Enjoy a warm bowl of oatmeal, ready as soon as you wake up! This overnight crockpot recipe is so easy and tasty, it will satisfy everyone.
Ingredients
-2 apples, cored, sliced into ½ inch pieces
– 1 can (13.4 fl oz) of coconut milk (or 1.5 cups of regular milk, almond, etc)
-1.5 cups of water
-1 cup steel cut oats
-1 tablespoon of coconut oil
-1 teaspoon of cinnamon
-1 tablespoon of ground flax
-1/4 teaspoon of salt
-1-2 tablespoons of brown sugar (optional)
– Optional garnishes: chopped nuts, raisins, dried fruit, honey
1. Either coat the entire inside of your crockpot with cooking spray. Or spray a heat-proof bowl that can be placed inside your crockpot, like a double boiler.
2. Add ingredients to the slow cooker or bowl. If using the bowl, add in water in between crockpot and bowl to fill up to mixture. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. If using the double boiler method 8-9 hours is perfect. If using just the crockpot, more like 7, being careful it doesn’t burn.
3. Add toppings if desired. Store leftovers!
Coaches Corner 
Jessica, looks and sounds yummy. I will try this. A couple of questions… How many servings does this make? For leftovers, do you need to add additional liquid or just microwave? Why steel cut oats? Also, will the flax maintain nutritional value when cooked? Always wondered about that. Thx! ~val
Posted by safeandfit | February 1, 2014, 10:05 am