Easy Rice Cooker Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon
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A creamy comfort food treat in the morning, Easy Rice Cooker Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon. A breakfast that has become a daily habit in our house this winter.
We love oatmeal in the morning, especially with apples and cinnamon. But, as they say, “even the best intentions…” That’s a snapshot of some mornings in our house. But I’ve found a breakfast solution we have come to love.
Try this method if you also love oatmeal for breakfast, but hectic mornings sometimes prevent a hot meal. Rice cooker oatmeal couldn’t be easier, creamier, or more delicious.
Keep reading to find out why a registered dietician says you should eat oatmeal every day.
Rice Cooker Oatmeal Ingredients
Specific ingredient measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post, but here is a list of needed ingredients:
- Apple, small diced
- Old-fashioned oats (or steel-cut oats)
- Ground cinnamon
- Brown sugar
How to Make Rice Cooker Oatmeal
- Add the apple, oats, cinnamon, brown sugar, water and pinch of salt into the base of the rice cooker. Close the lid and cook using the steam/cook or porridge setting (or the rice setting if that’s what you have).
- When the rice cooker beeps, the oatmeal is done. Let it sit for a few minutes, stir, and enjoy a warm breakfast any day of the week. Such a treat!
Why a Rice Cooker?
While I’ve had my rice cooker for years, I’ve recently been exploring how much more it can do than simply make rice. Cheaper than an Instant Pot, a rice cooker may be something to add to your kitchen appliances. I’m loving mine once again. This week, I’ve been making all kinds of grains, including quinoa, farro, and more, in the rice cooker.
Making oatmeal in the rice cooker doesn’t necessarily speed up the cooking process, but it makes it a lot easier. Because, essentially, the oatmeal cooks itself. With perhaps 4 minutes of prep, which involves chopping an apple, breakfast is served. I even think I can do it in under 4 minutes, and I’m sure you could, too.
Then, adding oats, cinnamon, brown sugar, and water is a simple matter. Press the magic button, and wait for the cooker to beep when it’s finished. My rice cooker takes about 10 minutes.
Healthy mornings begin with whole-grain breakfasts filled with fiber and fruit to energize your day. Oatmeal is a premium breakfast choice.
5 Reasons to Eat Oatmeal Every Day
2. Oats make an easy, balanced breakfast. One cup of cooked oatmeal contains about 150 calories, four grams of fiber (about half soluble and half insoluble), and six grams of protein. To boost protein further, my favorite way to eat oatmeal is with a swirl of almond butter nestled within. This powerful combo will keep you away from that mid-morning visit to the vending machine.
3. Oats provide important minerals. Nutrient-rich oatmeal contains thiamin, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, selenium, and iron.
4. Oats are naturally gluten-free, but check with manufacturers to ensure that their products are not made using the same equipment as other potentially contaminating grains. (Always purchase gluten-free products from reputable companies and read food labels carefully.)
5. Oats could help you control your weight by keeping you feeling fuller longer. Sadly, carbs are often shunned and feared by those looking to drop a few pounds, yet choosing whole grains could squash hunger and simultaneously provide that pleasant “ahhhh” feeling carb-lovers crave. But, as with any other food, be mindful of portion sizes.
Simplify morning oatmeal by making it in your rice cooker. I promise — it’s so, so delicious!
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Easy Rice Cooker Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon
Ingredients
- 1 apple (peeled or unpeeled) small diced
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats or steel-cut oats
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups water
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add the apple, oats, cinnamon, brown sugar, water and pinch of salt into the base of the rice cooker. Close the lid and cook using the steam/cook or porridge setting (or the rice setting if that’s what you have).
- When the rice cooker beeps, the oatmeal is done. Let it sit for a few minutes, stir, and enjoy a warm breakfast any day of the week. Such a treat!
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
I just made this after seeing your recipe. I used the oatmeal setting on my rice cooker and it was perfect. Tasted so much better than just cooking it on the stove. I added nuts like another poster suggested.
I love it this way too! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
Delicious and so easy. I love how creamy it is without any dairy.
So happy I came across your recipe using a rice cooker for something other than rice. I have a standard cooker, turns on and when done it keeps the food warm. I made your oatmeal recipe, substituted almond milk for water and added walnuts. Came out sooo good, my son loved it and I had a bowl for lunch. This will become my go to recipe!
Hi Celia! Thank you for trying this recipe! It’s nice when our appliances can do double duty. I love using the rice cooker for this oatmeal — and I also love your substitutions. Thank you for trying it!
I have an Aroma rice/multi cooker. I tried the oatmeal button for this recipe & basically wasn’t cooked. So I restarted again & pushed the Grains button 🤞I’ll post update when it’s done
Hi Jennifer! Thank you for updating me on your machine function. I also have an older model Aroma and I use the “Porridge” button. It works every time. Would love to hear how the “Grains” button works!
After cooking this recipe on “grains” it was soo yummy I forgot to update lol! The directions on my rice cooker for oatmeal aren’t as specific as it is with whole grains. I think oatmeal button is for quick oats. Anyway, great recipe, I’m making it again today! Thx!
So glad that worked out. Thank you too for the tip on the buttons!
I have the same cooker. It works great on the rice setting.