Most of us are too busy to make breakfast in the morning, so a big pot of steel cut oatmeal made in a slow cooker is the perfect solution to make sure you always have a healthy meal to start the day
Ingredients
Steel cut oats - 2 cups
Water - 6 cups
Milk (any type) - 2 cups
Butter - 2 tbs.
Apples, peeled & chopped (optional) - 2 to 3
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup
Kosher salt - 2 tsp.
Cinnamon - 1 tbs.
Star anise (optional) - 2 to 3
Put all ingredients in a slow cooker
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or 4 hours on high
Top with nuts, yogurt, fruit, jams, coconut shavings!
Steel cut oats use a 4:1 liquid to oats ratio. You can use any combination with the liquid - water, soy milk, almond milk, milk all work
If you don't have a slow cooker, bring the ingredients to boil and then simmer for 45 minutes, stirring here and there to make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan
Recipe by Cook Smarts at http://www.cooksmarts.com/cs-blog/2013/03/slow-cooker-steel-cut-oatmeal-recipe/