Can I Substitute Old Fashioned Oats For Steel Cut In This Recipe
CREAMY PUMPKIN OATMEAL
Servings: 9 (1 cup each)
2 cups steel cut oats
1 12 oz. can fat-free evaporated milk
1 15 oz. can pumpkin
5 1/2 C water
1 C sugar
2 t pumpkin pie spice
1/4 C maple syrup
1. Combine all ingredients in crock, stir well. Cook on low for 8 hours or 3 hours on high (stir every hour to keep from getting a crust).
2. For an apple version: substitute 2 cups sugar free applesauce for the pumpkin. Add 1 large chopped apple. Substitute 2 teaspoons cinnamon for the pumpkin pie spice.
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11 Comments:
You could use them, but not use the crock pot. Just cook them a much shorter time. The texture won't be the same, but you'll have oatmeal. And thanks fpr posting this recipe. I'll be using it this week.
beth1 at 1:53PM on 09/11/09
As @beth1 said, you can't do a direct substitution. Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats don't take as long to cook as steel-cut (check the cooking instructions on the packages) and will get gluey in the crockpot. I've done overnight crockpot recipes on cold days and they can be a great breakfast, but you do need to use grains that hold up to the long, slow cooking.
morgancain at 2:08PM on 09/11/09
Would I use the same amount of old fashioned oats as steel cut? I noticed a serving size is 1/4 cup of steel cut to 1/2 cup of old fashioned.
With Fall in the air I thought this recipe would be tasty. Beth, please let me know how it turns out.
Thanks for you input.
JaceeOk at 3:03PM on 09/11/09
That's a ludicrous amt of sugar. Personally, I'd use none and let people sweeten at the table (esp. given that it has maple syrup, too).
Garvey at 4:05PM on 09/11/09
Probably. I think if anything it will become mushier since steel cut oats take a lot longer to cook. Why not use steel cut? They're more nutritious! :)
Chew on That at 4:53PM on 09/11/09
Garvey: I think I will use half the sweetener . . . I use either Whey Low or Stevia or a combination of both.
Chew on That: It is an hour and fifteen minutes to the store, we live in the country. I hoped to make this recipe this weekend and have old fashioned oats in the pantry.
JaceeOk at 1:40AM on 09/12/09
Ok. I tried it using steel-cut oats. I put it in the crock pot about 8pm, and it was done by 10 pm. I guess mine cooks hot, but I'll just keep it on warm until morning. I had to try some. It's a great recipe. I didn't add the sugar, just the maple. I seemed to remember from a previous mishap that the sugar tends to burn into a horrible clump of lava and oats. It peps up that same old oatmeal I've been making my husband for the last 6 months (at his request). For a garnish, I toasted some hazelnuts. We'll be having this again.
beth1 at 1:56AM on 09/12/09
That recipe looks pretty good but as said, the amount of sugar hurts my teeth just reading it. If you're entertaining and serving this to a bunch of breakfast guests, I'd omit ALL sweetener, then set out real maple syrup, honey, and brown sugar as DIY sweeteners. I'd also put out wheat germ and chopped nuts as possible toppers. I never make a bowl of oatmeal without craisins, so I'd add a big handful of them as well.
therealchiffonade at 6:58AM on 09/12/09
Beth 1: Thanks for the recipe review. Two thumbs up on the hazelnuts! What size crock pot did you use?
Therealchiffonade: I like the idea of setting up a "bar" of extras, expecially the craisins.
JaceeOk at 12:46PM on 09/12/09
Yum. (I eat steel cut at least 4X a week and would love another preparation style, almost as much as I love the flavor of pumpkin.) Totally makes me think of fall. Now if it would only cool off a bit here in Dallas!
mollykate678 at 7:23PM on 09/12/09
I just tried this recipe, too. I also omit the sugar. My crock cooked the oats quickly, too. I threw in some star anise to boost the flavor. On low, I think it took about 4 hours instead of the 8. Yummy!
wheatfoot at 12:29AM on 09/13/09