Slow Cooker Maple Pecan Oatmeal Recipe
This slow cooker maple pecan oatmeal recipe is a fantastic and tasty fall breakfast recipe that cooks overnight. Ready when you wake up, this oatmeal makes the perfect breakfast and has a fantastic from the cinnamon, maple syrup, and delicious sweet & sticky pecans.
Be as perfect for a cozy slow cooker breakfast, as the slow cooker does all the work while you sleep. See our step-by-step photos and video below and make recipe this along with us today!
Want more cozy fall breakfast recipes? Try our apple toast with honey butter, creamy vegan date shake recipe, and our favorite crispy oat flour waffles.
Fall is officially here – our favorite time of year in New England! The cooler weather means we want cozy, delicious comfort food first thing in the morning. This easy slow cooker oatmeal recipe is the perfect meal to wake up to – with cinnamon, maple syrup, and thick and creamy oats.
Taking 5 minutes the night before to add your ingredients into the slow cooker and let it cook while you sleep. When you wake up, all you need to do is make the cinnamon sugar pecans as an oatmeal topping and dig in.It couldn’t be easier to get a delicious breakfast on the table that everyone will love!
Recipe Notes from Our Kitchen
- This oatmeal is thick, sweet, creamy, and so easy to make.
- It only takes about 10 minutes of hands-on cooking time, and the slow cooker does all of the work.
- You can wake up to a breakfast ready for you because it cooked while you slept.
- A great vegetarian recipe that is also very easy to make vegan
- Skill level: Can successfully make this oatmeal by following along with our step-by-step photos or watching the video in the post below.
Ingredients You’ll Need
See our recipe card below for the full ingredient amounts and instructions.
The base of this recipe is steel cut oats which are thicker than rolled oats and hold up well in the slow cooker. This recipe works best with steel cut oats, which give an amazing creamy texture as they cook in the slow cooker. Don’t use rolled oats, quick oats, or instant oats for this recipe, only steel cut.
We add a little milk, water, and pure maple syrup into the oats as they cook. The milk and water get absorbed by the oats, and the maple syrup adds a fantastic sweetness in each bite.
We also add cinnamon, unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, and chopped pecans into our oatmeal.
And the pecan topper makes this oatmeal extra delicious. We make a quick 3-minute cinnamon sugar pecan recipe. We mix whole pecans with some more maple syrup, sugar, and cinnamon, and top the oatmeal with them… yum!
Additions and Substitutions
Super simple to make vegan. Just use a plant-based milk like unsweetened almond milk, a vegan butter, and for the pecan topping, use maple syrup instead of honey.
You don’t need to make the topper. You can just add all of those ingredients into the slow cooker the night before with the oat mixture. I found having the cinnamon sugar pecan topping made the oatmeal excellent, but it’s fine stirred into the oatmeal as well.
Free to add fruit! This recipe is extra good with oven-baked caramel apple slices or a half cup of canned pumpkin for a delicious fall twist.
Step-By-Step Photos and Directions
Step 1: Lightly grease the inner pot of your slow cooker. Add the steel cut oats, milk, water, maple syrup, cinnamon, and butter.
Step 2: Stir well until all ingredients are combined.
Step 3: Cover and cook the oatmeal on LOW for 7 to 8 hours, or HIGH for 3 to 3.5 hours. The oatmeal is done when it absorbs all the liquid and becomes thick and creamy.
Step 4: Remove the lid, and stir in the vanilla extract and chopped pecans.
Step 5: In a small pan, lightly toast the pecans for 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir in the honey, cinnamon, and granulated sugar and stir until coated.
Step 6: Top the oatmeal with the cinnamon sugar pecans, and serve. Drizzle extra maple syrup over the top of the oats if desired.
Recipe FAQs
Our easy overnight oatmeal is made with steel-cut oats, slow-cooked with milk, cinnamon, maple syrup, and a little unsalted butter, and topped with sticky cinnamon sugar pecans.
Store any leftover oatmeal in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat on low before serving.
If you don’t have pecans, you can make this recipe with walnuts, almonds, or even cashews. The nuts add a wonderful crunch and a great flavor in each bite.
Serving Suggestions
This cozy overnight oatmeal recipe is a full meal in a bowl! If you want to serve it alongside some fresh fruit, you could do that as well.
Love serving this oatmeal if we have guests over, in a little breakfast buffet with other tasty breakfast recipes that guests love. Like our sweet potato banana bread recipe, easy breakfast pizza toast, or our favorite sweet honey rice cooker grits.
To serve this oatmeal with a smoothie, our vegan apple pie smoothie recipe, blueberry oatmeal smoothie without yogurt, or a peach pineapple smoothie would all be great options!
Expert Tips
- Always test this recipe during the day first before making it overnight! Ovens can vary greatly in their cooking times and temperatures, so be sure to make this during the day so you know exactly how long the oatmeal will take. You don’t want it burning overnight.
- The slow cooker helps prevent the oats from sticking to the side of the pot, so try not to forget this step before you start making the oatmeal.
- Add in fresh seasonal fruit or even stir in some canned pumpkin if desired.
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- Oat Milk Pancakes Recipe
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Slow Cooker Maple Pecan Oatmeal
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- Pan
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups steel cut oats
- 1.5 cups milk
- 4 cups water
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup plus extra for drizzling
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- For the Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
- ½ cup whole pecans
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- To the inner pot of a slow cooker, add the steel cut oats, milk, water, maple syrup, cinnamon, and butter.
- Stir well until all ingredients are combined.
- Cover and cook the oatmeal on LOW for 7 to 8 hours, or HIGH for 3 to 3.5 hours. The oatmeal is done when it absorbs all the liquid and becomes thick and creamy.
- Remove the lid, and stir in the vanilla extract and chopped pecans.
- In a small pan, lightly toast the pecans for 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir in the honey, cinnamon, and granulated sugar and stir until coated.
- Top the oatmeal with the cinnamon sugar pecans, and serve. Drizzle extra maple syrup over the top of the oats if desired.
Notes
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