I have never tried steel cut oatmeal before and picked up a container at the Trader Joe's that just opened near us. Unfortunately when I got home and read the instructions, I was disappointed to see how long it takes to cook. 30 minutes?? Who has that kind of time to spend on breakfast?? Certainly not a mom. Then I found a bunch of recipes for cooking your oatmeal overnight in your slow cooker so it is ready to eat as soon as you are in the morning. Genius.
This is healthy for me, AND my still-picky 14-month-old easily took 10 bites of this, which is a lot for her.
Here is my take on the recipe!
Toddler Crockpot Oatmeal
Servings: 8
Ingredients*2 cups organic steel cut oats
6 cups of water
3 tablespoons of organic brown sugar
2 tablespoons of organic butter
1 teaspoon of organic cinnamon
2 teaspoons of organic vanilla
2 mashed organic bananas (optional)
organic cooking spray
*This recipe was really easy to find organic items for everything I used, but if you don't have it in your area, the conventional version works the same as far as directions go.
Directions
- Spray your crockpot with the cooking spray.
- Combine all the ingredients and mix together.
- Cook on low for 8 hours overnight to be ready for breakfast in the morning. Yep, that's it.
- For freezing, portion into serving-size containers and put in freezer. To reheat, put in the microwave for 2.5 minutes at high.
I used a decent-size crockpot since that is the only one I have, and we had enough left over for half of it to freeze for upcoming breakfasts, and another 2 servings (after we gobbled up this morning's bowls) for breakfast tomorrow on what is sure to be a busy Monday morning. Obviously you can use a smaller 2-qt or whatever, but just reduce the ingredients accordingly.
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