Overnight, Slow Cooker, Apple Cinnamon Steel-Cut Oatmeal

There is nothing like a nice warm bowl of Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal first thing in the morning on these cold winter days! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• Apples
• Skim milk (or almond milk)
• Steel-cut oats ( or gluten free steel cut oats)
• Brown Sugar (or another preferred sweetener)
• Cinnamon

  

  While cooking...

• Salt
• Ground Flaxseed (or chia seeds)
• Butter
• Nuts (optional)

Instructions:

1. Peel and core the apples; cut them into 1/2 inch pieces (you can leave the peel on for added fiber and nutrition)
2. Coat the slow cooker with cooking spray. Don't skip this step, or you will really regret it!
3. Throw everything in the slow cooker. I have a 6-1/2 slow cooker, but  3-1/2 quarts is big enough for this recipe. Double this recipe when cooking for 4 to 5 people.
4. Stir it. Put on the lid. Set it to cook on low for 7 hours. That's how long it takes in my slow cooker. Time can vary from one slow cooker to another.
5. Go to bed. Wake up to the sweet aroma of cinnamon and apples.
6. You can top it with maple syrup, raisins, nuts, more milk, butter, if you like. 

   

   Ready to enjoy!

Tip:

• If this is your first time making this recipe, make it during the day when you are at home and can keep an eye on it and determine when it is done. You will want the edges slightly browned, but not burnt. Start checking after 5 hours of cook time. Assuming the lid is clear, eyeball the oats through the lid without lifting it. Every time you lift it, it adds 30 more minutes to the cooking time.

Recipe by: The Yummy Life