Slow Cooker Overnight Oatmeal with Apples, Cranberries, and Walnuts

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This slow cooker overnight oatmeal with apples, cranberries, and walnuts recipe is an easy way to enjoy steel-cut oats. Leftovers make a quick breakfast.

Ingredients

2 cups chopped apples
1 cup steel-cut oats
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, sliced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups milk
2 cups water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1 Line a 3 ½- or 4-quart slow cooker with a disposable slow cooker liner. Add apples, oats, cranberries, brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg; pour in milk and water. Stir to combine. Cover the slow cooker.
2 Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Top servings with walnuts.