Overnight Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats
How to make delicious steel cut oats--carrot cake style-- with mere minutes of hands on time!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 carrot, grated (about 1/2 cup)
- dash of cloves, nutmeg, and all spice
Optional---add all your favorites!
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 TBSP hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup crushed pineappple
- 2 TBSP chopped walnuts
- maple syrup to taste
Instructions
- Boil the water in medium-sized pot with a lid. Add the oats, then turn off the heat. Add all the other ingredients: spices, carrots, vanilla. Choose which optional ingredients you want to add now or fresh in the morning. Stir, cover, and let sit overnight.
- In the morning, add a little almond milk if desired, and re-warm it on the stove. Add maple syrup to taste and serve with more almond milk.
Crock pot method
- Combine all the ingredients in a crock pot and set on the lowest setting for 6-8 hours. You may want to oil the bottom of the pot to prevent sticking.
