Slow Cooker Oats

During the week we are an oatmeal family and most days you will find us enjoying a bowl of oats. For the longest time I have been soaking my oats overnight and finally decided to try oats another way. After a trip to Costco where we purchased a large bag of steel cut oats (nothing like fully committing to enjoying oats this way!), I pulled out the slow cooker and filled it up with the following tasty ingredients:

• 7 cups water
• 1/2 cup millet
• 1.5 cups steel cut oats
• 3 TBSP ground flax seed
• 2 TBSP chia seeds
• 2 TBSP hemp hearts
• 1/2 cup apple sauce
• 2 TBSP avocado oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Stir ingredients together and set slow cooker on low for 8 hours. In the morning you will be greeted with a pot full of warm oats. Top with your favorite fruit, nuts and a splash of milk. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for the following day(s). Enjoy!