4.8 from 12 votes
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.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 214 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup steel cut oats Use gluten-free oats if needed
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 1 ¼ cups milk OR milk subsitute
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries (*See Recipe Notes)
- ¼ cup sugar, or more (to taste) Or substitute molasses, agave syrup, or honey
- 2 oranges, blood oranges, clementines, or mandarins
- To serve: more milk or milk-substitute (optional)
Instructions
- Spray or brush oil into slow cooker basin. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!!
- Add oats, water, milk, and cranberries to the slow cooker basin. Stir and cook on low 6-8 hours.
- 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.
- Add sugar to taste, stirring to incorporate into the oats.
- Peel and slice the oranges, and add extra milk if desired. Serve oats with toppings while hot.
- 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.
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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
Calories
214kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
37mg
(2%)
Potassium
240mg
(7%)
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
% 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.