Crock Pot Oatmeal

While I was checking out Pinterest for dinner ideas yesterday I came across a recipe for Crock Pot Oatmeal and I was intrigued. The thought of waking up to the smell of apples and cinnamon in the morning had me giddy (yes, I'm a loser). My daughter loves oatmeal and in theory I would have loved to use steel cut oats instead of quick oats but they just take too dang long. Lets be real, who has time for that in the morning?! This recipe is a game changer for me. It was a total hit this morning with my loves.  What an awesome idea for when you have company staying for a few days and need a quick meal that people can eat as they each wake up in the morning. Here is the adapted recipe I came up with. Enjoy!

Yield: 4 adult servings

Ingredients

1 cup steel cut oats 

3 tablespoons ground flax

3 large apples peeled, cored & cubed

2 cups milk

1 cup water

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 teaspoon cinnamon (or less -- we love cinnamon though)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon butter (cut into small cubes)

1/4 cup raisins and/or dried cranberries (optional)

 

Optional: we topped with a bit of milk & almonds when we served it. Top with whatever you want! 

 

Method

Spray inside of crockpot dish with pam then toss everything in and stir. Put crock pot on low for 5-6 hours then go to bed. I put ours on one of our lamp timers to turn off after this 5 hours since I definitely sleep longer then that (my crock pot only has an 8 or 10 hours low setting). BAM! Hot breakfast when you wake up.