Slow Cooker Pumpkin Oatmeal

This easy recipe for overnight oatmeal is made in the slow cooker, perfect for busy fall mornings when you're craving spiced pumpkin dishes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 7 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 341 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 6 cups water
• cooking spray
• 2 cups steel-cut oats
• 1 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon chopped walnuts
• 5 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 0.75 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray a small slow cooker lightly with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin. Stir in water and half-and-half gradually. Stir in raisins and vanilla extract.

Step 3

Ladle oat mixture into the slow cooker. Cook on Low until oats are soft and creamy, 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours.

Step 4

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon walnuts over oatmeal.