Crockpot Oatmeal + My Obsession with Peanut Butter
Posted on: January 16, 2013
I love, love love my morning oatmeal. I usually have a bowl of the instant stuff while I check my email at work. It fills me up and is delicious. Of course, instant oatmeal does contain some artificial sweeteners so it’s one of the things I’m giving up during my Daniel Fast. Obviously, I had to come up with a replacement because I can’t just not have my oatmeal. And because I also love my crock pot, I decided that day 2 of the fast would end with me throwing some steel cut oats, apples, water and cinnamon in my crock pot before bed. I awoke to this beauty:
And so how did it taste? Delicious! So yummy and just as good as my favorite instant oatmeal. Less sweet, but the apples and the cinnamon really gave it a great flavor. My oatmeal cooked in the crockpot for about 8 hours and it was perfect. If you decide to try this, I highly recommend spraying your crockpot with cooking spray so that the oatmeal doesn’t stick or burn. I did this and it worked great. Here’s the actual recipe I used:
1 cup steel-cut oats
3 cups water
2 small gala apples, chopped and cored
cinnamon to taste
That’s it! Just mix all that in your crockpot, turn the setting to low and go to bed. Wake up to a healthy delicious breakfast. My other new obsession is apples and peanut butter. It is healthy, fast friendly and delicious. I can’t believe I wasn’t eating this on the regular! What has been your go-to snack during the fast?
7 Responses to "Crockpot Oatmeal + My Obsession with Peanut Butter"
[...] been making my crock-pot oatmeal almost every day and I love it more each time. I’ve also taken to baking sweet potatoes in [...]
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January 17, 2013 at 11:59 am
I was so excited to make this last night, and then I realized that Mark bought rolled oats instead of steel-cut, so my plans have been postponed.
Go to snack/meals: Half a tomato and half an avocado (although, honestly, sometimes I can’t stop with half an avocado), salt and pepper. Light, but filling, and tasty lunch. Baked sweet potato chips and hummus. My favorite after-dinner snack that tastes like a dessert: rice cake, natural peanut butter, sliced banana. Yum!
January 17, 2013 at 12:04 pm
OOh, I might need the baked sweet potato chips recipe!
January 17, 2013 at 12:14 pm
SO easy. Toss a couple sliced sweet potatoes in 2T olive oil and a little salt. Bake in a single layer at 300 for 1.5 to 2 hours.
January 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Forgot – I line my backing sheet with foil for easy clean up and a quick spray of a cooking spray will keep your chips from sticking. Flip the chips once, too, so they cook evenly. They’re best fresh and don’t last long in my house. But, if they go soggy on you, you can pop them back in the oven to crisp them!
January 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Thank you! I’m going to be trying this either today or tomorrow! I love sweet potatoes and this sounds perfect!!