Warm hearty filling — these are some of the words you might use to describe a nice bowl of oatmeal in the morning. Unfortunately there are a few other words that are often associated with this average dish. It’s not uncommon to think of oatmeal as bland and possibly even boring. While it’s a filling meal oats and water don’t exactly scream “fun” to most people. But there is a cure for bland stovetop oatmeal: it’s all in the type of oatmeal you use and the way you prepare your dish.
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How to Make Stovetop Oatmeal | Best Oatmeal Recipes for Breakfast // Easy Stovetop Oatmeal
There are several factors that go into making a great bowl of oatmeal including the bowl itself but your best bowl of oatmeal will come from steel-cut oats and your slow cooker. Conveniently cooking steel-cut oats in a slow cooker is not only easier and healthier but it also creates the tastiest version of the age-old dish. Steel-cut oats are richer in nutrients than regular rolled oats and have a slightly nutty flavor making for a more versatile breakfast. Plus they’re less processed than rolled oats and tend to be a bit chewier when cooked giving you a boost in texture and flavor.
The slow cooker allows you to make your oatmeal overnight for an easy breakfast the next day. If you want to pack your oatmeal with tons of flavor the slow cooker is best because it allows your oats to simmer in cream fruit sugars and spices for hours adding flavor to your otherwise bland and unremarkable oatmeal. While you can debate whether water or milk is best for oatmeal many slow cooker oatmeal recipes add both to ensure that your oatmeal gets a delicious creamy flavor without the worry of potentially overcooking it.
As with other oatmeal recipes what you add to your slow cooker oats is important — in this case even more so since these flavors can mingle with your oats for hours before you eat them for breakfast. Adding apples (or other fruit) works great here since the fruit breaks down and almost caramelizes in the slow cooker creating a delicious flavor boost. Not everything needs to go in the slow cooker right away though. For example you can save nuts and other crunchy ingredients for last as garnishes to add more texture like in this recipe for Apple Cinnamon Steel-Cut Oats . Ultimately it’s best to simmer some steel-cut oats overnight for flavorful oatmeal that’s both easy and healthy and there’s nothing bland or boring about it.
