Top 'o the Mornin to Ya!

No, it's not St. Patrick's Day yet, but I found a recipe on Vintage Victuals for overnight Irish oatmeal made in the crockpot, and since we are always running low on time in the mornings and don't have time to make breakfast then, I decided to give it a try. Hey, breakfast IS the most important meal of the day......not that I've really been following that guideline regularly. But anyway, here ya go:




Overnight Irish Oatmeal
adapted from Vintage Victuals

1 c. Irish steel-cut oats (I bought McCann's.)
4 c. water
1 medium apple, peeled, cored and sliced (I used Jazz apples, but you can use any kind you like.)
2 tbsp. honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit. (I swapped the raisins for dried cranberries.)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. half and half

Grease the inside of crockpot.

Add in all ingredients and stir together. Then cook on low heat for 8-9a hours or overnight.

This turned out well, but I thought my apples were a little on the small side, and when I put one in, it didn't seem like enough, so I added one more. However, combined with the cranberries, it was just a little too tart. Next time, I'll only use 1 apple. Also, as a note, the McCann's oats were fairly pricy at $3.50 for a box, but 1 cup actually makes a lot of oatmeal. Ryan and I both had a bowl this morning and we had plenty left over. And that wasn't nearly all of the box. Make this sometime soon!