Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Risotto - G-Free Foodie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or canola oil
• 4 Granny Smith apples, diced
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp. Gluten Free vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice + 4 cups apple juice (slow cooker method) OR 2 1/2 cups cooked & cooled Arborio rice (stovetop method)
• Sliced almonds or walnuts, dried cranberries , milk or non-dairy milk, optional