Skinny Slow Cooker – Almond Blast Oatmeal
Who wouldn’t want to eat a breakfast that reminds them of an almond candy bar?
Serving Size: 1/2 cup | Calories: 129 | Previous Points: 2 | Points Plus: 3 | Total Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fat 4 g | Trans Fat 0 g | Cholesterol 0 mg | Sodium 72 mg | Total Carbohydrate: 14 g | Dietary Fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 18 g | Protein: 5 g
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup steel cut oats
- 1 cup light coconut milk, unsweetened
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 2 tsp. dry coconut flakes, unsweetened, low fat
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1/4 cup almonds (optional)
Directions
In your slow cooker, combine the oats, coconut milk, almond milk, honey, coconut flakes and cocoa powder and whisk until the cocoa powder is well incorporated into the milk.
Cook on low for 4-5 hours, or until liquid is completely soaked up by the oats.
When finished, stir in the almonds (optional), allow to cool and serve.
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I'm always confused by the coconut milk…is that the coconut milk in the can or in the carton in the dairy section??
Anita, We use only canned because the carton has a lot of junk. It can usually be found in the Asian section or organic section.
How long is the oatmeal good for and how should I store it? In the fridge?
Karly, Oatmeal is best eaten
right away. If you store in the frig
be sure to add more liquid
when reheating to thin it out just
a bit. Thanks!
What size crockpot do you use for this recipe?
Lrpeach, 4 – 6 quarts will work.
I tried this using quick oats and it was it unsuccessful. It never dried out. Make sure you use the steel cut oats. Apparently it's the oat that will soak up the liquid
Is there any sweetness to this at all? And is the almond milk in the carton or can you find that in a can as well?
So this doesn't cook into hard pieces? The picture looks like the oatmeal is hard like a granola.
Tried this last night. Is it supposed to be dry like granola? I'm not sure if I didn't cook it long enough. I used steel cut oats but it is mushy like normal oatmeal consistency. I did not find there to be much flavor to it but oatmeal doesn't have much flavor anyway. Any suggestions on adding something healthy to sweeten it up more, or just use more honey? Thanks!
Allisone, I like 2 teaspoons honey, sucanat or palm sugar to 1 serving oatmeal. Feel free to add 1 additional teaspoon of any of these until you've reached the desired sweetness.
OH–we can not wait to give this a try! Sounds amazing
What a yummy oatmeal…it's a fave
This states it makes 2 cups. How many servings is it supposed to be? Thanks, Erica
Justaskerica, It makes 4 – 1/2 cup servings or 2 – 1 cup servings. Just double the recipe if you'd like more.
How is there 0g of sugar when there is a Tbsp of honey in the recipe?
Shawna, That's a mistake…I'll correct it! Thanks.
I usually sleep 8hours. This would be great in the morning but will it ok cooking that long?
Kim, I'm afraid it might dry to out…you would need to add more liquid.