Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal. Set and forget it and wake up to a delicious healthy breakfast.
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1½ cups water
1½ cups unsweetened almond milk
3 cups dry steel-cut oats
5 small apples chopped
¼ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
2 Tbsp. ground flax seed
Instructions
Lightly coat inside of slow cooker with spray.
Add water, almond milk, oats, apples, salt, cinnamon, maple syrup, and flax seed; mix well. Cook for 5 to 7 hours on low (or 2 to 3 hours on high), or until edges are brown but not burned.
Recipe Notes
Times can vary. In order to make sure oatmeal doesn’t burn, test it out the first time during the day to see how long it takes the oatmeal to cook in your slow cooker.
Leftover oatmeal can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or frozen in individual portions.