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Hot Breakfast Cereals
Hot cereal is one of my favorite ways to begin the day, and happily, you can use your slow cooker to cook the cereal overnight. Just leave the slow cooker on Warm in the morning and everyone can help themselves.
VEGAN FRIENDLY
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
•These recipes work best in a small (maximum 3½ quart) slow cooker
•Greased slow cooker stoneware
| Hot Multigrain Cereal | ||
| 1 cup | multigrain cereal, or ½ cup (125 mL) multigrain 250 mL cereal and ½ cup (125 mL) rolled oats | 250 mL |
| ¼ tsp | salt | 1 mL |
| 4 cups | water | 1 L |
| 1 | all-purpose apple, peeled and thickly slicedWheat germ, optional | 1 |
1.In prepared slow cooker stoneware, combine multigrain cereal, salt, water and apple. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or overnight. Add wheat germ, if using. Stir well and serve.
| Hot Oatmeal | ||
| 1⅓ cups | rolled oats | 325 mL |
| ¼ tsp | salt | 1 mL |
| 4¼ cups | WaterWheat germ, optional | 1.05 L |
1.In prepared slow cooker stoneware, combine oats, salt and water. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or overnight. Add wheat germ, if using. Stir well and serve.
Tip
Rolled oats, often called porridge when cooked, are probably the most popular breakfast cereal. For variety, try steel-cut oats, Irish oatmeal or Scotch oats, which have an appealing chewy texture.
Hot Multigrain Cereal
Hot Oatmeal
Hot Multigrain Cereal and Hot Oatmeal
Mindful Morsels
Wheat germ is very nutrient-dense. Just 2 tsp (10 mL) is an excellent source of manganese and also supplies folacin, thiamine, magnesium and zinc.
Multigrain Cereal with Fruit
A steaming bowl of this tasty cereal will get you off to a good start in the morning.
VEGAN FRIENDLY
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
•Works best in a small (3½ quart) slow cooker (see Tip, page 22)
•Greased slow cooker stoneware
| ½ cup | brown rice | 125 mL |
| ½ cup | millet (see Tips, below) | 125 mL |
| ½ cup | wheat berries | 125 mL |
| 2 | medium all-purpose apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced | 2 |
| 4 cups | water (see Tips, below) | 1 L |
| ½ tsp | vanilla | 2 mL |
| ½ cup | chopped pitted soft dates, preferably Medjool (see Tips, below) Wheat germ, optional | 125 mL |
1.In prepared slow cooker stoneware, combine rice, millet, wheat berries and apples. Add water and vanilla. Cover and cook on Low for up to 8 hours or overnight. Add dates and stir well. Serve sprinkled with wheat germ, if using.
Tips
Like lentils, some millet may contain bits of dirt or discolored grains. If your millet looks grimy, rinse it thoroughly in a pot of water before using. Swish it around and remove any offending particles, then rinse under cold running water.
This cereal tends to get dry and brown around the edges if cooked for longer than 8 hours. If you need to cook it for longer, add an additional ½ cup (125 mL) of water.
If you’re not using Medjool dates, which are naturally soft, place the chopped dates in a microwave-safe dish, cover with water and microwave on High for 30 seconds to soften before adding to cereal.
Apple Oatmeal with Wheat Berries
This flavorful cereal is an adaptation of a recipe that appeared in Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.
VEGAN FRIENDLY
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
