APPLE CINNAMON BREAKFAST RISOTTO

Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Risotto image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients
•3 Tbsp butter, cold
•4 medium apples, peeled, cored, diced
•1½ tsp cinnamon
•¼ tsp allspice, ground
•¼ tsp salt
•1½ cups aborio rice
•½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
•4 cups apple juice
•1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional toppings
•dried cranberries
•toasted coconut
•sliced almonds

Steps:

Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
Melt butter in large skillet over med-high heat. Add apples, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until apples begin to release juices. Transfer to crock-pot.
Add rice and stir to coat. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over top of rice. Add apple juice and vanilla.
Cover; cook on high setting 1½ to 2 hours or until liquid is absorbed.
Ladle into bowls and serve with either dried cranberries,toasted coconut or sliced almonds if desired.
Notes: You can use a non dairy margarine instead of butter to make this dairy free.