Slow Cooker Oatmeal

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  • Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
1 cup quick cooking oats2 cups milk1/4 cup brown sugar1 Tbsp buttery spread, like Smart Balance, or butter, melted1/4 tsp. Salt1/2 tsp. Cinnamon1 C finely chopped apple1/2 cup raisins and/or dates1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
Directions
Grease the inside of the slow cooker. Throw all ingredients inside slow cooker and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours. Stir before serving.

Great served with milk.

Servings Per Recipe: 7
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 216.7
  • Total Fat: 7.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.5 mg
  • Sodium: 377.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 37.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 5.5 g

Member Reviews
  • COOKALOT2000
    I have not tried this recipe but have made oatmeal in the crockpot. Use the steel cut oats, they take much longer to cook. For 1 cup of steel cut oats, use 4 1/2 cups water. You can still add everything else that this recipe called for - 3/2/10
  • TEKNIKOL26
    I read reviews and went with the steel cut oats. 1 cup oats, 4 cups water, 1 cup skim milk. I also added 1tsp vanilla. I reduced the raisins and brown sugar by 1/2. My batch made 5 1-cup servings.To each serving, I added 1/2 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (11g protein). Delicious & healthy!!! - 3/9/11
  • CD7808335
    I looked this up elsewhere on the web. It said to be sure and use Steel-cut oats. It also suggested to put the mixture in a smaller bowl, set it inside the crockpot and to fill the crockpot with water to the bowl's height (sort of like a double boiler.) - 3/8/11
  • MAINE-IAC
    Very tasty but was cooked in an hour. Had to add extra water. Maybe newer crock pots are hotter. I also froze a serving and when thawed the taste was as good as the original. - 1/21/08
  • STACERIFIC
    I can't rate it because when I woke up it was burnt to a crisp! :( Our crockpot must be extra-hot. - 10/7/07
  • MELISSAR527
    One thing to keep in mind is that crockpots are designed to cook the best when they are at least 2/3 of the way full. Since this isn't a large recipe, might need to use a smaller crockpot or make 1 & 1/2 recipes at once to keep from burning. - 1/26/10
  • CABBEE68
    I omitted the apple. Used Craisins instead of raisins and pecans over almonds. Very good! It only took 90 minutes on low to cook...so I'd check on this before going to bed, or you might not have the breakfast you thought you'd wake up to! - 2/17/08
  • CD5553039
    why would you make quick cooking oats in a crockpot overnight. I could see steel cut oats maybe, but not quick. - 3/8/11
  • HEATHERGETSON
    Delicious! I added more liquid, vanilla, raisins ,and cinnamon and my was cooked in an hour. - 5/28/09
  • BEATLETOT
    Should have read the reviews before trying this. It burnt. The part in the middle that wasn't destroyed tasted good, so I gave it an extra star for that. - 2/26/11
  • TRACIELYN4
    I did take out the nuts and raisins and doubled the apple. Also only used 3 tbs of brown sugar. Added 3 cups nonfat milk and 1 c water. Started this on low at 12am and it was total mush except apples by 7am.My girls just picked out the apple and said to sweet. ok maybe use tougher oats next time. - 1/13/09
  • IORGMA
    This is a great way to wake up in the morning, even my never-time-for-breakfast husband made time for a bowl.
    I did skip the nuts, and used skim milk. - 7/30/07
  • CD12695900
    Holy I am In love! The smell was amazing with the apples! Made this on high for 4 hours was perfect! - 9/11/12
  • CAELYN2.0
    It started to brown at the sides at 8 hours, so I added another cup of water and that kept too much damage from happening. I doubled the apple and added cardamom, the cardamom was I think a mistake; but not a terrible one. I added a little vanilla soy milk to my bowl. Very tasty! - 8/16/08
  • SGREEN517
    I made this and my family LOVED it... even my husband who doesn't usually have breakfast Mon-Fri. enjoyed it! AND my son who is an EXPERT on oatmeal LOVED it! I'll definately be making this again! Probably on tomorrow! - 1/16/08
  • APRIL66
    I would use half the sugar called for in the recipe. While it was surprisingly delicious (I don't usually mix milk with oatmeal), it was a bit on the sweet side. (I used rice milk, not cow milk because I'm vegan). I plan to make this again and again. GREAT and EASY recipe. - 1/4/08
  • SILVER_DOE
    Steel cut oats are a must. I altered the recipe significantly (which is why I won't leave a starred review, out of fairness). No milk or nuts. I used 4 cups of water. Mine made roughly 5 1-cup servings at 260 calories each. Make sure to spray/grease crock! - 11/20/13
  • CD6855459
    My first oatmeal ever! Added dry fruits (sliced) instead of raisins. Liked it a lot, very yummy! - 3/11/10
  • FIT4LIFE2009
    Cooking overnight is probably not the thing to do with this recipe. However I thought it was very tasty. Definitely put a new spin on oatmeal now I will probably eat it more. - 2/23/10
  • ~SHOE~
    Awesome. I love this. I don't see where 7 servings are coming from though. I added an extra cup of water and still only had 4 1 cup servings. Any less than that wouldn't fill me up. On my way to go make some more right now. - 9/21/08
  • ~ASHLEYB~
    I was disappointed. I woke up and it was too done! In fact, it was burnt. - 5/21/08
  • TRYING4BABY
    Really yummy. Will become a staple for our breakfast. - 1/21/08
  • JUST_BREATHE08
    This is real good. We have had this before. - 3/15/07
  • WISHDREAMDO
    We absolutely love waking up to this oatmeal! It is definitely a favourite around our house! - 3/13/07
  • WEATHERWOMAN985
    I used steel cut oats. The edges burned and I was pretty bummed because it didn't have any flavor. I added some more brown sugar while the crockpot was still warm. I'm hoping when I get home the extra brown sugar will have given it any flavor at all. Probably won't try this again. - 9/2/13