cup steel cut oats
4 cups of water
Cook over night on LOW.
note: don't skimp on the wter, next time I might had a bit more
Serve with milk, brown sugar to taste
Recipe 2:
1 cup steel cut oats
1 1/3 cup mix of dried fruit - raisins, dates, sweetened cranberries, whatever you have. Will taste better if they are sweeter rather then sour fruits
4 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup cream or milk
Put all in a crockpot, cook on low overnight
I found this pretty much sweet enough - didn't need to add milk or sugar
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Post by Mary Ann on Oct 30, 2009 19:41:06 GMT -5
Is it possible to halve the recipe without it drying out? There's just the two of us.
Also, I'd really be grateful for itsy bitsy crockpot brand recommendations. I understand that some are simply too hot and tend to scorch things. So if somebody has a great one, I'd love to hear about it.
I mean that I want recommendations for specific itsy bitsy crock pots. The recommendations themselves needn't be itsy bitsy.
*rushing Mary Ann*
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Post by AmberC on Nov 8, 2009 15:20:48 GMT -5
I have two Rival crock pots. The big one seems to do alright, but the small one gets too hot, even on low. I've cooked the exact same thing in both of them at the exact same time, and had the larger one come out much better than the smaller one.
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Post by Mary Ann on Nov 9, 2009 11:48:18 GMT -5
Oh that's funny, Amber! I hadn't gotten back to this board and I posted on NHR that I found the same thing about Rivals on Amazon!
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Post by MJ on Nov 11, 2009 7:55:34 GMT -5
The oats seem to stick to the bottom and sides of the crockpot really bad. Do you have any ideas on how to prevent this?
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Post by Mary Ann on Nov 11, 2009 9:10:47 GMT -5
Did you spray with olive oil first?
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Post by MJ on Nov 11, 2009 12:07:50 GMT -5
Nope, was I supposed to? Didn't even think about it.
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Post by AmberC on Nov 11, 2009 13:04:06 GMT -5
I always spray my crock pot first. Makes cleanup way easier. Another thing you can do if stuff is really stuck on is fill it with water and turn it on for a little while. Loosens everything right up, and you can scrape it off easily with a spatula and then wash it.
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Post by Yip on Nov 11, 2011 12:19:42 GMT -5
Last winter, I began using the cooking bags in the crockpot made for oven turkey roasting.
They make these bags sized for crockpots, but I already had oven bags to use up. I did the research & even called the co. who made the oven bags & found out they are the same thing, just sized and shaped differently for the two uses - so it's safe.
I used a turkey one in my 5qt. crockpot on Thanksgiving to keep the mashed potatoes hot and just cut about 6" off the top. It was perfect, and the entire bag came out & went in the trash with not one speck of potatoes on the crock.
I had forgotten about my small crockpot, but will now be making steel cut oats from these recipes. I sure would line the crock with a bag first!
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