Make meal-prep a breeze with this easy Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oatmeal recipe. It's a hearty, fiber-packed breakfast that will keep you full until lunchtime!
Ingredients
1 cup steel cut oats* ($0.99)
3 cups water ($0.00)
1 cup milk ($0.21)
¾ tsp salt ($0.03)
½ tsp ground cinnamon ($0.05)
1 tsp vanilla ($0.30)
2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.08)
½ Tbsp butter (for greasing) ($0.07)
Instructions
1Gather all of the ingredients together. Grease the bottom and sides of a 4-6 quart slow cooker with butter.**
2Add the steel cut oats, water, milk, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, and brown sugar to the slow cooker. Stir everything together until combined and sugar is dissolved.
3Cover and cook on high for 2.5 to 3 hours or on low for 5 to 6 hours. Stir the oatmeal halfway through and quickly return the top to finish cooking. Serve immediately with maple syrup and your favorite toppings***.