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Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal

October 14, 2011 · by · 7 Comments

This oatmeal reminds me off walking into one of those fudge shops on vacation where you are surrounded by those dipped apples on sticks.

They are covered with red candy coating, caramel, chocolate, white chocolate, even flavored coatings that look vaguely like chocolate but taste like peanut butter.

Some of them are even double dipped and this one is what I think a white chocolate peanut butter apple would taste like. Only not on a stick, and well, in oatmeal.

Most white chocolate is not vegan, but Peanut Butter and Co. White Chocolate Wonderful is and is my favorite way to eat it.

** Make sure to check out my other oatmeal recipes. There is no reason to get bored with your oatmeal this year!

Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Peanut Butter and Co. White Chocolate Wonderful (or plain peanut or almond butter)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • sweetener if needed – I did not add any since the peanut butter I used is sweetened.

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add everything to the crock. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Top with extra chopped apple and/or peanuts if desired.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Oatmeal – For Mikey

August 16, 2011 · by · 1 Comment

For those of you who haven’t heard Jennie Perillo, creator of  In Jennie’s Kitchen, lost her husband Mikey to a sudden heart attack. She had been meaning to make him his favorite peanut butter pie, but never got around to it. She asked other bloggers to make one last Friday. This is my belated version.

Most white chocolate is not vegan, but Peanut Butter and Co. White Chocolate Wonderful is.

Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats and milk. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Mix in peanut butter and sweetener. Top with crushed graham crackers.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker PBJ Oatmeal – The Oatmeal for the Kid in You

March 8, 2011 · by · 2 Comments

This is a good oatmeal to add in to your oatmeal rotation. Just like a PBJ sandwich, it can always be made with basic pantry staples. I like strawberry jam, but feel free to use grape jelly or even orange marmalade if that’s your favorite. You can even get wacky and use almond or cashew butter in place of the peanut butter.

I’m doing this oatmeal a little different than the rest so far. We’ll add the PBJ as extra mix-ins instead of cooking from the beginning. I found that the peanut butter and jam over cooked when put in to begin with and lost some of their wonderful flavor. Plus each person can pick the jam or jelly that they want to mix in!

Slow Cooker PBJ Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Blue Diamond Almond Breeze
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional – use if you use plain non-dairy milk)
  • 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons fruit sweetened strawberry jam
    (I used Crofter’s Organic Just Fruit Spread)

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats and milk. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency. Mix in peanut butter and jam.

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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Slow Cooker Vegan Elvis Oatmeal – The ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ Oatmeal

February 18, 2011 · by · 5 Comments

Welcome to day 5 of love your oatmeal week! I thought since it’s Friday I need to shake things up a little and make something slightly wacky and unexpected.  If Elvis had been a vegan this is how he would have started the day. This is a play on his favorite sandwich – a grilled peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwich. It’s creamy, sweet, peanutty, and has a touch of smokiness and salt. Not bad for an end of the week breakfast.

There are tons of vegan bacon you can use. I used Frontier’s Organic Bac’uns. They are relatively low in salt ( 1 tablespoon has about 120 mg). If you don’t have anything like this on hand, or just want to make your soy-free, you can use a pinch of smoked salt instead, or even a few drops liquid smoke and a pinch of salt.

Try to listen to Elvis on Pandora while your eating it. Later you can do the Friday dance in your blue suede shoes. Happy Friday!

Slow Cooker Elvis Oatmeal

2 to 3 servings

**This recipe uses a smaller slow cooker that’s 1 1/2 to 2 quarts

  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 2 cups Unsweetened So Delicious Coconut Milk
  • 1 ripe banana
    (the riper it is the less extra sweetener you’ll need to use)
  • 2 tablespoons all natural peanut butter
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons sweetener (I used agave)
  • For serving: crispy vegan bacon bits

The night before: Spray your crock with some oil to help with clean up later. Add oats and So Delicious Coconut Milk. Cook on low over night (7 to 9 hours).

In the morning: Stir your oatmeal well. It may seem watery at the top but if stirred it should become a more uniform consistency.

In a separate bowl mash the banana, peanut butter, and agave together until a paste is formed. Mix this in with the oatmeal.

Stir in agave or other sweetener. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon vegan bacon bits depending on how much salty you like with your sweet..

**See Page Link on Menu Bar to get to Slow Cooker Oatmeal FAQS

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