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Overnight Cherry Almond Oatmeal


January is #NationalOatmealMonth and also #NationalSlowCookingMonth, so when I chose my recipe for this month's Fantastical Food Fight, I looked for something that was both.  The call out was for overnight oats, and while I'm a big fan of the version done in the fridge, the slow cooker versions are pretty great too!

This Cherry Almond Overnight Oatmeal from Geraldine S. was perfect.  I didn't make any changes to the recipe this time around.  I'm partial to the Flahavan's brand of steel cut oats, and I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk.  Dried cherries were great, it would also be good with dried blueberries or cranberries too!

I have a 6qt slow cooker and I used the 10 hour setting to make sure that they wouldn't overcook.  You could also double the recipe, but my guys are tree nut allergic so I'll be the only one eating this.  I packed the leftovers into jars, I'll just add a splash more almond milk to it and reheat them throughout the week.

Thanks so much to Sarah for hosting this Overnight Oats #FantasticalFoodFight! Be sure to go and check out what everyone made using the links below.

Overnight Cherry Almond Oatmeal

Overnight Cherry Almond Oatmeal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups vanilla almond milk
  • 1 cup steel-cut oats (I like the Flahavan's brand)
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Additional almond milk, optional

Instructions

  1. In a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until oats are tender, 7-8 hours.
  2. Stir before serving. If desired, serve with additional milk.

Notes

Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/overnight-cherry-almond-oatmeal/

Other recipes you may enjoy:

Red, White and Blueberry Overnight Oats

Overnight Maple Oatmeal

Oatmeal Waffles and Pancakes

oats, cherries, almond
Slow Cooker, Breakfast
American


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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmJanuary 16, 2019 at 8:27 AM

    Cherry and Almond are one of my favorite flavor profiles.

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  2. KarenJanuary 16, 2019 at 2:55 PM

    Using a slow cooker is such a great way to prepare these, isn't it?

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  3. Rafeeda ARJanuary 17, 2019 at 2:07 AM

    What a lovely way of preparing oats, and that too in slow cooker! I am not a cherry fan but wouldn't mind it in my oats...

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