Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2012

Made this according to the directions, and it turned out great! It does make a lot, but is freezer sturdy. As others have posted, the oats make the difference. I used steel cut oats. i would highly recommend.

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Mom's

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2012

I really liked the flavor of this dish. It was naturally sweet from the fruit. The texture took some getting used to. I thought the contrast between the super crunchiness of the nuts and the softness of the oats was really weird. Perhaps I'm just used to mushy oatmeal, but if I made the recipe again, I would cut down on the amount of nuts or increase the amount of oats.

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Wisery

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2012

Delicious and easy! I set my medium size crockpot to Low and it was all cooked and a bit dry at 5 hours, so I stirred in additional 1 to 1.5 cups water. The kitchen smelled wonderful, like apple pie. Fine to omit the butter. I used raisins b/c that's what I had, so I'll try cranberries next time! I sprinkled chopped walnuts just before serving to maintain good crunch- great! Also drizzled a tiny amount of honey on top per the kids' request.

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HOTMAMA7

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

After purchasing a Costco sized bag of steel cut oats, I searched AR for recipes and I came across this recipe. Delicious! Made this in my Zojirushi rice cooker as written on the porridge setting, no problem with burning and it was done in about 45 min. I added the oats and liquids to the pot to let the oats soften while I chopped apples and nuts. It is a little loose when you first open the cooker, but tightens up after sitting in the bowl for a few minutes. Also good because it will keep in the cooker for 2 or 3 days (if it lasts that long).

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JMCCURTAIN

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Clearwater, Florida, USA

Living In: Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

I prepared this last night with really good results. Completely paranoid by all the negative ratings here indicating it would burn on "Low", I forced myself to leave it alone all night, on the instructed "Low" and was pleasantly surprised to see it didn't burn at all. The flavor and texture was nice, and the description of the dish does indicate to serve with milk and brown sugar, which definitely helps. I didn't give it more stars because I didn't like the color of the oatmeal. It was a dark brown, due to the spices and cinnamon, and that made it look very unappealing. Aside from that however, this was a very easy and flavorful recipe, and the oatmeal itself was quite hearty and delicious. Glad I tried it but I don't know that I'll be making it again.

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dyclement05

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2011

Love this recipe! I subbed in frozen berries for the apples and only cook about 5 to 6 hours to avoid it sticking really badly to the pot. Love it :)

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Marla

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

Made this recipe the other night; turned out very good. In reading the other reviews about not taking 8 hrs.; I got this started late, at 1:15 a.m. and checked it at 7:15 a.m. and it was perfect at that time. Next time, I will add at least 1/2 c. more of liquid so the leftovers aren't so "stiff & thick".

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Deb

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2011

There was a lot of flavor in this dish, however there was too many almonds for my taste, I think I will use less next time with maybe some crushed walnuts. I do think there should be some nutty flavor mixed it it. I didn't care for the slivers. The texture wasn't right for me. I also have to agree with another poster about adding the nuts later on cause they get cooked with the oatmeal. I also might do as one poster suggested and replace water with apple cider, that sounded scrumptious, but what I might do is use less of that though with more milk for creaminess. I also thought of adding maybe chopped up pineapple to the mix, and someone one time instead of apples to use peaches or pares, but wouldn't add the peaches until the end. It did come out mushy, so next time I will do as other posters did and try it on my Warm setting. Also mine was done hours before I got up, I could tell. I got to it in the 7th hour, and realized it was probably done 2 hours prior. Mine did burn as did many others. You can find a picture of my final result in the photo line up with the rest of the pictures.

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ginapocan

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2011

The ingredients certainly have potential. I tried the same as others to check it and put it on warm versus low to make sure it didn't burn. It still did. The taste was also very bland and I am not one to add sugar but I did.

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Lizabert

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

Is putting zero stars an option? I followed the directions exactly (which I guess was my big mistake) and when I woke up this morning it was a congealed, burned mess! Now that I am reading the reviews, I realize there were some things that needed to be changed; such as decreasing the heat to "warm" instead of "low" and adding a lot more liquid. Still, it is incredibly frustrating to me that a recipe with a rating of almost 4 stars just plain DOESN'T WORK unless you modify it in very significant ways. I was very disappointed by this recipe and will not attempt it again, even with the sage advice of the other posters.

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