Description
A warm and hearty breakfast made with steel-cut oats cooked in a slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil, canola oil, or cooking spray (for greasing crockpot)
- 2 cups regular steel-cut oats (no substitution)
- 4 cups water
- 3 cups milk (any variety)
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- chopped nuts (for serving)
Instructions
- Grease the bottom and sides of the slow cooker insert using coconut oil, cooking spray, or canola oil.
- Combine the steel-cut oats, water, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together in the slow cooker.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 hours for a firm texture OR 8 hours for a softer texture. Alternatively, cook on high for 3-4 hours.
- To serve, dish up oats and top with additional maple syrup and chopped nuts if desired.
Notes
- This recipe can be customized with various toppings such as fruits, seeds, or additional spices.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 5mg