Name: Slow Cooker Maple Bacon Oatmeal Bowls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 mL) milk; 2 cups (500 mL) water; 2 cups (500 mL) steel cut oats or large flake oats; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt; 8 oz (227 g) sliced bacon, chopped; 2 Ontario apples, cored and diced; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon; 1/3 cup (75 mL) maple syrup; Vanilla yogurt (if desired)

Category: Breakfast

Slow Cooker Maple Bacon Oatmeal Bowls

Slow-cooked steel cut oats made rich and creamy with Ontario milk, then topped with maple bacon and a spoonful of Ontario yogurt for a warm, satisfying fall breakfast.

PREP10 min

Cooking7 h

Ready in7 h 10 min

Ingredients

Instructions

Step
Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray. Stir together milk, water, oats and salt in the slow cooker; cover with lid. Cook on Low for 7 to 8 hours.
Step
Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside. Drain bacon fat, leaving 1 tbsp (15ml) of the bacon fat in the skillet.
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Return skillet to medium heat, add apples and cinnamon and cook in the bacon fat for about 5 minutes or until golden and softened. Return bacon pieces to skillet with maple syrup and toss well to coat.
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Ladle oatmeal into bowls and top with bacon and apple mixture and finish with a generous spoonful of yogurt to serve, if desired. Optional - add a variety of dried fruits like chopped apricots or dates, dried blueberries or cherries.

Slow Cooker Maple Bacon Oatmeal Bowls

Slow Cooker Maple Bacon Oatmeal Bowls

Slow-cooked steel cut oats made rich and creamy with Ontario milk, then topped with maple bacon and a spoonful of Ontario yogurt for a warm, satisfying fall breakfast.

Ingredients

Instructions

COOK’S TIP

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