Slow Cooker Overnight Oatmeal Recipe
Slow cooker overnight oatmeal is the perfect way to have a hot breakfast ready to go when you first wake up in the morning!
This delicious slow cooker overnight oatmeal breakfast will be ready for you when you wake up in the morning and you won’t have to lift a sleepy, coffee-deprived finger to do it. True story.
This bad boy will cook all night while you sleep. Yup. A full 8 hours!
Sorry, no, I can’t include the 8 hours of sleep with this recipe. I barely get that myself these days. But I can promise you a “wake-you-up-it’s-so-delicious” breakfast you’ll enjoy again and again this season. And all you have to do is throw it together the night before when you’re still somewhat conscious! How’s that for convenience?
SLOW COOKER OATMEAL
Oats are really a perfect slow cooker food if you get the ratio of oats to liquid just right. The resulting texture after cooking all night is pretty darned perfect. It’s almost like a creamy, sweet risotto that’s been made with great care. Add the right flavors and ingredients, and breakfast will be a thing of beauty.
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SLOW COOKER OVERNIGHT OATS RECIPE:
Clean Eating Slow Cooker Overnight Oatmeal
Ingredients
- ½ cup steel cut oats
- 2 cups water
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup raisins )R fruit juice sweetened, dried cranberries
- pure maple syrup as garnish
Instructions
- Combine the oats, water, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a small, 1 or 2 quart slow cooker. No larger. (You will need to multiply the recipe for larger slow cookers)
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Stir in the raisins OR cranberries and maple syrup when serving.
Thanks to finally getting this recipe, been waiting since yesterday!
I make mine up in the afternoon and put my insert in the fridge. The I pop it in the crockpot at bedtime. It is amazing in the morning when I wake up and it smells awesome.
Sounds good to me. Thanks!
Yay!! I’m so glad to find a crockpot oatmeal recipe that I don’t have to get up in the middle of the night to cook!
Sounds interesting. I’ve never tried overnight oatmeal! I will probably have to do so soon!
If you have one of those itty bitty crock pots it’s perfect for one serving-divide the recipe exactly in half. I am the only steel cut oats fan in my house. I tried making a bigger batch and reheating left overs, but I prefer them just made.
I’m not sure what gluten free oats are like. How long do they take to cook? If they are gluten free steel cut oats, then they should be fine. But if they are the quick-cook variety, they probably won’t hold up too well.
Steel cut oats are very filling, yes. Pair it with some eggs and you’re set to go! 🙂
Because it will overcook the food. It would be the equivalent of using a tractor to plant one little seed. It’s just too much.
If you use the proper size slow cooker and use the correct balance of liquid to food, it shouldn’t burn at all. 🙂
I have had my itty bitty crock pot for 5 years now and have never used…thanks for giving me a reason to pull it out!!
I have done overnight oatmeal for a long time. My favorite is with apples chunks, walnuts and cinnamon. What a great time-saver.
It rewarms just fine. Use a microwave, or put it in a pot with a little extra liquid to warm on the stove.
I would think it would be fine made with milk, but I haven’t tried. Apples and nuts should be fine too, just keep in mind that with a slow cooker, you’ll have apple sauce in your oats when it’s done cooking. Not apple chunks. You may want to do a test run of this during the day when you can keep an eye on it to see if it needs any adjustments.
Milk in general does not hold up in a crockpot and leaves a funny taste. Something about it breaking down? I wonder about almond milk or coconut milk?
Coconut milk does far better in a slow cooker. Almond milk generally does not hold up at all with this type of cooking. I’m sure there are exceptions, but overall, avoid the almond milk here.
I made this for the first time last night and it turned out great. I added sliced almonds for a nice crunch. The only issue I had is it really sticks to the sides of the crock pot, which requires soaking to clean. Also, I used a baby crock pot and this recipe filled it halfway, which was perfect, otherwise a big one just wouldn’t work.
I made this last night and it looked great this morning but was pretty tasteless. I added all the ingredients above except for raisins and also added walnuts. Maybe I should double up on the cinnamon and vanilla or add some other sweetner?
Sorry about that. The raisins add a lot of sweetness in cooking. So that’s why it didn’t taste exactly right. Yes, you can add more of whatever you like.
I tried making this for the first time a few days ago. I enjoyed it so much that I made another batch and tripled it. I will never make oatmeal on the stove again. I love my crockpot!
Haha! Wonderful! 🙂