Cranberry Apricot Steel Cut Oatmeal Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CRAN-APRICOT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Place a liner in slow cooker as directed on package. Combine all remaining ingredients except nuts in prepared slow cooker; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours (or on HIGH 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 hours) or until oats are tender.
• Serve topped with nuts.

BAKED CRANBERRY OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Bring milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat. Combine oats, apples, dried cranberries, and walnuts in a bowl; transfer to the prepared baking dish. Pour milk mixture over oat mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes.

CRANBERRY ORANGE STEEL CUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Add water, almond milk, oats, cranberries, orange zest, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt to a medium saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and creamy, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and spoon into bowls. Top with orange slices, dried cranberries, pecans, and more almond milk if desired. If you like a sweeter oatmeal, you may want to drizzle with pure maple syrup or your sweetener of choice.

CRANBERRY, CINNAMON, AND BROWN SUGAR STEEL CUT OATS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Stir oats into boiling water and cook at a boil until the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Season oats mixture with salt; stir.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer oats until beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
• Stir milk, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; stir into the oats mixture. Continue cooking the oats until tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Stir cranberries into the oatmeal to distribute throughout the mixture; cook just until the berries are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.

OATMEAL SCONES WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spread the oats in an even layer onto a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
• Place in the oven and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Wipe the sheet, line with some parchment paper and increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
• Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Blend briefly to combine.
• Evenly distribute the butter over the dry ingredients and process for a half-dozen 1-second pulses.
• Add the oats and fruit and pulse an additional 6 times, or until the largest piece of butter is about the size of a pea.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir the buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl or large measuring cup until well-combined.
• Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork or rubber spatula until dough begins to form large wet clumps.
• Turn onto the countertop and knead by hand, incorporating any dry floury bits until it comes together into a rough, sticky ball.
• Pat down into a 6- to 7-inch disk and cut into 8 wedges.
• Transfer the scones onto a prepared baking sheet and bake until dark golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes before serving.

CRANBERRY APRICOT STEEL CUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preparation 1.Combine water, oats, dried cranberries, dried apricots and salt in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. Turn heat to low. Put the lid on and cook until the oats are tender and the porridge is creamy, 7 to 8 hours. Stovetop Variation Halve the above recipe to accommodate the size of most double boilers: Combine 4 cups water, 1 cup steel-cut oats, 3 tablespoons dried cranberries, 3 tablespoons dried apricots and 1/8 teaspoon salt in the top of a double boiler. Cover and cook over boiling water for about 1 1/2 hours, checking the water level in the bottom of the double boiler from time to time. Tips & Notes Ingredient Note: Steel-cut oats, sometimes labeled "Irish oatmeal," look like small pebbles. They are toasted oat groats-the oat kernel that has been removed from the husk that have been cut in 2 or 3 pieces. Do not substitute regular rolled oats, which have a shorter cooking time, in the slow-cooker oatmeal recipe.