I love sweets. It is a serious issue for me. After I stuffed my face on Thanksgiving and woke up craving gingerbread cookies, I knew I was in trouble. It was as if my body sensed the holiday season had begun and it was time to start eating cookies.
A little cookie love from last year.
I wanted to give in but since it was breakfast I set out to find a version I could eat anytime. However, let me be the first to say that cookies are an anytime food. I love cookies with coffee for breakfast!
I did a few searches to see if I could make oatmeal that tasted like gingerbread and the results were simply awesome. I gave it my own twist to make it a little healthier, and also added a little “icing” to my recipe to give it a touch of sweetness. Put this in the slow cooker on low for four hours and you will have a tasty meal and your home will smell festively fantastic!
Ingredients:
4 cups of water (I did 3 cups of water and put a cup of apple cider in because it sounded like a good idea and I had it leftover from Apple Cider Margaritas. For the record, it was a great idea!).
1 cup of oatmeal (go for steel cut)
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
Directions:
Place all of the ingredients in your slow cooker. Give it a good stir and set on low for 4-6 hours.
Eggnog Icing:
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons Silk almond milk eggnog (left over from my Spiked Eggnog)
Directions:
Stir the two together to make a paste. You can add more of either ingredient to get your preferred consistency. Drizzle a little bit over your oatmeal before serving to get the full gingerbread cookie effect.
Do you love gingerbread cookies? Am I lazy that I dread making them because of all of the rolling and cutting?!
Running On Healthy 
Save yourself the trouble of the rolling etc and just eat the batter. 😀
Haha, that’s a given. Yum!
This sounds heavenly! I might add some toasted walnuts for protein and crunch 🙂
What a great idea. I hadn’t even thought of that. Now I need to make another batch 😉
This sounds fab. I am like you – sweets are a huge issue for me. Craving cookies for breakfast happens often, haha. I need to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Breakfast cookies are the best and definitely part of my routine during the holidays.
This sounds delicious. I love making slow cooker oatmeal recipes and this sounds like something I NEED to try – I love gingerbread!
This was my first slow cooker oatmeal and I am now hooked. And the flavors of this one make me so happy!
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This sounds pretty good, and maybe a bit healthier than some holiday foods!
I think it’s a great alternative. Thanks for sharing!
It does sound like it, and probably more satisfying and comforting than a cookie. Not knocking the cookies either, I love them too lol.
This sounds delicious! And you’re definitely not lazy lol. It’s a lot of work to make stuff like that and this sounds like an awesome alternative!
Haha. Thanks. So true!
Love gingerbread cookies 🙂 We have some cool Pampered Chef cookie molds I love to use every year that make huge, thick cookies. Yum 🙂
As for the whole dough thing … it is definitely a lot of work, but it is a tradition for us every year so it becomes a fun weekend activity. Also – get a cookie press, then you make a smaller dough ball and press it flat with holiday there (we have nutcracker and santa presses).
Ah, this is awesome. Thank you. And I do look forward to making gingerbread cookies with Mary. What a fun tradition. Live Pampered Chef!
mmmm this sounds delicioussss. i love gingerbread and anything with cinnamon and nutmeg and all those “winter & fall” spices! pumpkin and maple and all that jazz. YUM.
I am totally with you. I feel like this really evokes all of those aromas and flavors that the holiday season is all about.