Creamy Coconut Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats

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These Creamy Coconut Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats are healthy, delicious and oh so easy to make. Place a few healthy ingredients in your crockpot before bed and have a gluten-free breakfast ready to go in the morning! creamy coconut slow cooker steel cut oats in a bowl with a spoon Steel cut oats lovers and meal prep breakfast queens unite! This creamy coconut slow cooker steel cut oats recipe is EVERYTHING. Get ready to throw all of the ingredients (and there aren’t many!) in your slow cooker, flip the switch, go to bed, and wake up to the best coconut steel cut oats of your life.

Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats

If you’ve made steel cut oats before, you know that they take almost an hour to cook on the stove top. So, the slow cooker steel cut oats method has become one of our go-tos because you really can set it and forget it. We also love cooking steel cut oats in the Instant Pot because it significantly cuts down on the cook time required for the stove top method. We also love steel cut oats because of how much protein they pack! Each 1/4 cup serving of steel cut oats contains 7g of protein. And according to our friends over at Bob’s Red Mill, steel cut oats are one of the healthiest grains you can eat because they’re minimally processed and contain more fiber than other oats. Booya.

Full-Fat Coconut Milk

Next order of business: full fat coconut milk is your friend, people! Especially in this recipe. We tested this with both lite coconut milk and full fat, and definitely prefer the full fat — it gives these slow cooker steel cut oats the most delicious and creamy coconut flavor. We promise you won’t regret it ๐Ÿ˜€ Also! 4.5 cups of milk + a can of coconut milk may look like too much liquid in your slow cooker before the steel cut oats cook, but it sure does soak it all up. 1 cup of uncooked steel cut oatmeal will serve 4, so this recipe serves 6. Depending on the size of your slow cooker and how many you’re serving, feel free to 1/2 or double this recipe. We love to cook up the full 6 servings, and then plop the leftovers in our glass Pyrex containers and put ’em in the fridge to eat for the rest of the week. Secret: this slow cooker steel cut oats recipe is even delicious cold ๐Ÿ™‚

Oatmeal Toppings

Now all you need to do is throw some toppings on your slow cooker steel cut oats and you’ve got yourself a beautiful breakfast. Some of our favorite oatmeal toppings include:
  • Dried coconut slices
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Banana slices
  • Sliced pineapple
  • Apple slices
  • Sliced almonds
  • Nut butter
  • Granola
  • Honey
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5 from 6 votes

Slow Cooker Creamy Coconut Steel Cut Oats

These Creamy Coconut Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats are healthy, delicious and oh so easy to make. Place a few healthy ingredients in your crockpot before bed and have a gluten-free breakfast ready to go in the morning!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 8 hours
Total: 8 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
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Ingredients 

  • 1.5 cups steel cut oatmeal
  • 1 15- oz. can full fat coconut milk
  • 4.5 cups milk, any kind will work
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • optional: 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions 

  • First, spray your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Then, place all ingredients in slow cooker and stir.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 2-4 hours. If possible, stir every few hours to prevent sticking.
  • Top with a pinch of cinnamon and your favorite toppings.

Tips & Notes

  • Nutrition information is calculated using 4.5 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk and without maple syrup.
  • Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 329 kcal, Carbohydrates: 37 g, Protein: 8 g, Fat: 16 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 7 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Chris
March 20, 2024 3:27 pm

5 stars
I’ve made this recipe SO MANY TIMES and I never get sick of it. It is truly delightful. Making a big batch and reheating it in the microwave over the week keeps the amazing consistency and texture and still tastes fresh, especially when mixing in fruits like bananas.

Magnolia
Magnolia
January 25, 2021 11:32 pm
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5 stars
I really like the simplicity and ease of this recipe and the good ingredients. I have been on a number of restrictive diets over the years due to food sensitivities that always leave me feeling deprived – so it is wonderful to find an easy, yummy, satisfying and nutritious breakfast. Waking up to the smell of vanilla and having breakfast all ready for you to just pile on your favorite toppings is great.

BenjAmin
BenjAmin
January 25, 2020 12:44 am
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5 stars
Crowd pleaser. So easy when having lots of people over for breakfast. Can also serve with caramelized apples – browned in iron skillet with coconut oil.

Terry
Terry
June 8, 2019 9:08 am

Love this!!โ€™

Beth Handa
Beth Handa
March 24, 2019 6:22 pm

Hi, I really want to make this recipe. What I don’t understand is the suggestion to stir every few hours. Isn’t this something you’d make overnight to have for breakfast?

Magnolia
Magnolia
January 25, 2021 11:35 pm
Reply to  Beth Handa

I don’t find it necessary to stir. Admittedly my slow cooker has a non-stick interior, but even without it (especially if you follow the directions of spraying the inside first (I don’t), I can’t imagine it would be a problem. The full fat coconut has enough oil in it to help prevent this problem.

Hillsville
Hillsville
March 15, 2019 10:29 pm
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5 stars
This is our go-to early sports game weekend plan. Hearty, warm and filling. Love it.

Donna Dingel
Donna Dingel
March 5, 2019 11:12 am
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5 stars
Delish!!! I made this for a breakfast pot luck at work and it was a definite hit. Creamy and aromatic. Simple to make. Followed directions precisely and turned out great. Will definitely make this again and again. Thank you.

Cassie Autumn Tran
January 28, 2019 4:05 pm

YES, full-fat coconut milk is essential for creamy oatmeal! I haven’t cooked oats in a slow cooker but I bet the result is fantastic. I will, for sure, cook my oats in full-fat coconut milk someday. It would probably taste like a coconut rice pudding with oats instead!