Crockpot Oatmeal

by Bethany

In this recipe, it is important to use steel-cut oats or you'll just end up with glop instead of oatmeal!

1 cup steel-cut oats
4 cups water
Your choice of sugar, spices, seasonings, dried fruits

This recipe uses a water-bath method.  The water-bath prevents the oatmeal from burning to the sides.
Locate an oven safe bowl that is approximately 2 quarts that will fit inside of a 6-qt. crockpot - I use either a corning ware bowl I have or the crock from my 2-qt. crockpot. 
Fill the 2-qt. bowl with your oats, water, and other misc items. 
Place the 2-qt bowl inside of your 6-qt crockpot.  Poor water into the 6-qt crock so that the water level comes to the same level on the outside of the 2-qt bowl as the oat mixture on the inside of the 2-qt bowl goes to. 
Put the lid on the 6-qt crockpot and cook on low overnight.
Breakfast will be ready in the morning!