Slow Cooker Spiced Pumpkin Oatmeal

Name: Slow Cooker Spiced Pumpkin Oatmeal
Prep time: PTM
Total time: PTM

AuthorDawnCategorybreakfast

Let this aromatic dish greet your sleepy head in the morning. The kids will even eat it!

Like most things that come out of the slow cooker, it ain’t going to win any beauty contests but this oatmeal tastes and smells like Christmas (or Thanksgiving.)

If I had to choose my favourite appliance it would hands-down be my crockpot. This is the biggest time saver to have in any family kitchen. My only gripe about it is that I didn’t buy the bigger one.

So, this recipe- totally winged it. And with any experiment, I was not completely confident in how it would turn out. My trusty slow-cooker had my back though, I should not have wasted a moment on worry.

Truth be told when I looked at the oatmeal in the morning after it had been cooking overnight, I was a tad disappointed in its appearance (even though my kitchen smelled amaze) but looks aren't everything folks, right? So if yours has a strange clumpy layer on top- chuck that part out, give the rest a stir and grab a bowl.

My daughter asked for seconds. Need I say more?

Yields1 Serving

3 cups diced pumpkin or butternut squash

1 cup Oats

3 cups Almond or Coconut Milk

1 tsp Coconut Oil

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 tsp Cinnamon

¼ tsp Salt

1

Sear the diced pumpkin in coconut oil for a few minutes (my slow cooker has the option to do this without having to dirty another pan.)

2

Add remaining ingredients and give them a stir.

3

Slow cook on low for about 8 hours, overnight. Or high if you're making it ahead of time (store in the refrigerator for easy morning heat-up).

4

Add toppings if desired. I used some roasted pine nuts and sweetened coconut flakes.

Ingredients

3 cups diced pumpkin or butternut squash

1 cup Oats

3 cups Almond or Coconut Milk

1 tsp Coconut Oil

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 tsp Cinnamon

¼ tsp Salt

Directions

1

Sear the diced pumpkin in coconut oil for a few minutes (my slow cooker has the option to do this without having to dirty another pan.)

2

Add remaining ingredients and give them a stir.

3

Slow cook on low for about 8 hours, overnight. Or high if you're making it ahead of time (store in the refrigerator for easy morning heat-up).

4

Add toppings if desired. I used some roasted pine nuts and sweetened coconut flakes.

Slow Cooker Spiced Pumpkin Oatmeal

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