Imagine: Crock Pot Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon with milk and maple syrup drizzled over the top. Is that not the perfect warm and cozy breakfast?
I love a good slow-cooked meal. Especially one you can wake up to on a cold morning. With this Slow Cooker Oatmeal Apples and Cinnamon recipe, that is exactly what you get! It slowly cooks for 7 hours and when you wake up the entire house smells like fall. The sweet aroma coming from the slow cooker is mesmerizing.
This crockpot oatmeal recipe might even turn you into a morning person!
Overnight oats with apples and cinnamon is the perfect weekend breakfast on a Fall or Winter day. The recipe makes plenty for the whole family! After this filling breakfast, you will want to stay in your PJs all day!
If you are a cinnamon lover like myself, I recommend my new crock pot cinnamon roll casserole recipe (you won’t regret it). And if you can’t begin your day without a hearty bowl of oatmeal, check out my baked banana oatmeal and healthy date nut bars.
Once it comes out of the crockpot I pour a splash or two of milk and then drizzle about a tablespoon of warm maple syrup over the top. The maple syrup takes this apple cinnamon oatmeal to a whole new level of deliciousness!
Equipment Needed: Crockpot
If you couldn’t tell by the title of this recipe, you will need a Crockpot to make this recipe. If you are looking for a faster recipe you can make in the oven, check out my quinoa breakfast bowl and apples and cinnamon.
Here is a link to the one used to make this recipe: Hamilton Beach 6 quart Slow Cooker.
Ingredient Highlight: Old Fashioned Rolled or Steel Cut Oats
For Crock Pot oatmeal, it’s important to use either old fashioned rolled oats or steel cut oats. These types of oats hold up to the long, slow cooking process without turning into mush.
- Steel Cut Oats are the best choice if you want a hearty, chewy texture. They take longer to cook, which makes them ideal for slow cooking overnight.
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats will give you a creamier consistency but still hold their shape in the Crock Pot.
👉 Avoid quick oats or instant oats:
They’ll break down too quickly in the slow cooker and leave you with pasty oatmeal instead of a satisfying, textured bowl. Quick oats are better for no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies (not exactly your conventional breakfast but still delicious).
Handling Leftovers Oatmeal!
If you have leftovers, place them in an airtight container and refrigerate them.
To reheat, place in a microwavable safe bowl and add a splash of milk. Microwave in 30-second intervals until heated through.
Meal-Prep Oatmeal
This is the perfect type of recipe for meal-prepping your breakfast. I make a big batch over the weekend and pop it in a couple of containers. Then throughout the week, take out the container, drizzle over some maple syrup and pop it in the microwave!
Overnight Crock Pot Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon Recipe
My Crockpot Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon recipe is the perfect overnight oatmeal recipe. Drizzle maple syrup on top! Its devine!
Ingredients
- 2 Apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 ½ cups Old Fashioned or Steel Cut Oats
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, diced
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- maple syrup, for the topping
Instructions
- Spray the inside of your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add all ingredients EXCEPT the maple syrup.
- Cook on low for 7 hours.
- Remove lid and stir.
- Serve with a splash or two of milk and about a tablespoon of maple syrup drizzled over the top if desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 250Total Fat: 7.1gSaturated Fat: 3.4gUnsaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 16.4mgSodium: 185mgCarbohydrates: 42.6gFiber: 5.7gSugar: 19.4gProtein: 5.8g
