Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

This was a great way to make oatmeal. I was unsure about making it beacause of all the people who had problems but mine turned out great. I used my Little Dipper since I only had rolled oats and not steel cut. I put a liner in, added a half cup of oats and one and a half cups of water and let it cook overnight. 11 pm to about 9 am. When I lefted the top the oatmeal was creamy soft and wonderful. I will make this again and again for mornings during the week when I am running out the door for work.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

I was a little nervous about this after reading some of the reviews but...It was great! I sprayed the crockpot with Pam and used 2 cups milk and 1.5 cups water (used milk to make it little richer I didin't have half & half)with the 1 cup oats (only had quick oats) chopped up an apple and about 1 tsp. cinnamon. Went to bed and 7 hrs. later had a great hot breakfast for 4 boys who all leave for school at different times. Poured some milk on top with brown sugar. They loved it~Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Well I loved the idea of this recipe. But it didn't work out for me at all. My oatmeal was a gushy mushy mess in the morning. I only cooked it for 6 hours. But it could be my crockpot cooks a little hotter. I don't think I'll make this again. Sorry

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2009

Following others' helpful advice, I used about 1 1/2 c oats w/ about 3 1/2 cups of water and cooked on "keep warm" overnight...it was perfectly smooth and creamy! We added baked apples, cinammon and brown sugar when done.

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

I added butter and more water and it turned out terrible. 90% of it was burned to the sides and the rest was a watery mess. I am so sad. I had such high hopes for this one.

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

Okay, this is a great idea and my kids love it, but I've made a few modifications that make it "really good." First of all, I use 1 cup of old-fashioned rolled oats and 1 cup of steel-cut oats. I use 8 cups of water. Peel two apples (I used Braeburn) and add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and about 4 teaspoons of butter. (The first time I made it, I melted the butter and swirled it around the crockpot to help with the sticking everyone mentioned -- and it didn't stick. But, the second time I made it, I just added it in with everything and it STILL didn't stick.) I think my crockpot runs really hot, even on low, because it was done after 4-5 hours (and was overcooked/mushy/gluey the first time when I cooked it 8 hours). My kids absolutely LOVE this and I'm so glad I found something healthy to prepare for breakfast that doesn't require a lot of work in the morning!

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Jodi

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

Definitely use steel cut oats and 4 cups of water. To keep it from sticking to the crock pot use a crock pot liner (they are like oven bags but made for the crock pot, you can find them at walmart near the ziploc bags). I add cinnamon and a peeled and diced apple to mine and in the morning brown sugar and milk on top into individual servings. It's really nice to have hot oatmeal without the hassel, especially steel cut oats.

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Sarah

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009

My kids love this, even the one who hates oatmeal. We use steel cut oats and 4 cups of water instead of 3. It comes out perfectly. I do wish I could stop it from sticking to the sides though.

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Pauline

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Reviewed: May 19, 2009

Delicious, creamy, and easy! I eat this for breakfast at least once or twice a week. Rather than use half and half, I use about two tablespoons of real maple syrup and 2/3 cup of brown sugar, added in the morning, to make homemade maple-brown sugar oatmeal. Of course, I like my oatmeal sweet. It's easy enough to add/subtract the sugar and syrup to your taste! A thousand times better than Quaker!

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Elenwen

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

I cooked it on the warm setting overnight. In the morning I added golden raisins and chopped apples. I cranked it up to high for about 30 minutes and voila, really awesome oatmeal.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2009

I love how this turned out! I added 2 cups of water and 2 cups of low fat milk to 1 cup of Quaker oats. I then chopped up some green apples, threw in some raisins and added a tsp of cinnamon. I cooked it in the crockpot overnight on the low setting and in the morning I threw in 1/4 cup brown sugar, bananas and some honey. Yum!!! There was some burnt oatmeal on the sides but nothing was crispy or bad tasting.

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

This was so yummy !!! You must try it !

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009

maybe it's just me - but i thought it came out like gruel. i followed the directions and it came out like paste - and i do not like that texture. the flavor was also lacking. i may play with it and see if setting on warm rather than low would help to not over cook it - any suggestions?

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

I'm not sure if I missed a step along the way, but this was just gelatinous goo by morning. No one would touch it. I love the idea of slow cooker oatmeal, but this wasn't the recipe for me.

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2008

ok-but not any better than the instant. And no slow cooker to clean!

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

My 9 year old daughter loves it!! We add diced green apples and rasins to it. I cook it on warm all night and it comes out perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

After reading some reviews, I heeded the advice of Gill-G. She suggested 2c oats, 2c milk & 2c water. I also cooked it on the "warm" setting. The result was perfect, creamy oatmeal & no burnt edges.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2008

I think that the wide variety of results on this recipe can be chalked up to crock-pot differences. To avoid a cooked on mess, your crock-pot needs to be 2/3-3/4 full when you turn it on. The recipe as written would fail miserably in a 6 qt cooker. Also, due to the long cooking time, use 20-25% more liquid than the oat container calls for. I wouldn't use instant oatmeal here. Try Old-Fashioned or Steel-Cut oats. I have a 6 qt crock pot and I used: 2 cups old-fashioned oats 1 cup steel cut oats 8 cups water 3 cups milk 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup brown sugar (should have used more) I cooked on low for 8 hours and stirred. The result was creamy and delicious and there was just a little stuck in the corners. This made a lot, but for the rest of the week I'll just portion it out and add a little milk before re-heating.

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008

I definitely didn't realize what a difference it would make to cook the oatmeal overnight. It was much creamier and had a great flavor. Not to mention how great it was to wake up to breakfast. I just had to give it a quick stir to mix it all together. I do think I will use a crock pot liner next time. My crock pot runs a little warm, so by the time I woke up some of the oatmeal had burned and was stuck to the crock pot. It made a lot, so I still had plenty left over.

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