Overnight Steel-Cut or Oat Groats in the Slow Cooker
adapted from Well-Plated "Overnight Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats"
makes 6 - 8 servings
Ingredients
2cupsoat groats or steel-cut oats
4cupswater
2cupsmilk
2tspvanilla extract
1 1/2tspground cinnamon
1/2tspground or fresh-grated nutmeg
1/2tspkosher salt
Instructions
Stir together the oats, water, milk, and seasonings in your slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 - 8 hours.
Recipe Notes / Tips
To bump up the nutrition, add 3 Tbsp. ground flax meal
To bump up the flavor, toast the oats first (frying pan over medium-high heat for a couple minutes)
To smooth the texture of groats (or if you just don't have enough, as happened to me once), substitute 1/4 amount with rolled oats (so 1 1/2 cups groats, 1/2 cup oats)
"Banana Bread" style: add 2 large mashed bananas to the slow cooker stuff and cook