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- 25 mins
- 25 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups steel cut oatmeal
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 2 large apples peeled, cored and chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preparation
Step 1
Steel cut oatmeal is simmered with fresh apples, cinnamon and other warm spices to bring you a healthy breakfast that is gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and high in fiber!
There is nothing that make my mornings happier than knowing that I have a healthy breakfast all ready to go when the kids and I wake up.
Not a lot of prep work involved…just measuring out the steel cut oats, water, and spices and then chopping up a couple of apples.
When making oatmeal in your crock-pot the key really is to use steel cut oats. Other kinds of oatmeal like instant oatmeal, quick cooking oatmeal and even old fashioned rolled oatmeal tends to get mushy when cooked for any length of time in the slow cooker.
But not good and hearty steel cut oats! Because they are less processed they hold up their texture beautifully in the long cooking environment. AND as a bonus…they are healthier for you too with more nutrients and fiber than other forms of processed oats.
This recipe contains no added sweetener. I found it to be plenty sweet with just the apples. However feel free to sweeten the oats to suit your taste with sugar, honey or your favorite sweetener.
Wake up to the heavenly smell of apple pie in oatmeal form with this easy to prepare overnight steel cut oats recipe!
Add all of the ingredients to a 4 quart or larger slow cooker and stir everything together to mix.
Cover and cook on LOW for 6 - 8 hours.
Serve and enjoy.
Servings: 6 people