Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

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

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

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.

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.