Slow Cooked Oatmeal

February 23, 2009 · 9 comments

Crockpot Oatmeal

Is there anything better than warm, creamy oatmeal on a cold winter morning? Not much, in my opinion. Even better is waking up knowing that that warm, creamy oatmeal is already waiting for you. If you plan ahead and make your oatmeal in the crockpot the night before, all you have to do is put on your warmest robe, start the coffee pot, and grab a spoon.

Here’s what you need:

2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not the 1 minute kind and for heaven’s sake not instant – Irish steel-cut oats like McCann’s are really great if you can find them)
6 cups water
dash of salt
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
cooking spray

Here’s what you do:

Spray the inside of the crockpot with the cooking spray. Add all ingredients and stir. Turn on the crockpot to its lowest setting. Cover and leave it overnight.

The next morning you’ll be surprised how different this is than oatmeal cooked on the stovetop. I serve ours with some brown sugar Splenda and fat-free Half and Half.  Also, I put a little apple-cinnamon granola on top this time. You can leave it off or use whatever kind of dried fruit and nuts you might have on hand.

Enjoy!

Slow Cooked Oatmeal

Rating: 41

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours, 5 minutes

Slow Cooked Oatmeal

Use your slow cooker to have oatmeal ready and waiting for breakfast on a cold morning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not the 1 minute kind and for heaven's sake not instant - Irish steel-cut oats like McCann's are really great if you can find them)
  • 6 cups water
  • dash of salt
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Spray the inside of the crockpot with the cooking spray. Add all ingredients and stir. Turn on the crockpot to its lowest setting. Cover and leave it overnight.

Notes

You'll be surprised how different this is from oatmeal cooked on the stovetop. I serve ours with some brown sugar Splenda and fat-free Half and Half. I sometimes sprinkle a little apple-cinnamon granola on top.You can leave it off or use whatever kind of dried fruit and nuts you might have on hand.

http://www.lanascooking.com/2009/02/23/slow-cooked-oatmeal/

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1 Miss P February 23, 2009 at 1:16 pm

My crock pot has three settings (keep warm, low and high). Are you saying to use the “keep warm” or the “low”? And, since we go to bed so early, how long do you let this cook?

Looks fabulous.

Have you made Methodist Chicken Casserole yet?

Have a good week, and stay warm.

Miss P

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2 lanaann February 23, 2009 at 1:46 pm

I tried the “keep warm” on mine and that was way too low. After 9 hours it was not done. Put it on low and you can let it go for 8 to 10 hours. The steel-cut oats will stand up to the longer cooking time better, but the regular ones are fine, too.

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3 Laura February 26, 2009 at 8:08 am

We need to figure out some way to get Food Network to look at your blog. It’s as good as any recipe instructions they’ve got. And the pictures are really GOOD! They look like they were taken by a professional camera in a studio or something.

Hope you’re having a good. Be careful traveling! Love you!

L-

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4 Anastasia February 26, 2009 at 3:59 pm

mmmm this looks amazing! I feel like making it for dinner, but I’ll hold off until morning and let you know how it comes out. Thanks for the recipe!

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5 B* Princess February 27, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Now there’s the oatmeal that grandma used to make me! Yum.

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6 Zar November 23, 2010 at 10:29 pm

Sounds sooooo good!!! I am going to try this!

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7 Kim January 18, 2012 at 12:31 pm

I like to cook my oatmeal with milk instead of water, could you do that here?

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8 Lana January 18, 2012 at 12:42 pm

I’m not sure how milk would fare in the slow cooker all night long, Kim. I’ve never tried that. If you decide to try, let me know how it turns out.

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