Slow Cooker Vanilla Fig Oatmeal

Slow Cooker Vanilla Fig Oatmeal
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 464.6
  • Total Fat: 23.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 50.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 59.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.1 g
  • Protein: 10.4 g

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Introduction

If you don’t have orange flower water, it’s fine to leave it out. It adds a very subtle sweet flavor and aroma. This recipe yields a rich, filling and sweet bowl of oats that will keep you going until lunch! If you don’t have orange flower water, it’s fine to leave it out. It adds a very subtle sweet flavor and aroma. This recipe yields a rich, filling and sweet bowl of oats that will keep you going until lunch!
Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

    **This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker, 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

    For the Oatmeal:
    1/2 cup steel-cut oats
    2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
    1/2 cup chopped dried figs
    1/4 teaspoon cardamom
    1/4 teaspoon food grade orange flower water (optional)
    1/2 vanilla bean scraped or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla

    For the "Baklava Filling" Topping:
    1 tablespoon chopped pistachios
    1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
    1 tablespoon chopped almonds
    1 tablespoon brown rice syrup
    1 tablespoon agave nectar
    Pinch of cinnamon

Tips

Love this recipe? Check out Kathy Hester's cookbook OATrageous Oatmeals: Delicious & Surprising Plant-Based Dishes from This Humble, Heart-Healthy Grain for more fun ways to spice up your oats!


Directions

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean-up later. Add everything except baklava filling topping ingredients to the slow cooker. Now mix together the baklava filling in a small bowl and store in the fridge until the morning. Cook on low overnight (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top, but if stirred, it should become a more uniform consistency. Top each serving with a few tablespoons of the baklava filling, making it as sweet as you like it.

Serving Size: Makes 2-3 servings

Recipe photo by Kathy Hester