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Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch.

Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. | HostessAtHeart.comThis time of year I start substituting my usual warm weather breakfast of yogurt with granola for oatmeal. I just love the stuff whether it’s traditional oats or steel cut oats. I have recipes for stovetop, baking and in the crockpot. Such as this Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats.

Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. | HostessAtHeart.comOne of the things that I like about oatmeal is that it leaves you satisfied until lunch. My grandmother used to say “that’s because it sticks to your ribs” meaning that it’s filling. I love combining grains, fruits, and nuts with my oatmeal, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a combination that I don’t like.

Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. | HostessAtHeart.comWith the weather getting cooler, I naturally start craving apples, specifically, apple pie. I knew that if I made a pie that I would do my darndest to finish it off in as short amount of time possible. To squelch some of these cravings, I decided that I’d put some oatmeal in the crockpot with some fresh apples and apple pie spices.

Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. | HostessAtHeart.comThere’s nothing like getting up to the smell of apple pie. Another glorious benefit is that it makes 8 servings so I have enough for almost two weeks. It freezes wonderfully so I just take a couple of containers out of the freezer and put them in the refrigerator for the morning. A couple minutes in the microwave with some almond milk and I have a delicious breakfast that’s a great way to start my day.

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Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch. | HostessAtHeart.com
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Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats

Waking up to a warm breakfast that smells like apple pie is a great way to start your day. Crockpot Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats is delicious, healthy, and will keep you satisfied until lunch.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs
Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Servings 8 servings
Author Julie Menghini

Ingredients

  • 5 1/2 cups water
  • 2 cups milk I use almond milk
  • 2 cups steel cut oats
  • 1 apple cored and diced into large pieces
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt pinch

Instructions

  • Spray the inside of a crockpot with non-stick cooking spray or use a liner.
  • Add all ingredients and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours or until oats are tender.
  • Top with additional almond milk, raisins, walnuts or toppings of your choice.
  • Store leftovers in individual servings size for convenience. 

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2.2% | Vitamin C: 1.3% | Calcium: 10.2% | Iron: 9.7%
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  7. Liz says

    October 16, 2017 at 10:05 am

    Hi Julie, thank you for this one. I must admit that I was completely lazy and didn’t want to take my slow cooker down from the very top shelf last night. I have recently had surgery and am not supposed to lift anything. I heated the water on the stove and added the steel cut oats, spices, and apple; simmered them all for 10 minutes and then turned off the heat and covered the pot with the lid. This morning I added the almond milk and reheated perfect cooked oatmeal. I did add some stevia as the almond milk was unsweetened.

    Now I have a healthy breakfast for the rest of the week.

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    • Julie Menghini says

      October 18, 2017 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you, Liz! I hope that you are taking care of yourself and are on the mend. I love your method for when I forget to start it the night before, and almond milk with a little brown sugar splenda is how I like mine too.

      Reply

  9. Jennifer A Stewart says

    October 15, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    I never thought about using my crock pot for breakfast until I make grits (or polenta) overnight with some chicken stock and extra butter. I was so happy to come downstairs and already have a hot breakfast ready to go! I can’t wait to try this one!

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  16. [email protected] says

    October 13, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Mmmmmm! This sounds so yummy, Julie! I just printed your recipe and added steel cut oats to my shopping list. Thank you for sharing healthy recipes with us. Wishing you happy Autumn days! ♡

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  18. Loretta says

    October 12, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    I can only imagine the aromas wafting through the house and your bedroom beckoning you to come on down :)) Gorgeous. Will def have to try this someday as we are forever eating oatmeal for breakfast with nuts and dried fruit. If I didn’t have my chilli in the crock pot right now getting ready for our friends annual chilli cook off on Saturday, I’d be trying this out for tomorrow.

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    • Julie Menghini says

      October 13, 2017 at 9:20 am

      Thank you, Loretta! I just love your cook-offs, and I know the chili one would be my very favorite. I eat oatmeal a lot. I find that it not only fills me up that I don’t have as many cravings throughout the day. It’s a power food in my weight arsenal.

      Reply

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