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Slow cooker maple brown sugar oatmeal

From Anji’s kitchen

ingredients

  • 1 tsp melted coconut oil, butter, or cooking spray (for greasing crockpot)
  • 2 cups regular steel-cut oats (no substitution)
  • 4 cups water
  • 3 cups milk (any variety)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • chopped nuts (for serving)

directions

  1. Grease the bottom and sides of the slow cooker insert using coconut oil, cooking spray, or butter.
  2. Combine the steel-cut oats, water, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together in the slow cooker.
  3. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 6 hours on low for a firm texture and 8 hours on low for a softer texture. Alternatively, cook on high for 3–4 hours.
  4. To serve, dish up oats and top with additional maple syrup and chopped nuts if desired.