Irish Oven Apple Oats Food

SLOW-COOKER IRISH OATS

Steps:

• Place the frozen peaches, oats, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and 8 cups water in the bowl of a slow cooker. Stir, set to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Meanwhile, toast the sliced almonds and flaked coconut separately in dry nonstick skillets over medium heat, shaking the pans frequently to ensure an even toast, until golden and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool. Store, covered, until serving.
• To serve, stir the raisins, milk and cream into the oat mixture. Spoon into bowls and garnish with the almonds, coconut, blueberries and a drizzle of honey.

IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, granulated sugar and salt. Next, rub in the cold butter until fully incorporated and you've reached the texture of coarse breadcrumbs. Set aside in the fridge while you make the cake.
• Make the cake: Cream the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then beat in the eggs one at a time. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula along with the milk. Once the batter has formed, transfer it to the prepared pan and lay on the sliced apples, making sure they are arranged in one even layer. Cover the apples with all the streusel topping.
• Bake the cake until the top is golden brown and crisp, 60 to 70 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before turning out of the pan onto a rack. When ready to serve, dust the cake with confectioners' sugar.

APPLE OATMEAL CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour and butter. Mix until crumbly. Place half of crumb mixture in pan. Spread the apples evenly over crumb mixture. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and top with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

IRISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make the custard sauce ahead of time. Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat. Meanwhile whisk the yolks and sugar until pale. Drizzle a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking all the time. Drizzle a little more, then transfer that back into the pan of hot milk and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Don't overcook or it can curdle. Stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate the custard sauce until needed.
• To make the streusel topping, blend the bits of butter into the flour, sugar, and oats until the butter is incorporated and the mixture has a coarse crumbly texture. Put in the refrigerator.
• To make the cake, grease a 9 inch round spring form pan.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture, along with the milk or cream.
• Spoon the batter in to the pan, and smooth out evenly. Top with the sliced apples, and then the streusel topping.
• Bake for about 50 minutes to an hour, until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out without wet batter clinging to it.
• Let cool a bit in the pan before removing. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

IRISH OVEN APPLE OATS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Heat the milk in a saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally, almost to a boil.
• Stir in the oats, maple syrup, nutmeg and apples.
• Cook just until the mixture boils, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in the currants (or raisins), and salt.
• Spoon the oatmeal mixture into a 1 1/2 qt casserole dish.
• Cover; bake until all of the liquid is absorbed and the oatmeal is creamy, about 25 minutes.
• Stir well.
• Spoon into bowls and enjoy.

TOASTED IRISH OATMEAL WITH APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread oats in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet or jellyroll pan. Toast oats for 15 minutes, turning pan halfway through.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine toasted oats, cider and milk. Simmer until oats are tender but not mushy, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in salt. Serve with butter and cream if desired.

APPLE PIE STEEL-CUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in chopped apple. If desired, top servings with apple slices, pecans and syrup.