Christmas in July 2024 - Day 6

CIJ day 6

Maple, Pear, and Pecan Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oats Recipe (realsimple.com)

Hands On Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

Yield: 6 to 8 - servings Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

• 6 cups water

• 1 ½ cups steel-cut oats

• ¾ cup pure maple syrup, plus more for serving

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 2 pears, chopped small, plus additional pears for serving, if desired

• 1 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped

• Milk, for serving

Directions

• Step 1 Coat the insert of 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.

• Step 2 Whisk the water, oats, maple syrup, ginger, salt, and cinnamon in the slow cooker until combined. Stir in the pears. Maple, Pear, and Pecan Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oats

• Step 3 Cook, covered, on high for 3 to 3 ½ hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours, until the grains are tender but still intact.

• Step 4 Serve hot, topped with pecans, milk, and more pears and maple syrup, if desire