Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 cup dry steel cut oats

2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk

2 cups water

1 vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped

2 tablespoons grade A maple syrup

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Sea salt to taste

2 tablespoons ground flaxseed

Additional Topping Ideas!

Banana, Blueberries, other fruit

Shaved almonds, peanut butter, walnuts

Greek yogurt

Shaved chocolate

Instructions:

1. Grease the inside of your slow cooker with coconut oil or a teaspoon of butter.
2. Pour milk and water into slow cooker, along with the steel cut oats. Scrape the vanilla bean pod beans with a knife, and discard the pods. Add in maple syrup, sea salt, cinnamon and flax.
3. Turn slow cooker on low, and cook for 8 hours, or overnight. Wake up to a house smelling of maple goodness! Separate into bowls, top with desired toppings, and enjoy.

Recipe slightly adapted from thenutritiouskitchen.com