Slow Cooker Maple Pecan Oatmeal
This slow cooker maple pecan oatmeal recipe is a fantastic and tasty fall breakfast recipe that cooks overnight. Ready when you wake up - rise and shine!
Servings: 8 1-cup servings
Calories: 299kcal
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
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!
Nutrition
Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 2mg