{Overnight} Crock Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal
User Reviews
4.5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
10 hrs
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Total Time
10 hrs 5 mins
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Course
Main Course
{Overnight} Crock Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal
Description
{Overnight} Crock Pot Apple Pie Oatmeal features peeled, cubed apples combined with steel-cut oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and milk in a slow cooker. The ingredients are stirred together and cooked on low heat for three hours, then left on warm for the remainder of the night. This extended gentle cooking softens the oats and apples thoroughly while blending the spices and sweetness into a cohesive dish.
The oatmeal achieves a creamy texture with tender apple chunks distributed throughout. The use of warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg provides familiar apple pie character without the crust. Brown sugar adds subtle sweetness that can be adjusted by adding more at serving.
Served hot in individual bowls with an optional sprinkle of extra brown sugar, this oatmeal makes a convenient and warming breakfast. The slow cooker method allows preparation the night before, leaving a ready-to-eat nutritious meal in the morning, simplifying busy mornings.
Ingredients
- 2-3 apple peeled, cubed (mine were big, so I used 2 honeycrisp
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 cups milk I used 1%
- brown sugar extra
Instructions
- Start by peeling and chopping the apples and put them in the crock pot
- Add the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and milk to the crock pot
- Stir
- Cover your crock pot and turn on low for 3 hours
- Optional-stir every hour
- Turn crock pot to warm for the remainder of the night
- Sleep well
- Wake up, stir oatmeal
- Put oatmeal in individual bowls, sprinkle additional brown sugar on top of each bowl, and enjoy!
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.5
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