Overnight Peach Oatmeal

Name: Overnight Peach Oatmeal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 1 cup steel-cut oats; 1 cup vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract; 2 medium peaches, sliced or 3 cups frozen unsweetened sliced peaches, thawed; Optional toppings: Sliced almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon and additional peaches

Hearty oatmeal combined with bright, sweet peaches make this easy slow-cooker recipe a perfect breakfast or brunch. Cooked overnight, the oatmeal is a great make-ahead meal for busy mornings. —Rachel Lewis, Danville, Virginia

Ingredients

4 cups water
1 cup steel-cut oats
1 cup vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
2 medium peaches, sliced or 3 cups frozen unsweetened sliced peaches, thawed
Optional toppings: Sliced almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon and additional peaches

Directions

In a well-greased 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until oats are tender, 7-8 hours. Stir in peaches just before serving.
Pressure cooker option: Decrease water to 3 cups. Add to a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker coated with cooking spray. Stir in oats, soy milk, brown sugar, salt and vanilla. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure cook on high for 4 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. Stir in peaches just before serving. Oatmeal will thicken upon standing. If desired, top with optional toppings.

Health tip

Steel-cut oats are 100 percent whole grain. They are slowly absorbed, giving you energy that will last.

Editor's Note

Steel-cut oats are also known as Scotch oats or Irish oatmeal.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 163 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 116mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 4g fiber), 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Gluten and Dairy Free Overnight Peach Oatmeal in Simple & Delicious June/July 2019