Eggnog Cherry Steel Cut Oatmeal
Eggnog Cherry Steel Cut Oatmeal
Eggnog Cherry Steel Cut Oatmeal is a delicious home-style oatmeal made in your slow cooker. Made with steel-cut oatmeal, commercial brand of eggnog, dried cherries and pumpkin pie spice. We have change the directions on all of our “overnight” oatmeal recipes. We feel that cooking oats in the crock pot for longer than 5 hours on low results in a burnt mess.
What Are Steel Cut Oats?
Scotch, Steel-Cut or Irish oatmeal are all names for grouts that have been cut into 2 or 3 pieces and not rolled. They take considerably longer to cook than rolled oats and have a decidedly chewy texture. Steel cut oats are best used in any recipe when making oats in the slow cooker. They keep they’re texture and can withstand the longer hours necessary for cooking.
What is Eggnog?
Eggnog is a homogeneous blend of milk or cream, beaten eggs, sugar, nutmeg and usually liquor. The liquor of choice is usually Rum, Brandy or Whiskey. Liquor-free Eggnog has long been served to convalescents and growing children as a tonic. Commercial Eggnog is alcohol-free and is available in cartons, usually in the dairy department by the milk or coffee creamer, beginning around mid-October. Canned Eggnog can be found year-round in some locations.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Now you can make your own pumpkin pie spice at home. Now that the holiday baking marathon is in full swing, why not make your own spice blends. Try this easy recipe for pumpkin pie spice. There is nothing more frustrating then starting a recipe and realizing, when you’re half way through, that you don’t have a certain spice or spices!! Ladies and Gents, we’ve all been there, did that!!! This year get your baking off to a great start and have your “spices” ready, before you start.

Eggnog Cherry Steel Cut Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups eggnog, (any store-bought brand)
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Coat inside of 3 1/2 quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Add all ingredients to slow cooker. Stir; cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until oats are cooked and tender. Serve with additional eggnog and a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice.
Featured Recipe: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. For this recipe we used Mc Cain’s Steel Cut Oats


30 Comments on “Eggnog Cherry Steel Cut Oatmeal”
Does anyone know if you can make this ahead and then reheat it when ready? I don’t want to wait 2-3 hours for breakfast. Thanks
Well of course you can and should if that works out better for your schedule. Lynn
What a wonderful way to have oatmeal! I love the eggnog addition!! Perfect for the holidays 🙂
Wonderful concoction! One of my stepsons used to drink eggnog by the gallon, then he went from teenager to adult and the waistline started to bother him… he won't get near it anymore…. 😉
I bet he would make an exception for this oatmeal, though…
Happy Thanksgiving, hope you will have a wonderful celebration!
This is totally perfect for the season. The market is loaded with egg nog. Love this!
Hi Karen~ This is the perfect time of the year to try this oatmeal:) You pretty much have your choice of eggnog brands:)
I've never seen a slow cooker oatmeal recipe before. This definitely sounds perfect for the season and it looks so warming and comforting Happy SRC reveal day.
Thanks~ This is the second time I made oatmeal in the slow cooker and I am always happy with the results. This is the first time I used steel cut oats, which are now my new favorite:)
Sounds like a delicious way to start a day! Great pick this month 🙂
Hi Melissa~ Thanks for stopping by~
THIS. LOOKS. GREAT. Eggnog + Oatmeal would be wonderful. I have some Almond milk eggnog in my fridge that I'm eye-ing as I type this. Do you think it would work with a rice cooker instead of a slow cooker? Us apartment dwellers have to choose between our appliances…
Hi~ I have never used a rice cooker before so I'm not sure if this recipe would work or not:) I'm sure you could even make it in your microwave, just like any oatmeal recipe, only substituting the water called for in the recipe with eggnog. Lynn
Mmmmm… I'd love a big bowl of that for these cool mornings! Great SRC choice!!
Hi Rebekah~ This is wonderful on a chilly morning:) Thanks for dropping by today~
I'm mad about oatmeal, and adding eggnog to it?! That's such a unique idea, so festive and great sounding! Great pick
This recipe was Great! The eggnog made it super delicious~
Yum, great pick for the season!
Thanks for stopping Tara!
So glad you enjoyed this. I was happily surprised by how well the eggnog worked in it.
Hi Erin~ Your recipe was a real hit in my house and I am so happy I gave it a try~ You had so many wonderful recipes:) Lynn
I joined the Group D fun this week – normally I'm with Group A – but it's nice to meet some new-to-me bloggers. This might just have to be our post-Thanksgiving breakfast on Friday! Looks amazing and we are huge eggnog fans. Eat Laugh Love (Group C) is an orphan no more: http://culinary-adventures-with-cam.blogspot.com/2013/11/latitude-48-loaded-baked-potato-soup.html
Hi Camilla~ Thanks so much for stopping by~ This is a wonderful recipe to make, I think you will love it~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Looking totally yummy, Lynn. My Crabby Cabbie loves Oatmeal.
Hi Cindy~ You'll have to make this for him….it's a great recipe to make in your slow cooker and it turns out really delicious~
This is one of the few recipes out there that makes me wish I wasn't allergic to oats. It looks delicious.
Thanks for stopping~ Sorry to hear you are allergic to oats, this recipe is delicious!
Two of my favourite things all wrapped up in my usual breakfast? Perfect and so festive for this time of year!
Thanks for dropping by~ This oatmeal is the perfect make ahead breakfast~
I just bought a huge carton of eggnog and was thinking it would be great in recipes… this one sounds delicious!
Hi Jess~ The eggnog was perfect in this recipe, I have also used eggnog in French toast recipes, delicious! Lynn