Maple Coconut Multi-Grain Cereal

This delicious crock pot multi-grain cereal offers you the nutrition of 4 different whole grains combined with a lovely maple coconut flavor.

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? What are Steel-Cut Oats?

Oat groats are the whole grain oats (with the hull removed) before they get flattened into rolled oats. Steel-cut oats are whole oat groats 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.

Steel-cut oats are incredibly high in nutrition and have been shown to improve blood sugar control and lower cholesterol. They also contain beta-glucan, which is a type of fiber that suppresses the appetite. This is why oats are so great at helping with weight loss. Beta-glucan also promotes gut health.

Is this Crock Pot Multi-Grain Cereal Healthy?

Absolutely!

This delicious, sugar-free, crock pot multi-grain cereal offers you the nutrition of four different whole grains, plus the omega-3s of flax, and the healthy fats of nuts.

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Crock Pot Multi-Grain Cereal

This crock pot multi-grain cereal is both a healthy and a delicious breakfast. You’ll love the perfect combination of oats, buckwheat, rice, and millet mixed with the rich flavor of coconut and maple.

Maple Coconut Multi-Grain Cereal

This delicious crock pot multi-grain cereal offers you the nutrition of 4 different whole grains combined with a lovely maple coconut flavor.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

YIELD 3 servings

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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

1. This recipe is for a small (1 1/2- to 2-quart) slow cooker. Recipe need to be adjusted for different size slow cookers.

2. All slow cookers cook differently. If your hot cereal turns out too thin or too thick, adjust liquid amount accordingly the next time you prepare overnight hot cereal. See this post for troubleshooting crock pot cooking.

3. If you would like your slow cooker to turn on and off automatically, you can plug it into an appliance timer.

Yield: 3 to 4 servings

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