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Slow Cooker Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal

Slow Cooker Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal

The ultimate comfort food, Slow Cooker Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal is creamy, sweet, and easy to prepare. Perfect for chilly mornings, this dish combines hearty oats with rich maple syrup and warm spices. It's a delicious way to start your day, and you'll want to make it again and again!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 215
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil for greasing crockpot
  • 2 cups regular steel-cut oats no substitution
  • 4 cups water
  • 3 cups milk any variety
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • chopped nuts for serving

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Method
 

  1. Grease the bottom and sides of the slow cooker insert using coconut oil, cooking spray, or butter.
  2. Combine the steel-cut oats, water, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together in the slow cooker.
  3. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 6 hours on low for a firm texture and 8 hours on low for a softer texture. Alternatively, cook on high for 3-4 hours.
  4. To serve, dish up oats and top with additional maple syrup and chopped nuts if desired.

Notes

  • Tip 1: You MUST use steel-cut oats for this slow cooker oatmeal.
  • Tip 2: Quick-cooking steel-cut oats, regular or quick-cooking oats will not work.
  • Tip 3: Add in up to ¼ cup flax seed or wheat germ to the slow cooker before cooking oatmeal for added fiber.
  • Tip 4: If your slow cooker burns the bottom of the oats, just don't stir the burnt bottom into the remaining oatmeal.
  • Tip 5: Store cooled leftover oatmeal in an airtight container for 4-5 days.