Description
Juicy apples, dried cranberries, and warming spices combine with steel-cut oats in the slow cooker for a make-ahead breakfast you’ll be dreaming about.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon coconut or vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples (about 2 medium)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 6 cups water or milk (or 1/2 milk and 1/2 water)
- Milk, for serving (optional)
- Sweetener, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Grease a 6-quart slow cooker insert with the oil to prevent sticking. Add the oats, cranberries, diced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, brown sugar, and water and/or milk. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours.
- Divide the oatmeal among serving bowls, thin to desired consistency with milk, sweeten to taste, and serve warm.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Oatmeal
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Keywords: slow cooker, oatmeal, apple, cinnamon, cranberry