Good morning!
Now that crock-pot season is here, I find myself using mine ALL the time. On Sunday afternoon, I made a big batch of apple cinnamon steel-cut oatmeal in my crock-pot, so breakfast was especially quick, easy, and delicious this week. All I had to do was pop my oatmeal in the microwave for a couple of minutes and breakfast was done. Simple as that!
Thanks to some mighty filling steel-cut oats + coconut milk and the magic of slow-cooking, this batch of oatmeal turned out so incredibly thick and creamy. It stuck to my ribs and kept me full for hours, right up until lunchtime, no problem. And, of course, I loved all of the wonderful flavors of the season in my daily bowl of oatmeal: apples, cinnamon, vanilla, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. Mmm! I truly enjoyed my mornings this week!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup steel-cut oats (rolled oats would probably work too)
- 1 can coconut milk (~13.5 ounces)
- 2.5 cups milk (I used almond milk)
- 1.5 cups chopped apples (any variety would work)
- 1 tsp cinnamin
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (optional – depends how sweet you like your oatmeal)
- chopped walnuts, almond slices, pumpkin seeds, etc. (optional)
- pinch of salt
Directions: Combine above ingredients in a crock-pot. Stir, cover, and cook on low heat for 2 hours.
Serve immediately.
Or portion into microwave-safe containers for the easiest, quickest, and most delicious breakfast ever!
Recipe makes 4 servings.
Quick note: By the end of the week, my oatmeal got kind of sticky and gooey, so I stirred in some milk to make it creamy again. Worked like a charm!
26 Comments
Tina, this looks heavenly!
Yum! I have not made oatmeal in my crockpot yet, but it’s been on my to-do list to try this winter. Apple and cinnamon are always a great combo!
I love the idea of using a crockpot to make a big patch for breakfast! I am only good for overnight oats about 2x per week because I always forget at night! This would solve my problem.
Love this! I’m always in a hurry for breakfast so anything that I can make ahead of time is a winner! And…I still have a ton of apples to use so this would be perfect.
Love the idea of having oatmeal ready ALL WEEK!
Oh my gosh, it’s so nice! I wake up excited about breakfast! 🙂
Happy National Oatmeal Day!! What a great way to celebrate 🙂
Looks good! Question: What kind of crock pot do you have and do you love it?
It’s a Ninja and it’s awesome!
This is so funny…I was thinking today how I needed to google crockpot steel cut oats recipes because I have a ton I need to cook and a TON of apples! Definitely going to try this one to help clean out my pantry 🙂
Yum, thanks for sharing. It’s definitely the season for warm oatmeal!
Do you add water to it when you heat it up? Seems like it would get REALLY thick throughout the week
I just added a splash of soy milk this morning, but I’m sure water would work too!
I love the idea of making breakfast once for the week and then reheating it! I’m so variable with what I crave though day-to-day. I think once it gets colder here in the NW oatmeal will become my go-to. I’m happy it’s apple cinnamon too! I’m getting sick of pumpkin 😛
It’s life-changing! I loved just waking up and reheating my breakfast. So easy, so delicious! 🙂
Wow, that looks delicious! Definitely pinning for later 🙂
I have just started getting back into oatmeal with the temperatures dropping. This looks so good and perfect for fall!!
Nice! I usually make my steel cut oats in the rice cooker and do the same thing…portion them out for the rest of the week. So good!
This blog post further process that I need to get myself a crockpot. This would be so easy! Breakfast all week and I hardly have to do anything.
Looks delicious!
Can you double the recipe to make more. If so do you think I could freeze this? I don’t mind eating the same thing for a whole week. I’ve been looking for a new crock pot and I like yours. Thanks for the recipe. You got me hooked to breakfast sandwitch.
Sure!