Easy Slow Cooker Oatmeal
Creamiest oatmeal made completely in the slow cooker. Use old-fashioned (rolled) or steel-cut oats. For oatmeal lovers, this is the warm breakfast you want to wake up to all cold weather season long. Top with your favorite fruit or a handful of nuts.
Servings: 6 generous portions
Calories:
Equipment
- slow cooker/crockpot
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 cups oats old fashioned or steel cut
- 4 cups water
- 3 cups milk Fairlife used - extra protein!
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar or to taste
- 2 tablespoons good quality maple syrup or add 2 extra tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of the slow cooker and up the sides with cooking spray (or brush with vegetable oil).
- Add oats, milk, water, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Give it a good stir.
- Cover and cook on LOW 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Cooking time will vary with slow cookers. You know yours – check the oatmeal near end of cooking and adjust cook time accordingly.
Notes
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- Steel cut oats will require a little more cooking time.
- Don't use instant oats. They may overcook and get mushy. Stick with old-fashioned oats (also called rolled oats) or steel-cut oats for best results!