About a year ago, I discovered the fabulousness that is overnight oatmeal in a crock pot! Waking up to a hot pot of oats is SO nice! And, since making the oatmeal stuffed baked apples, I knew I wanted to try an apple cinnamon variety of overnight oatmeal!
This seriously could NOT be any easier! And, you’ll wake up in the morning with a house that smells delicious and a slow cooker full of piping hot oatmeal!
Start the process by dicing up 3 apples. We had Gala because they were on-sale for cheap, but really, any kind will do. I left the skins on for added nutrition. Just core & dice!
Then, spray the inside of your crock pot with a cooking spray (to help keep the oatmeal from sticking). Dump in two cups of steel cut oats (*note: it has to be steel cut!), 2 cups of milk, 4 cups of water, 2 tsp. of vanilla, and 2 tsp. of cinnamon! 
Set the slow cooker to low and cook covered for about 7 hours. When you get up in the morning, you should have a pot full of oatmeal cooked to perfection along with some great “baked” apples! 
Stir it up, add your favorite ingredients (brown sugar, more cinnamon, nuts, raisins, etc), and serve! The nice thing about making a crock pot amount like this is that we end up with enough for multiple days. It keeps great in the fridge for at least a week!
Have you tried any overnight crock pot recipes? What is your favorite(s)?
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YUM, I can almost smell it! No recipes here,
this is oneI want to try. Time to dust off the crock pot! Hugs…
It does indeed smell SO good, Carol! Hope you enjoy if you do try it!
Any specific reason it has to be steel cut? I wanted to try this, but all I have is organic regular oatmeal. Thanks for any advice!
Hi Michelle! Yes! The steel cut oatmeal hasn’t been processed yet like regular oatmeal. So, it takes longer to cook! I think if you tried it with regular oatmeal overnight it would either be burnt or a gummy/mushy mess.
You can use old fashioned oats, but not instant. The texture will be smoother than with the steel cut, but it is doable!