Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal

Photo: Andie Mitchell

Ingredients

2 cups dry steel cut oats

8 cups water

3/4 cup dried fruit

2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Stir all ingredients together in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours overnight. In the morning, stir well and add milk, spices, or additional toppings to your liking.

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Slowly cooking steel cut oats overnight makes for the creamiest bowl of oatmeal to wake up to. Experiment with toppings and spices.

Note: Instant or old fashioned rolled oats should not be substituted, as they don't hold up to such a long cooking time.
The butter should help to prevent some sticking, but inevitably a crust will form around the sides of the slow cooker pot by the end of the 8 hours.
If you decide to halve the recipe, you should use a smaller, 2 quart slow cooker.