pumpkin pie slow cooker oatmeal with caramelized bananas
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 3 cups Steel Cut oats
  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 can pumpkin puree
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ tablespoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, broken into chunks
  • Dried cranberries, for garnish
  • Toasted pecans, for garnish
  • 1 banana
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
  1. In the insert of a slow cooker, combine all ingredients and stir into well combined. Then place the cream cheese chunks throughout the mixture.
  2. Turn the slow cooker on low for eight hours.
  3. Prior to serving, toast pecans in oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and chop. Set aside.
  4. To make the caramelized bananas, melt the butter in a saute pan. Stir in the brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Add the bananas and cook on low for approximately 5-10 minutes until the bananas are tender and the sauce is somewhat caramelized. (This amount is enough for one bowl of oatmeal, I recommend making one caramelized banana per person.)
  5. To serve oatmeal, scoop oatmeal into a bowl and pour milk over it. Garnish with pecans, cranberries, and caramelized bananas.
Recipe by Lesleigh Kowalski Frank at https://www.lesleighfrank.com/2015/11/24/pumpkin-pie-slowcooker-oatmeal-with-caramelized-bananas/