Don’t let the name fool you. It’s really just fancy oatmeal with a whole lot of extra yummy goodies for added health benefits. Trust me, it’s so easy. What I love about this recipe is that I can I can have breakfast prepared for the week. I’m a creature of habit and eating the same thing for breakfast all week long doesn’t bother me. I can also freeze a portion of it for later time. If using old-fashioned oats you can prepare this before bed and wake up to a delicious breakfast.
Clean Eating Crockpot Breakfast Porridge Video:
Clean Eating Crockpot Breakfast Porridge
Author: Chrystal Mahan YUMeating.com
Ingredients
- ½ cup flax meal
- ½ cup homemade pumpkin butter (or puree)
- 2 cups Irish steal cut oatmeal
- 1 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups unsweetened almond milk
- ⅓ cup currants
- ⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1½ tsp real vanilla
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in your crockpot and cook on the lowest setting for 4 hours.
Check out the oatmeal crockpot bloopers:
Are you a fan of oatmeal? What are your favorite flavor combination?
That looks really yummy! Is the cocoanut optional? I really hate cocoanut. Also, where does one find pumpkin puree or butter? I have persistently avoided anything to do with pumpkins my entire life, including pumpkin pie, because I don’t like the idea of that goopy stuff in the middle. I can’t stand the idea that it would have touched any part of something I am going to put in my mouth (Don’t laugh, my grandmother wouldn’t eat squash because she said she wasn’t going to eat something that sounded like what you do to a bug. She never tried it). But I keep seeing all these amazing recipes involving pumpkin on so many blogs. I don’t believe I could bring myself to eat something so very obviously pumpkin, like a pie, but including it in a recipe might not be so bad. I will never go to the trouble of cutting up and getting all of the guts out of it and… just no. Ick. So where do I go for all things pumpkin?
Oh sure you can leave out the coconut!
You can find canned pumpkin in the grocery canned vegetable isle. I think the big brand in Libby. I make my own so I could get away from the canned stuff. When its mixed in with the oats it doesnt taste like pumpkin. I add it more for the vitamins and minerals and the moisture. Don’t get pumpkin pie filling. Get pumpkin puree. It’s not loaded with sugar and crap.
I wish I liked oatmeal, because this looks like a great recipe; but alas, I do not. However, I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board! Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party.
I am very picky about my oatmeal. Once I started using steal cut I never looked back!
Looks yummy; thanks!
Any tips for cleanup? Last time I made steel cut in the crockpot, it made a HUGE mess!
What happened? Mine don’t make a mess at all. I use McCanns Irish Oats. I am not sure if that makes a difference or not. If you cook them too long I could see where they would stick to the edge, or if you put to much oats in there and as they cook they expand and pour over. As for my clean up, if I have a sticky situation with my crockpot, which is rare because it’s pretty stick-proof – I just soak it in hot water with some soap overnight. You could try using a little cooking spray and spraying the inside of your crockpot. That might help. Or greasing with a method you prefer.
I feel like I know you a little better after watching the video – so cool! HUGS
I just totally burst out laughing. I seriously had no idea that Porridge was a real thing. I thought it was made up for the three bears story LMFAO!
Silly girl 😉
Great video! I love the blooper reel at the end too. Porridge sounds intimidating but oatmeal I can do 😉
Thank you! I am a bit silly.
Yum! I have some steel cut oats. I need to make this!
Mmm, this sounds yummy. Not a huge fan of pumpkin but I would make this without it and I bet it would still be good. Maybe substitute almond butter instead?
I’ve made it with almond butter. Tastes just as yummy!
Oh love any oatmeal with cinnamon!! Your porridge titled reminded me of my daughter’s Halloween costume this year… Goldlilocks. BTW.. cute outtake video.
I’ll be honest I’ve never ever tried porridge! I’ve never wanted to but now I may give it a try!
There are many different varieties of porridge. You can use corn meal or oats. Then their is wheat and barley. A lot of grains and thick flowers can be made into a porridge.
I just loved the video! It was so cool to hear your voice!
Oh thank you! I’m a little silly.
oh yum this sounds delicious – I have to admit I love a good porridge in the winter. x
Me too. It warms me.
I don’t think I’ve ever actually tasted porridge. Yours looks like it came out just right!
Ohhh pumpkin butter! This looks exciting to eat! I have to try it out
Ooooh a new way to make oatmeal. I love it.
I eat oatmeal every single morning. I love adding different things to it so it has flavor. I have never made it i a crock pot though – that would be nice to wake up to breakfast.
I am not a fan of oatmeal. My kids however love it. There favorite flavor is maple brown sugar.
I love Maple Brown Sugar too!
I love oatmeal. It is one of my favorite breakfasts and sometimes I eat it for lunch and dinner.
I’ve never thought of making porridge in a crockpot before. My mom made porridge from scratch and it was amazing. I’ll have to give this a try.
That looks yummy! I like maple flavored oatmeal the best! And I like your bloopers, too LOL
I could eat this everyday! I wish my kids liked it as much as I do. Will have to keep this recipe handy for when I have a house full!
Oh my gosh so good. I adore a good bowl of oatmeal and have been trying to find more clean eating recipes. Thank you
Happy to help!
I love oatmeal! Some of my favorite toppings are nuts, peanut butter, bananas and/or brown sugar.
I love this, Chrystal! We were having oatmeal pretty much every day and I grew so tired of it. I will be trying this and I hope it works on a regular stove because I don’t know how to use a crockpot or know how to.
You can easily make this on the stove. You would basically just follow the cooking instructions for the oats you use. Might have to adjust the temp or cook time for the other ingredients.
I may sound like a weirdo, but I only think of porridge with Goldilocks! I will say, your photos are inspiring so I may have to reevaluate my thinking!
OMG this looks amazing and totally right up my alley. I love love love oatmeal so I know this porridge is probably amazing.
I love my oatmeal simply with a sprinkle of sugar! But I do love the idea of maybe pumpkin spices, or gonig exotic with coconut milk x
I’ll admit that the recipe title kind of threw me off a bit. But the ingredients…yea, I can’t wait to try this!
I love using my crock pot. I have never tried porridge