Slow-Cooker Oatmeal with Prunes and Dates

Makes about 4 cups
Time 8 hrs
Slow-Cooker Oatmeal with Prunes and Dates

Adults will also love this comforting, naturally sweetened hot breakfast cereal. Thankfully, there’s plenty to share!

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 tablespooncoconut oil
    1 cupsteel-cut oats
    1/2 cuppitted prunes (10 to 12), chopped
    1/2 cupdates (5 or 6), pitted and chopped
    1/2 teaspoonground cinnamon or ground ginger

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Method

Generously oil the inside of a slow cooker.


Combine oats, prunes, dates, cinnamon and 5 cups water in the cooker and stir well, breaking up sticky fruit with your fingers, if needed.


Cover and cook on low until oats are tender and mixture is thick, 7 to 8 hours.


Once cooked, uncover and stir well. (Oatmeal will thicken more as it cools.)


The oatmeal will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.


(Suggested age: 10 months and up)

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

about 1/2 cup

Calories

140

Total Fat

3g

Saturated Fat

g

Cholesterol

mg

Sodium

0mg

Total Carbohydrate

28g

Dietary Fiber

3g

Total Sugars

10g

Protein

4g

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