Vegan Slow Cooker Apple Pie Steel Cut Oats

5 from 4 votes

Author - Gena Hamshaw

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 8 10

Yields: cups, or 6 servings

1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats
3 cups almond rice, or soy milk
3 cups water
4 pitted chopped medjool dates
3 peeled and chopped apples
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Dash cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional toppings and stir-ins: chopped nuts or seeds jam, additional chopped apples or dried fruit, vegan yogurt, homemade nut milk

Combine everything in a 4 or 6 quart slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and cook oats on low for 6-8 hours, or until oats are creamy and thick. If you want to make them thicker, you can cook for one additional hour with the top open. If you can, stir the oats once or twice during cooking (but it's OK if you can't).
Serve oatmeal with toppings of choice.

Leftover oats will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days, and they can be frozen for up to a month.