Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Winter Fruit

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4.8

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    6 hrs

  • Total Time

    6 hrs 5 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    214 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Winter Fruit

This vegan-friendly Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Winter Fruit uses heart-healthy steel-cut oats, cranberries, and oranges for a healthy and hearty breakfast. 

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Ingredients

Servings
  • ½ cup steel cut oats Use gluten-free oats if needed
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 1 ¼ cups milk or milk substitute
  • 1 cup Cranberry See Recipe Notes, fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup sugar Or substitute molasses, agave syrup, or honey, or more, to taste
  • 2 oranges or blood oranges, clementines, or mandarins
  • milk or milk-substitute, optional, to serve

Instructions

  1. Spray or brush oil into slow cooker basin.  DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!!
  2. Add oats, water, milk, and cranberries to the slow cooker basin. Stir and cook on low 6-8 hours.
  3. Sometimes oats will stick to the side while cooking. To help with this, stir the oats about an hour into cooking. If you're doing this overnight, don't worry about it.
  4. Add sugar to taste, stirring to incorporate into the oats.
  5. Peel and slice the oranges, and add extra milk if desired.  Serve oats with toppings while hot.
  6. Cleaning Tip: After you scoop all the oats out of the slow cooker basin, clean immediately or pour hot soapy water inside above the oatmeal line.

Notes

  • This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd. 
  • This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd.
  • Recipe Variations: 
  • Leftovers: These oats are best when eaten right away.  If you've got leftovers, eat them within a day, and add a little extra milk.
  • Dried Cranberries: Use ½ cup dried cranberries instead.  Stir these in after the oatmeal is done cooking.
  • Change the fruit: Swap the cranberries for diced apple.
  • Fresh Fruit Only: Skip the cranberries, and add extra fruit to the oats after cooking.  Kiwi or banana slices would be perfect.
  • Pumpkin Oats: Skip the cranberries, and add ½ cup pumpkin purée instead.  Add 1 tsp each: ground cinnamon and clove.  Sweeten with brown sugar.  Top with bananas and/or walnuts.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 214kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 7mg (2%) Sodium 37mg (2%) Potassium 240mg (5%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 23g (46%) Vitamin A 285IU (6%) Vitamin C 38.2mg (42%) Calcium 122mg (12%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 214 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 214kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 37mg 2%
Potassium 240mg 5%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 23g 46%
Vitamin A 285IU 6%
Vitamin C 38.2mg 42%
Calcium 122mg 12%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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