Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

A few months back, I switched from PM workouts to AM workouts, which has been mostly awesome. Getting a workout done in the early morning before you go to work (heck, before most people get out of bed) gives you a real sense of accomplishment. Not to mention, you’re done with working out before 7am. I’m always good at talking myself out of doing things after work – going home and watching TV or writing a blog post always sounds better, so PM workouts often get skipped.

I said mostly awesome for a reason, though. Now that we’re heading into winter, it’s dark and downright cold when I get out of bed. I’ve taken to sleeping in my workout clothes, because it’s getting harder to get out of my warm bed and change out of warm PJs (it’s kind of pathetic, but this trick works!). What helps even more is knowing I’ll come back to a warm meal ready to eat.

I love, love, love using my slow cooker. It’s magical to come home after a long day to find a warm, homemade dinner waiting for you. But do you know what’s even better? Waking up to a warm meal on a cold winter morning. Imagine your house smelling like cinnamon and pumpkin, and scooping up a bowl of perfectly cooked oatmeal to start your day.

This slow cooker steel cut oatmeal (aka the best oatmeal ever) is a recipe I’ve come back to over and over again, but I love this new slow cooker pumpkin pie oatmeal even more! By adding pureed pumpkin, spices, and a tiny bit of maple syrup to steel cut oats, it comes out tasting almost like a pumpkin pie. I throw in a few nuts and my breakfast is good to go! This keeps well in the fridge too, so you can portion it out and zap it in the microwave for a quick breakfast.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Ingredients

1 cup steel cut oats
3-1/2 cups water
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional*)

Instructions

Lightly coat the interior of your slow cooker with non-stick spray. Pour oatmeal in.
In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring together. Pour on top of oatmeal.
Cook on low for 8 hours.

Notes

*I found this to be just the right amount of sweetness for me (it’s just barely sweet). You can add more if you want it sweeter, or skip this ingredient and add sweetener to taste into each bowl.

https://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2013/11/20/slow-cooker-pumpkin-pie-oatmeal/

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13 Comments on Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
November 20, 2013 at 12:17 pm (11 years ago)

Oooooh, if I had a warm bowlful of this oatmeal to look forward to when I was done with my morning workout, I’d actually get out of bed. 🙂 Great idea, Steph!
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- Stephanie Nuccitelli
  December 1, 2013 at 4:24 pm (11 years ago)
  
  Stephanie, right?! I usually find food to be the most motivating thing anyway 😉
Jen
November 29, 2013 at 8:31 pm (11 years ago)

How many servings does this recipe make?
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- Stephanie Nuccitelli
  December 1, 2013 at 4:58 pm (11 years ago)
  
  Jen, it makes around 4-5, depending on how big your servings are.
Monica
January 7, 2014 at 8:01 am (11 years ago)

I tried this last night and it burnt to the bottom of the crock pot. What size crock pot are you using? Mine might be to big
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- Stephanie Saunders
  January 7, 2014 at 8:50 am (11 years ago)
  
  Monica, I believe mine is a 3 1/2 quart. Does yours have a timer? You can try setting it to cook for a shorter time.
Monica
January 7, 2014 at 4:36 pm (11 years ago)

Mine is a 6 quart… That has to be what happened! No timer- 🙁
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Mary
January 14, 2014 at 7:39 pm (11 years ago)

If your pots too big, take a heat safe glass bowl and place it in the crockpot with the oatmeal in the glad bowl, then fill the crockpot with water. It will give it a nice steam bath and no burn edges/bottom
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- Stephanie Saunders
  January 14, 2014 at 8:24 pm (11 years ago)
  
  Thanks for the tip, Mary! I’ll have to give that a try.