Overnight Crockpot Gluten-Free Oatmeal

We like to make oatmeal once a week, now that we’ve been gluten-free for a year. There is a lot of controversy on the use of oats in a gluten-free diet, but several new studies have proved that as long as the oats are Elisa batch tested and are certifiably free from cross-contamination they are perfectly fine for celiacs.

Today there are several companies offering gluten-free oats in both Canada and the States, so do check out whether or not your local grocer would be willing to carry one or more brands for you. This dish is great for a weeknight. Yes, you heard me right. I said weeknight. Just simply dump all the ingredients into a 2 quart slow cooker just before you go to bed; set it on low and in the morning your breakfast is ready. This is the favorite breakfast dish in our house.

Our version is naturally corn-free, soy-free, and dairy-free.

Ingredients:

2 cups Gluten free Rolled Oats (check out our Safe-Products list for brands)

1/4 cup of rice flour (in lieu of using milk or rice milk in the mix.) I have found that Koda Farms is the best brand.

5 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup sweetener (whatever you wish– brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc…..)

2 small apples, cored, peeled, diced

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a 2 quart slow cooker. Stir. Set to low. Cook overnight (6-8 hours). In the morning it is delicious, thick, soft, yummy! Makes 4-6 servings easily, more if you are feeding little people. You can actually save and reheat leftovers but they are not as good. I generally leave the pot on all morning long and the kids will eat seconds couple hours later. You can make it with different fruit, added nuts, raisins, more sweetener, less sweetener, whatever you’d like.

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