Slow Cooker Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Overnight Oatmeal

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To make creamy overnight oats you will need these simple ingredients:

1. Steel cut oatmeal
2. Milk of choice - both dairy and non-dairy milk work
3. Butter of choice - vegan or dairy butter
4. Brown sugar - or equivalent such as Swerve
5. Pure maple syrup
6. Pure vanilla extract
7. Salt
8. Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
9. Non-stick cooking spray

🍽Serving suggestions

Despite its name, this overnight oatmeal recipe is not an overly sweet dish. Keep some sweetener nearby so diners can sweeten it to their taste preferences. Mixing in a mashed, ripe banana is a great option for sweetening it up in a healthy way. (Bonus: It tastes a little like chocolate chip banana bread this way!)

I prefer to use plant-based milk in my healthy oatmeal recipes. Coconut milk, almond milk. cashew milk, and oat milk all work perfectly. As does dairy milk.

Stirring in a few tablespoons of peanut butter, cashew butter or almond butter will add great flavor and protein. Adding a nut butter while your oatmeal is hot, is also a delicious way to give oats an extra creamy texture.

Some favorite toppings for this healthy breakfast include crushed peanuts, crushed walnuts, sunflower seeds, and roasted pumpkin seeds. Of course, extra chocolate chips are also welcome.

Topping with fresh berries, banana slices, or other chopped fresh fruit is another treat for your taste buds.

This dish is a perfect buffet item served right next to a slow cooked feta frittata.

Storing leftovers

This crock pot oatmeal is just perfect for making sure you have breakfast all week long. Store leftover oatmeal in an airtight container and they will stay good for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

One great way to store is in small mason jars. They will become the perfect, grab-and-go breakfast option since this recipe is delicious both hot and cold. If reheated oatmeal is too thick, add some additional milk or a little water.

😉Overnight Oats Hints & Hacks

1. Use a slow cooker liner for easiest cleanup. This is, of course, an optional step.
2. For best results use only steel-cut oats for this chocolate chip cookie dough overnight oatmeal recipe. I have not tried this recipe with any other types of oats. I believe that quick oats would become mushy with the long cooking time.
3. Looking to up the dietary fiber in this dish? Try adding a tablespoon of chia seeds  flax seeds or into the mix!
4. I prefer to make this easy recipe sugar-free. My favorite non-sugar sweetener is Swerve.
5. To keep this dish vegan or dairy-free, use, sugar-free, vegan dark chocolate chips.
6. Not a fan of chocolate chip cookies? Try one of these other crockpot oatmeal recipes peanut butter and jelly oatmeal, gingerbread cookie oatmeal or strawberries and cream oatmeal.