Not only did the house smell like a freshly baked apple pie when we woke up, but breakfast was done before my feet hit the floor! That's a win in my book!
I read up on different ways to cook oatmeal in a crockpot, and this was the method I ended up using: a double boiler-ish method (yes, that's my technical term for it!). I found one of my oven safe dishes and tried to see if it fit inside my slow cooker. It was a perfect fit!
(See in the pic the white dish? That's my Corningware!)
After it was done, we ended up adding a little more unsweetened vanilla almond milk to each of our bowls and then topped with some raisins, chopped walnuts, and ground flaxseed. Sooooo good! Our sweet 2 year old loved it too!
So without delay, here's the recipe:
Apple Cinnamon Slow Cooker Oatmeal
(Makes 4 servings)
- 3/4 cup steel-cut oats
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 medium apple, washed and chopped (I used a Gala apple)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 2 cups water
Mix all ingredients together in oven safe dish that will fit inside slow cooker, except for water. Slowly add water and stir together. Cook on LOW for 6 hours. If your slow cooker has a timer, use that, but if not, you may want to do what I did and get up and turn to WARM after 6 hours is up!
Dish up and top with a splash of more almond milk, raisins, chopped nuts, flaxseed, dried fruit, etc!
PIN IT HERE: http://pinterest.com/pin/149533650103038254/
ENJOY!
-Ashley
Looks great! I need to try this!! :) Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteIt was sooo good! Let me know if you try it!
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