Slow-Cooker Creamy Oatmeal with Pears & Walnuts

By garry53

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups fat-free milk
• 1-1/2 cups plain nonfat Greek-style yogurt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup
• 1-1/4 cups steel-cut oats
• 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 3 Tbsp. flax seed
• 2 pears
• 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

WHISK first 4 ingredients in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray until blended. Add all remaining ingredients except pears and nuts; mix well. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 3-1/2 to 4 hours, stirring after 2 hours.

CHOP pears. Stir into oatmeal. Serve topped with nuts.

Substitute apples for the pears.

Important Note

For best results, do not cook this tasty slow-cooker oatmeal on the HIGH setting of your slow cooker since that could cause the milk to scorch.