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Melissa Clark's Slow-Cooked Irish Oatmeal -- 02/19/13

Melissa Clark's Slow-Cooked Irish Oatmeal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup Irish oatmeal (steel cut oats)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries
  • Maple Syrup and salted butter, for serving

Yields: 3 to 4

Preparation

Fill a slow cooker halfway with water. In a metal bowl that fits snugly in the slow cooker but doesn't touch the bottom, combine the water, oats, milk, nutmeg and salt. Place bowl in the cooker, cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.

Stir the cherries into the oats and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Serve oatmeal with maple syrup and butter.