Slow Cooker Oatmeal 3 Ways

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cups Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 3 ½ cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Thoroughly spray the inside of a 4- or 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick
  cooking spray (do not forget this step!). Combine the oats, cinnamon, salt,
  almond milk, and water; stir. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for
  up to 8 hours.
• 2 Variation 1: Apple Crisp
• 3 Add 2 peeled, cored, and chopped apples to the oats and liquid before slow
  cooking, along with an additional ½ teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg.
• 4 To serve: Top 1 cup apple cinnamon oatmeal with 1 teaspoon brown sugar and 2
  tablespoons of your favorite granola.
• 5 Variation 2: Peanut Butter Banana
• 6 Add 2 medium peeled and chopped bananas to the oats and liquid before slow
  cooking.
• 7 To serve: Top 1 cup banana oatmeal with 1 tablespoon all-natural peanut butter
  and 2 teaspoons unsweetened coconut flakes.
• 8 Variation 3: Berry Crunch
• 9 Ten minutes before serving the oatmeal, stir in 1 ½ cups frozen berries
  (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries)—just enough time for the
  berries to warm through.
• 10 To serve: Top 1 cup berry oatmeal with 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, 1 tablespoon
  chopped pecans, and 2 teaspoons maple syrup.

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