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    Home » Breakfasts » Oatmeal » Overnight Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal

    Overnight Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal

    Published: Jan 30, 2013 · Modified: Oct 31, 2018 by Kate · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Overnight Crockpot German Chocolate Oatmeal recipe is a slow cooker oatmeal that cooks overnight in the crock pot for an easy breakfast.

    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 Instant Pot steel cut oats, 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.

    More crock pot oatmeal recipes!

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    • Overnight Crock Pot Banana Bread Oatmeal

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    Overnight Crock Pot German Chocolate Oatmeal

    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.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 267kcal
    Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups steel cut oats
    • 7 cups water
    • 13.5 ounce can lite coconut milk
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • Brown sugar
    • Sweetened shredded coconut
    • Chopped pecans

    Instructions

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

    Notes

    *Nutrition facts are estimates.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 7g | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2.7mg
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    Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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    Comments

    1. Mustang Mama

      August 03, 2019 at 11:07 pm

      5 stars
      This oatmeal is amazing!!

      Reply
      • Kate

        August 05, 2019 at 10:27 am

        Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked it! =)

        Reply
    2. Linda

      October 05, 2018 at 9:54 am

      5 stars
      Delicious! This oatmeal is a treat!

      Reply
      • Kate

        October 05, 2018 at 10:00 am

        Thank you! I'm so glad that you like it! And thanks for coming back to comment! =)

        Reply
    3. LaTrice

      September 17, 2017 at 6:33 pm

      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!!!! :-)

      Reply
      • Kate

        September 21, 2017 at 11:34 am

        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

        Reply
      • Vera

        April 01, 2020 at 3:07 am

        If I wanted to add the sugar before cooking instead of after how much would be needed?

        Reply
        • Kate

          April 01, 2020 at 9:19 am

          That's really going to depend on how sweet you like your oatmeal to be. The sugar is less noticeable after cooking, so you may find that you need to adjust at that point.

          Reply
    4. LaTrice

      September 12, 2017 at 6:54 pm

      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?

      Reply
      • Kate

        September 16, 2017 at 2:01 pm

        I would go with 8 cups. I like my oatmeal on the creamier side though. Good luck!

        Reply
        • LaTrice

          September 16, 2017 at 7:27 pm

          Thank you so much.

          Reply
    5. LaTrice

      September 04, 2017 at 9:03 pm

      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!!! :-)

      Reply
      • LaTrice

        September 04, 2017 at 9:06 pm

        I meant to say awesome way. My bad!!!

        Reply
        • Kate

          September 04, 2017 at 9:52 pm

          No worries! =)

          Reply
      • Kate

        September 04, 2017 at 9:52 pm

        I'm glad you found this recipe then! I'm a huge fan of German chocolate, too. =) Yes, you can sub Silk for the water and coconut milk. I have another overnight oatmeal recipe, and I use a combination of Silk almond and coconut milk in place of the water, and it works well. Hope you enjoy!!

        Reply
    6. Tina

      May 02, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      How many servings does this make?

      Reply
      • Kate

        May 03, 2017 at 12:49 pm

        About 8 servings.

        Reply
    7. gvizzle

      January 09, 2017 at 8:57 am

      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

      Reply
      • Kate

        January 09, 2017 at 10:08 am

        Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked it!! Also, thanks for the tip about using Silk! That's really helpful. =)

        Reply
        • Lisa

          January 19, 2017 at 10:28 am

          Are there nutrition facts :) thanks

          Reply
          • Kate

            January 19, 2017 at 11:21 am

            I'm sorry, but I don't have a way to provide nutrition facts on my recipes at this time. Here is a link to a recipe nutrition calculator that I've used. Hope that helps!

        • Joyce B Orvis

          February 08, 2017 at 11:07 pm

          Where's the recipe??

          Reply
          • Kate

            February 09, 2017 at 9:37 am

            About a quarter of the way down the page, there's a large recipe card with the recipe in it. It's right after the "You may also like" section.

    8. Jennie

      January 05, 2017 at 12:15 pm

      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?

      Reply
      • Kate

        January 05, 2017 at 4:31 pm

        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! =)

        Reply
    9. Onlyessential

      April 13, 2015 at 9:20 am

      Mmmm. The recipe looks great, it attracts me. I also love your oatmeal. Can't wait to taste it...Thanks for this healthy recipe. Perfect

      Reply
    10. Harriet Emily

      March 17, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      mmm wow this looks so delicious!! Two of my favourite things - chocolate and oatmeal! Perfect!

      Reply
      • Kate

        March 19, 2015 at 3:33 pm

        Thanks! =)

        Reply
    11. Erin | The Emerging Foodie

      January 09, 2014 at 3:28 pm

      Uh yes please! I love oatmeal and I love crockpots and I love german chocolate things! Whew, so much love for this recipe. :) Pinning!

      Reply
      • Kate

        January 10, 2014 at 3:10 pm

        I'm so with you on all of those things! =) Hope you enjoy it!!

        Reply
    12. Kim Beaulieu

      September 15, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Totally digging this recipe. I love how you can do individual portions. Very cool.

      Reply
    13. Carrie Allard-Levinson

      February 14, 2013 at 4:00 pm

      What size crockpot do you use?

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 14, 2013 at 4:04 pm

        I use a 5 qt. It ends up being about half full.

        Reply
    14. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama

      February 13, 2013 at 11:08 pm

      Sounds delicious!! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 13, 2013 at 11:17 pm

        Thanks!! And thanks for hosting!! =)

        Reply
    15. Kelly @ Semi Homemade Mom

      February 12, 2013 at 9:25 pm

      Wow, love this. I'm always looking for ways to change up our oatmeal, this looks like a real winner. I'll be featuring this on tomorrow's Show & Share party - thanks so much for linking up last week!

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 12, 2013 at 10:11 pm

        Yay! Thanks so much!! Me too - oatmeal's a total blank canvas. Thanks so much for the feature!! =)

        Reply
    16. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes

      February 12, 2013 at 7:38 am

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

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 12, 2013 at 7:58 am

        Thanks! I hope you all enjoy it!! Thanks so much for hosting each week!! =)

        Reply
    17. marbaird

      February 11, 2013 at 11:50 am

      here is the link to the Daily Dish where your recipe is feature. Feel free to grab and I've been featured button too.

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 11, 2013 at 12:03 pm

        Thanks so much!!! =D

        Reply
    18. Katie

      February 11, 2013 at 10:01 am

      Yup, this one just got pinned. I absolutely adore my crockpot, oatmeal, and chocolate with coconut. I cannot wait to make this one!!

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 11, 2013 at 10:03 am

        Me too!! I love my crockpot! Aren't they the greatest! I hope you enjoy the oatmeal as much as we did!! =)

        Reply
    19. Cindy Kerschner (@writelane)

      February 09, 2013 at 9:47 pm

      Kate this oatmeal sounds so good to me. I love chocolate and coconut together, in oatmeal this sounds like a winner!

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 10, 2013 at 8:06 am

        Thanks so much!! I hope you enjoy it! =)

        Reply
    20. Sarah

      February 09, 2013 at 3:53 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • kateheartseating

        February 09, 2013 at 5:49 pm

        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!!! =)

        Reply
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