You'll wake up and think you are at a bed and breakfast. Steel cut oats are simmered all night in a slow cooker, and then topped with a scrumptious crumble topping and fresh fruit.
in a small bowl, mix all of the crumble topping ingredients together. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter to form a crumbly mixture. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Coat the insert of the slow cooker with a thin layer of butter. Add the water, oats, and salt and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on low until the oats are cooked through and creamy, about 7 to 8 hours.
Stir the oats and then add the milk.
Divide oats evenly between 4 bowls. Top each with a spoon full of topping and fresh fruit, serve immediately.
To prevent the oatmeal from sticking to the sides of the slow cooker, I have found coating the sides with butter and then spraying generously with cooking spray works the best.