Basic Overnight Oatmeal CrockPot Recipe

Published: Fri, 01/31/25

Updated: Fri, 01/31/25

January 31, 2025

Hi there, Slow Cookerers!!



I hope wherever you are, I hope you are warm, dry, cozy, and healthy.

and that enjoyed your week.


Here we are, finally at the very end of January --- which is a pretty wonderful thing since it seems like this month has lasted about twelve thousand years.

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I've gotten a few requests for a repeat of my Basic Overnight Oatmeal recipe.

This is the basic recipe --- and it tastes like wallpaper paste all on it's own ---

(seriously. you need to doctor this up.)

I like to chop up apple, and add cinnamon and brown sugar and a touch of vanilla.

Some of my readers add pumpkin pie filling from a can ---

That's what's cool about a "basic" recipe --- once you get the ratios correct you can make it your own!!

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Basic Overnight Oatmeal
(click through to see photos and reader reviews)
serves 4-6 (makes about 5 cups)

2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats (NOT quick cook) (I use certified gluten free oats)
4 1/2 cups water (or liquid equivalent)

The Directions.

Use a 4 or a 6 quart slow cooker and an OVEN-SAFE dish (pyrex, corningware, anything you'd toss into the oven or dishwasher without thinking twice).

Put a cup or so of water into the bottom of your crockpot.

Smear a tiny bit of butter (or use cooking spray) on the oven-safe dish.

Combine the 2 cups of oats and the 4 1/2 cups of milk.

Place the dish into the crockpot with the water.

Cover, and cook on low for 7 hours. (this is when you sleep!!)

IN THE MORNING, YOU WILL HAVE:

Creamy, bland, tasteless oatmeal. You can add stuff at the table: honey, sliced fruit, brown sugar, etc.

OR, you can get fancy and do mixing and cook overnight with the mixings. 

WHAT MY KIDS LIKE:

2 cups rolled oats
4 1/2 cups water (sometimes I mix half milk, half water)
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix (1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 nutmeg, 1/8 cloves)
2 small granny smith apples, diced (I leave on the skin because I'm terribly lazy)

In the morning they sprinkle on a bit more cinnamon and they like sliced bananas, too. 

The Verdict.

The rolled oats disappear and become porridge-like. There is no longer a chew to the oats --- my kids like this a lot because it's the most similar to the little packets of sugar-laden oatmeal. 

This is a very easy way to get a hot breakfast on a busy morning. 

I played around with the timing for those who don't have a programmable slow cooker, and if you do low for 7 hours you will be just fine.

If you sleep longer (I'm jealous), it'll just get a bit dried out on the edges, but you can easily fix that by stirring in some milk.

Enjoy!!

happy slow cooking!! steph

----->  Not in the mood for oatmeal? No problem, here are 20 other CrockPot Breakfast Ideas...  <-----

 
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Stephanie O'Dea

1534 Plaza Lane #256, Burlingame California, 94010-3204

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