Recipes and Cooking Maple and Cranberry Farro Cereal 5.0 (2) Add your rating & review For a healthy breakfast recipe that's way more exciting than your standard breakfast oatmeal, try this fruit and nut slow cooker farro cereal. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on September 1, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Blaine Moats Prep Time: 10 mins Slow Cook Time: 8 hrs Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Servings: 5 Yield: 5 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cup water 1 ½ cup apple cider or apple juice 1 cup farro ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup raisins ¼ cup dried cranberries 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted Directions In a 1 1/2- or 2-quart slow cooker or a 1 1/2-quart casserole combine the water, apple cider, farro, and salt. If using the 1 1/2-quart casserole, place casserole inside a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker and add enough water to cooker to reach halfway up sides of casserole. Cover slow cooker and cook on low-heat setting for 8 hours. Stir raisins, dried cranberries, and maple syrup into hot cereal. Sprinkle individual servings with pecans. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 274 Calories 4g Fat 53g Carbs 6g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 5 Calories 274 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Sodium 153mg 7% Total Carbohydrate 53g 19% Total Sugars 22g Protein 6g Vitamin C 0.3mg 2% Calcium 52mg 4% Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 188mg 4% Folate, total 1.4mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.