Maple Coconut Multi-Grain Cereal
This is now officially one of my favorite breakfasts. And if I were a normal person who made a dish more than once instead of moving on to the next challenge after I’ve conquered a recipe, I would eat this every day.
This cereal is so easy and so delicious, and it practically cooks itself. Just put the ingredients in your crock pot, turn it on, and in the morning you have breakfast ready and waiting for you.
What are Oat Groats?
Oat groats are the whole grain oats (with the hull removed) before they get flattened into rolled oats.
Steel-cut oats are whole oats that have been cut into pieces. Steel-cut oats have a richer flavor and chewier than rolled oats.
I like to use oat groats or steel-cut oats when I cook cereal grains in a crock pot because they hold up to the long cooking times much better than rolled oats. And the result is a delicious, hearty breakfast with a slightly chewy texture and nutty flavor that gives you the energy you need for the whole morning.
Cook Breakfast in Your Sleep
Cooking hot cereal in a crock pot (slow cooker) is so convenient and saves so much time, I wrote a post about it. Check it out.
Maple Coconut Multi-Grain Cereal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups full-fat, canned coconut milk - (one 13-ounce can)
- 3 cups almond milk, soy milk, or rice milk
- 2/3 cup uncooked steel-cut oats - or whole oat groats, gluten-free if desired
- 1/4 cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
- 3 tablespoons uncooked millet
- 2 tablespoons uncooked buckwheat groats
- 1 tablespoon flax seed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup - Be sure to use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup.
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped nuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Pour coconut milk into slow cooker. If milk has separated, mix with a whisk.
- Add almond milk, soy milk, or rice milk.
- Gently stir oats, rice, millet, buckwheat, flax, salt, and maple syrup into milk.
- Cook on low for 6 to 9 hours.
- When cereal is done, stir in vanilla and chopped nuts. Stir cereal well to thicken.
- Serve hot topped with chopped nuts and a drizzle of maple syrup if desired.
Notes
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This sounds good. It will be a welcome change from what I usually eat. And your beautiful pictures make it look scrumptious.
I love the idea of having a hot breakfast waiting for me in the morning. Thanks for the recipe.
I made this last night in the crockpot. Had it for breakfast this morning. Delicious!
Great to hear, Ruth. I’m so happy you liked it.
We love this recipe. Not sure if it was the combination of grains or the overnight cooking, but it is so satisfying and the taste is amazing; so much more in-depth flavor than just oats. I did not have coconut milk so just used the soy I had on hand and it was still delicious. We refrigerated leftovers and ate on it all week.
I’m so happy you liked it, Penny. 🙂
This dish is very tasty! We enjoy it every time I make it. Great verity or grains that taste wonderfully together. It’s very filling too.
Hi Julia! Thank you for your comment. I’m really happy you liked it. It seems extra good on these cold winter mornings.
Thank you!