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Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oats

Hearty, healthy and ready to customize, you can make a big batch of these slow cooker steel-cut oats and enjoy a different breakfast every morning – just add different mix-ins!

Prep time: 7 mins.
Cook time: 240 mins.
Total time: 248 mins.
Servings: 5 5, 1 cup servings

    Ingredients

    1/3 cup COFFEE-MATE Bliss Almond Vanilla
    2 teaspoons unsalted butter or coconut oil
    1 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
    6 1/4 cups water
    1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon Salt
    1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
    pinch ground cardamom
    Spray Nonstick cooking spray

    Instructions

    1

    Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add oats; toast, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes or until the oats smell slightly toasty.

    2

    Spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Transfer oats to slow cooker. Stir in water, Coffee Mate, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cardamom.

    3

    Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 7 to 8 hours, stirring once or twice. Stir and loosen with a little water if needed.

    4

    Ladle oats into bowls; top as desired.

    Tips

    Cook’s Tip

    Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator in sealed container. Simply reheat in a microwave-safe bowl.

    Optional toppings

    brown sugar, raw honey, pure maple syrup, toasted chopped or sliced almonds, hemp seed, pepitas, sliced bananas, seasonal berries or sliced seasonal fruit or nut butters.

    What you need

    Ingredients

    1/3 cup COFFEE-MATE Bliss Almond Vanilla
    2 teaspoons unsalted butter or coconut oil
    1 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
    6 1/4 cups water
    1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon Salt
    1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
    pinch ground cardamom
    Spray Nonstick cooking spray

    How to prepare

    Instructions

    1

    Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add oats; toast, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes or until the oats smell slightly toasty.

    2

    Spray 4- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Transfer oats to slow cooker. Stir in water, Coffee Mate, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cardamom.

    3

    Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 7 to 8 hours, stirring once or twice. Stir and loosen with a little water if needed.

    4

    Ladle oats into bowls; top as desired.

    Tips

    Cook’s Tip

    Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator in sealed container. Simply reheat in a microwave-safe bowl.

    Optional toppings

    brown sugar, raw honey, pure maple syrup, toasted chopped or sliced almonds, hemp seed, pepitas, sliced bananas, seasonal berries or sliced seasonal fruit or nut butters.

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