Slow-Cooker Oatmeal with Apples

This is a marriage of two Allrecipes slow-cooker oatmeal recipes, which I turned into this delicious oatmeal. Feel free to make this your own way - I did!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 cups steel-cut oats
• 32 ounces vanilla-flavored almond milk
• 1 ½ cups diced apple, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Lightly spray a slow cooker with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine the almond milk, water, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt in the slow cooker. Whisk to combine thoroughly. Add oats, dried cranberries, and butter.

Step 3

Set your slow cooker to Low and cook for 3 1/2 hours. Stir in diced apples and pecans. Continue cooking on Low for 2 more hours.