Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Name: Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup organic rolled oats; 1 cup water; 1 cup plant-based milk (unsweetened); 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned, BPA-free); ½ cup pure maple syrup (or date paste, link in Chef’s notes); ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground ginger; 2 pinches ground nutmeg; 2 pinches salt (optional); 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup pecans (raw or Sweet and Savory Pecans, link in directions)

Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN

5 years ago

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time5 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

1 cup organic rolled oats

1 cup water

1 cup plant-based milk (unsweetened)

1 cup pumpkin puree (canned, BPA-free)

½ cup pure maple syrup (or date paste, link in Chef’s notes)

½ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground ginger

2 pinches ground nutmeg

2 pinches salt (optional)

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup pecans (raw or Sweet and Savory Pecans, link in directions)

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the bottom of your 4- or 6-quart slow cooker, except for the pecans. Stir well.

Cover and cook on LOW for one hour.

Remove cover and stir to combine the ingredients evenly, scraping the oats off the bottom and away from the sides.

Divide into four bowls (or however many you plan to serve and save the remaining oatmeal for the next day) and top with pecans. If you want extra crunch and flavor make the Sweet and Savory Pecans ahead of time.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
Instead of oats use dried buckwheat. The cooking time is the same, one hour.

Instead of maple syrup use date paste.

Use organic steel-cut oats in place of rolled oats. It will increase the cooking time to 3–5 hours on high or 5–7 hours on low. Check halfway and add more liquid — water or plant-based milk — as needed.

Storing extra oatmeal
Store in the refrigerator for up to one week. To reheat, top the desired amount with a few tablespoons of water or plant-based milk then warm in a small saucepan.

To freeze, place in an airtight freezer-safe storage container for up to one month. To thaw, place in the refrigerator for 24 hours before reheating.