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Slow-Cooked Vanilla Spice Oatmeal

Source of Recipe

From "Pure Vanilla" by Shauna Sever


Recipe Introduction

"To be frank, I am not a morning person. But if breakfast is ready and waiting before I even get out of bed, it softens the blow a bit. Slow-cooking hearty steel-cut oats requires almost no effort, and the addition of a vanilla bean transforms this humble food into something otherworldly."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 1 cup steel-cut oats
â—¦ ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
â—¦ 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, plus more for serving
â—¦ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
â—¦ â…› teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
â—¦ â…› teaspoon ground cardamom
â—¦ Half-and-half or heavy cream, for serving


Recipe

Coat the sleeve of a 5-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place sleeve in slow cooker.

Combine all ingredients (except cream) in the slow cooker; add 3½ cups water and stir to blend. Set slow cooker to low and cook for 8 hours.

Remove vanilla bean and scrape any remaining caviar into oatmeal. Stir well and serve with brown sugar to taste and a drizzle of half-and-half or heavy cream (depending on the kind of day that awaits you).


Serves 4


• Jazz up this creamy, dreamy oatmeal by increasing the water to 4 cups and adding â…” cup chopped dried fruit before cooking. I love pairing dried apricots and cherries with Tahitian vanilla.