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    Slow Cooker Cranberry Oatmeal

    Published: Mar 19, 2015 / Updated: Nov 16, 2021 by Amy / 25 Comments

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    Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oats from AmyintheKitchen.com

    Slow Cooker Cranberry Oatmeal is a hearty and satisfying breakfast your family will love and you'll love to make.

    Steel cut oats, dried cranberries, fresh orange juice and almonds make this a meal everyone will enjoy!

    A bowl of slow cooker cranberry oatmeal.

    Slow Cooker Cranberry Oatmeal is easy to make and super delicious too!

    Ingredients

    • steel cut oats
    • dried cranberries
    • zest and juice of one orange
    • vanilla extract
    • cinnamon and salt
    • sliced almonds

    How to make slow cooker oatmeal

    Place the ingredients, except for the sliced almonds, into the liner of the slow cooker.

    Turn the slow cooker onto the WARM setting and allow to cook for 8 hours.

    When it's time to serve, add sweetener of your choice and top with sliced almonds and extra dried cranberries.

    Other recipes you may like:

    • Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
    • Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
    • Easy Banana Bread
    • Canned Biscuit Donuts
    Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oats from AmyintheKitchen.com

    Slow Cooker Cranberry Oatmeal

    Make oatmeal overnight in your slow cooker!
    3.80 from 5 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    prep time: 5 minutes
    cook time: 8 hours
    total time: 8 hours 5 minutes
    servings: 16

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups steel cut oats
    • 7 cups water
    • ½ cup dried cranberries
    • zest and juice of 1 orange
    • 1 T vanilla extract
    • 1 T cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • almond slices and extra dried cranberries for topping optional

    Instructions

    • Place all of the ingredients into a slow cooker and stir to combine.
    • Cook on the WARM setting overnight or 8 hours.
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    Nutrition Facts
    Slow Cooker Cranberry Oatmeal
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    451
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    8
    g
    12
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    5
    %
    Sodium
     
    42
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    78
    g
    26
    %
    Fiber
     
    13
    g
    52
    %
    Sugar
     
    3
    g
    3
    %
    Protein
     
    18
    g
    36
    %
    Calcium
     
    65
    mg
    7
    %
    Iron
     
    4.7
    mg
    26
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    author :Amy Duska
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    Comments

    1. Carrie says

      February 17, 2019 at 10:47 am

      4 stars
      I just made this in the oven and baked 1 hour at 350 degrees. It turned out great. I did cut back on the cinnamon and served with toasted slivered almonds. I don’t like getting up in the wee hours of the morning to start in my crockpot to have ready by 8 or 9 am (later breakfast eaters), so the oven method is preferable to me. Plus, steel cut oats really do need to be stirred everyone once in a while as it cooks/bakes. From past experience with crockpot overnight steel cut oat recipes, they got done much quicker than recipe indicated. Didn’t take long to assemble. Will definitely make again. Thanks for a great recipe.

      Reply
    2. Carrie K says

      November 06, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      Can this be made in the oven, baked for 1 hour at 350 degrees? I have done that with other slow cooker steel cut oatmeal recipes and that worked fine. Gave me a chance to stir periodically.

      Reply
      • Amy says

        November 12, 2018 at 8:09 am

        I haven't tried it but now I'm very curious. I think I'll give it a go and get back to you!

        Reply
    3. Serra says

      December 06, 2017 at 7:15 pm

      1 star
      Very disappointed in this. Too much cinnamon and I only used 1 teaspoon. I don't think I can salvage it.

      Reply
      • Amy says

        December 06, 2017 at 7:20 pm

        Hi Serra, I'm sorry to hear that the recipe didn't work out well for you. Is it just that it had too much cinnamon or was is something else besides that?

        Reply
    4. Serra says

      December 06, 2017 at 1:27 pm

      Making this now, but with fresh cranberries. Can not wait to try it. Cranberry orange anything is my favorite.

      Reply
      • Amy says

        December 06, 2017 at 3:15 pm

        Let me know how it turns out!

        Reply
    5. Emily says

      May 22, 2017 at 2:16 am

      My crockpot only has low and high setting.. never heard of a warm setting.

      Reply
      • Amy says

        May 22, 2017 at 11:56 am

        You can use the low setting but make sure you stir it a few times during cooking and only cook it for a few hours.

        Reply
    6. Gwen says

      November 06, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      4 stars
      It was tasty, but if I make it again, I'll double maybe even triple the amount of cranberries!

      Reply
    7. Joanna says

      November 04, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      5 stars
      Hands down my favorite steel cut oatmeal recipe. We make it all the time!!!

      Reply
      • Amy says

        November 11, 2016 at 9:06 am

        Thanks Joanna! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Anne says

      October 01, 2016 at 12:15 pm

      Am I reading it correc - cook on the keep warm setting or should it be low. I sounds great! Thanks

      Reply
      • Amy says

        October 01, 2016 at 12:37 pm

        Hi Anne. Yes cook it on the warm setting. ?

        Reply
      • Amy says

        October 03, 2016 at 4:59 pm

        Hi Anne, yes cook it on warm. I've tried cooking it on low but it didn't turn out as nice as the warm setting.

        Reply
    9. Helen Brady says

      February 07, 2016 at 8:42 am

      Does the recipe call doe 3 TABLESPOONS(?) of vanilla?

      Reply
      • Amy says

        February 07, 2016 at 8:46 am

        No, it should be 1 tablespoon. I will make sure to correct that! Thank you.

        Reply
    10. Lou says

      April 06, 2015 at 1:45 am

      It's just me and my guy at my house and we can't eat 8 cups of deliciousness for breakfast. Do you think that these would reheat well on consecutive mornings? Should I halve the recipe instead? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Amy says

        April 06, 2015 at 9:32 am

        Hi Lou, I always make a big batch at the beginning of the week and then reheat in the microwave every morning for breakfast. I hope you enjoy how delicious and how convenient it is!

        Reply
    11. Amy says

      March 22, 2015 at 8:02 am

      Thank you Thao!

      Reply
    12. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

      March 22, 2015 at 12:04 am

      5 stars
      I've never made oatmeal in a slow cooker before but think I definitely have to now. I love how you can prepare it the night before and wake up to a hot bowl of delicious oats!

      Reply
      • Amy says

        March 22, 2015 at 8:03 am

        It's so healthy too!

        Reply
    13. Alison @Food by Mars says

      March 21, 2015 at 11:05 pm

      Yum and so easyyy! Love it.

      Reply
    14. Donna says

      March 19, 2015 at 8:58 pm

      Looks yummy!!! I have been eating oatmeal to lower my cholesterol and it worked!!

      Reply
      • Amy says

        March 19, 2015 at 10:04 pm

        Thanks Donna. Try the pumpkin pie flavored oatmeal. It's my favorite

        Reply

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