Slow-Cooked Fruited Oatmeal with Nuts

Breakfast

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.

Average Rating: 3.6

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours
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

Instructions

1. 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.
2. 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.