Trail Mix PorridgeEric Medsker
EFFORT: NOT MUCH
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 6 HOURS
KEEPS ON WARM: 1 HOUR
The ingredient list is designed for use in a medium (4- to 5 1/2-quart) slow cooker. See the cook's notes for ingredient lists for small (2- to 3 1/2-quart) and large (6- to 8-quart) models.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves: 6 to 12
Ingredients
Ingredients for a medium (4- to 5 1/2-quart) slow cooker:
6
cups water
1
1/2 cups chopped fresh cranberries
3
/4 cup pearled barley
3
/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1
/2 cup walnut pieces, toasted and coarsely ground
6
tablespoons medium-ground bulgur (or #2)
6
tablespoons corn (or hominy) grits
6
tablespoons millet
6
tablespoons maple syrup
1
/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1
/4 teaspoon salt
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Preparation
Stir all the ingredients in a slow cooker until the maple syrup has dissolved and all the grains are moistened. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or until the porridge is creamy and the grains are tender.
Excerpted from The Great American Slow Cooker Book Copyright © 2013 by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Excerpted by permission of Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
BRUCE WEINSTEIN and MARK SCARBROUGH are the creators of the bestselling Ultimate Cookbook series (on subjects as diverse as pizza, ham, candy, shrimp, and peanut butter) and have most recently published Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese and Grain Mains. They were nominated for a James Beard Award in 2011, and won the Gourmand Award at the Paris Book Show in 2010 for Cooking Know-How. They are regular contributors to Weight Watchers.com, Cooking Light, and Fine Cooking.