Multi-Grain Hot Cereal (Slow-Cooker)

Chef #1531872's Note:

Made with steel cut oats, quinoa, wheat berries, and brown rice. Adapted from a recipe from the Complete Whole Grains Cookbook by Judith Finlayson. I love it because it is super healthy, super easy, and reheats perfectly.

• Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 cups

• 1 cup brown rice, rinsed & drained
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained
• 1 cup wheat berries
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 11 cups water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 apples, peeled, cored & diced

Directions:

1. dump everything into a lightly greased, large crockpot.
2. Cook on low overnight (about 6 hours was enough for me); or on high for 4 hours.
3. The original recipe suggests adding additional dried fruits, like raisins or cranberries in the last hour before serving. I topped mine with some maple syrup.
4. *I used a brown, long-grain basmati rice, but I'm sure any length rice would work fine. Also, I didn't have any apples, but I had some dehydrated apple-chips which I crushed and tossed in -- they worked great.

Reviews

[Kathy at Food.com]

This was my first time using wheat berries, and they were great. Love the mix of grains. I served the cereal with a few raisins sprinkled on top. A very good recipe and so easy to make.

[Chef #1299043]

Great recipe! I didn't have wheat berries, but threw in some extra Quinoa flakes that I had on hand, as well as a bit of Couscous to make up for it. Next time I will add some salt to the recipe to liven up the flavor a bit. I also froze the leftovers and they tasted great weeks later!