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Overnight Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal

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Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal topped with coconut in a wooden bowl

Oatmeal is one of the few healthy foods that I can get my three year-old to eat for breakfast, which means we end up eating a lot of oatmeal.

Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal topped with coconut and pecans in a wooden bowl next to a spoonI like to find new flavors and ways to make it so we don’t get tired of it. Our regular rotation includes individual baked oatmeals and overnight steel cut oats. This is special occasion oatmeal (ok, that sounds like an oxymoron, but go with me on this).

Since you make it in this Overnight Crockpot German chocolate Oatmeal in the slow cooker, it’s ready to serve in the morning, which is great for times when holidays (like Valentine’s Day) or other special occasions fall on weekdays.{Overnight} Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal There’s no sugar in the oatmeal because I put the sugar on after the oatmeal is done. The brown sugar melts to form a caramel-y sauce, and I’ve found that we don’t use as much sugar if we add it at the end.

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Overnight Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal

Overnight Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal recipe is a healthy way to enjoy dessert for breakfast. It cooks overnight for an easy breakfast.

Author: i heart eating
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 6
Overnight Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups steel cut oats
  • 7 cups water
  • 13.5 ounce can lite coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Brown sugar
  • Sweetened shredded coconut
  • Chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Grease slow cooker.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together oats, water, coconut milk, and cocoa powder.
  3. Pour into slow cooker.
  4. Cover, and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  5. To serve, top (in order) with brown sugar, pecans, shredded coconut to taste.

Recipe Notes

*Nutrition facts are estimates.

Nutrition facts per serving (1g)

Calories: 267kcal
Fat: 8g
Saturated fat: 5g
Sodium: 68mg
Potassium: 54mg
Carbohydrates: 39g
Fiber: 7g
Protein: 9g
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 15%

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  1. OMG. The Overnight Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal is delicious!!! I used the whole half gallon of unsweetened coconut milk, along with adding two cups of water. It took about eight hours for the oatmeal to finish cooking, which was so worth it. My apartment smelled heavenly when I had to get up this morning to do some laundry. I added butter, brown sugar, shredded coconut and chopped pecans to the oatmeal. It felt like I was eating German chocolate cake for breakfast. I served the oatmeal with sausage links. This is the FIRST recipe that I made from your blog, and looking forward to making many more. Thank you so much, Kate for answering my questions and for this phenomenal recipe!!!! :-)

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    • I’m so glad that you liked it!! Please feel free to ask any other questions that you might have. I’m always happy to answer questions, and I appreciate you taking the time to come back and let me know that you liked the recipe! =D

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  2. I’m super excited to make the German chocolate oatmeal for breakfast this week. Since I’m planning on using unsweetened coconut milk, would that be seven or eight cups?

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  3. I found your blog through a link on Country Living website. This recipe has piqued my interest. I’m a HUGE fan of German chocolate, and it’s an awesome to enjoy the flavors with oatmeal. If I were to use Silk Unsweetened Coconut milk instead of adding seven cups of water and a thirteen ounce can of coconut milk, would the measurements remain the same? Thanks, Kate!!! :-)

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  5. I just made this recipe and it was friggin’ delicious. i just emailed it to everyone i know. i did make one change to the recipe – i used Silk Unsweetened Almond Coconut milk instead of water and coconut milk. I’ll definitely be making this again

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  6. Can this be done in the microwave as an instant breakfast. I only make for myself so no point in getting the slow cooker on for one.
    Unless a batch of 8 will last a week in the fridge ti reheat?

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    • I’ve never tried steel cut oats in the microwave, but I have made them on the stove top, though. I use my little 2 quart crock pot when I make overnight oats so that I don’t have to dirty one of the larger ones. The oatmeal does reheat well. A batch usually lasts my family for 2-3 days (depending on how hungry everyone is). Hope that helps! =)

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  14. Delish! My kids would love this! Thank you for sharing at last week’s week’s All My Bloggy Friends :)

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  18. I’m a full time student, wife (to a husband that travels), and a mom…so breakfast has been tough for me since the semester started 3 weeks ago. This is perfect! No more breakfast burritos in the student center! I am making this tomorrow night in my new Crock Pot. Thanks for sharing…I’m so glad to have discovered your lovely blog!

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    • So, you have less than no time! I hope you like it!! If you like oatmeal and want a make-ahead option, you might also like individual baked oatmeals. They reheat well, and the recipe is a blank canvas sorta recipe, so you can totally customize it. Anyway, I am so happy that you took the time to comment!! I hope you enjoy the oatmeal!!! =)

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  19. I would just love waking up to this awesome bowl of goodness. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  20. Hello: I absolutely love your crockpot oatmeal recipe. I wanted to let you know that I have selected your recipe from the Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party as my host favorite. It will be featured on the Daily Dish on Monday. I will send you the link when it goes live. Thank you for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Your co host from Nosh My Way,
    Marlene

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  22. This looks divine! My 19 month old boys love oatmeal…and chocolate, and mama loves her crockpot. (I noticed you posted oatmeal cups/muffins, those are a favorite around here!) We are going to have to try this recipe soon. Note to self- add steel cut oatmeal to list.
    Thanks for sharing!

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    • Thanks!! It makes life so much easier when kids will eat foods like oatmeal! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all enjoy it!! =)

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    • Thanks! Oatmeal I can understand, but you don’t like German chocolate cake?!? How is that possible? =) Thanks so much! I will definitely link up!!

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  26. I have wanted to make overnight oatmeal for a while and even got steel cut oats. The problem is my family wouldn’t want to eat it. I guess I need some overnight guests! Thanks for linking up at my Pin Me Linky Party.

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  31. Yum – I just pinned this and can’t wait to try it! I would love for you to share this or any of your great ideas at the link party going on now (and every Saturday through Tuesday) at ‘Or so she says …’ Also, don’t miss the Sweethearts Giveaway starting on Monday with over $2,000 in prizes. Hope to see you there! http://www.oneshetwoshe.com

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    • Thanks for checking it out!! Cooking them in the crockpot seemed to cut down on some of the oat-y-ness, so I hope you all enjoy them!!! =)

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    • Me too!!! I love my crockpot!!! (My teenage self is so embarrassed right now) Thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving comments! I totally appreciate your comments =)

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