The Best Creamy Southern Grits | Easy CrockPot Overnight Breakfast - Steph’s Stove

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and a different flavor.

Rinse 1 cup of quick grits in cool water to remove excess starch and sediment until the water runs clear.

Pour the rinsed grits into a 2-cup measuring cup.

Add 5 cups of cold water to the crock pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of coarse kosher salt to the crock pot with the grits and water.

Cover the crock pot and set it to low for 8 hours to cook overnight.

In the morning, whisk the grits to combine and check the consistency.

Add about 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper to the grits and mix.

Add 1 stick of butter, cut into slices, to the grits and let it melt.

Whisk the grits again to incorporate the melted butter before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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