Breakfast

Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal is for Breakfast.

Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal takes 480 minutes to cook.

Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal are:

1 cup steel cut oats
1/2 cup dried cranberries, raisins or cherries
1/2 cup dried dates or apricots, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
4 cups water
1/2 cup fat free half-and-half
1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
2 Tbsp flax seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Here is how you make Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker and set to low heat. Cover and let cook for 8 to 9 hours.Stir and remove to serving bowls. This method works best if started before you go to bed. This way your oatmeal will be finished by morning.Yield: 4 servingsAdapted from Alton Brown's recipe, which started as a winner in my book!Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRE8IVITY.

The nutritional information for Hearty Slow Cooker Oatmeal is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 301.1

• Total Fat: 10.2 g
• Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
• Sodium: 228.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
• Protein: 7.2 g