Say goodbye to waiting for your oats to cook in the morning! These overnight steel cut oats will save you time in the morning and make the perfect healthy breakfast! Enjoy these oats at home, or in a jar to take on the go!
What’s the difference between Steel Cut Oats and Rolled Oats?
Say hello to your new favourite weekday breakfast – overnight steel cut oats!
The difference all lies in how much the oats have been processed.
Quick oats (mostly used for regular oatmeal) are the most processed of the oats, while steel cut oats are the least processed…they’re essentially just chopped up groats! If you want to please your inner nerd and read more check out quick, rolled and steel cut oats!
They have a ton of nutritional benefits and because they’re less processed and have a really amazing chewy texture. The only downside? They take way longer to cook.
Best Steel Cut Oat Recipe
This is the best steel cut oat recipe. For me, this ratio of oats to liquid produces the creamiest oats out there! These oats sit overnight and do their thing without you having to do anything!
This recipe is also great because it is so easy. You can prepare these overnight oats in 5 minutes! Say goodbye to not instantly having breakfast waiting for you when you walk in your kitchen! Grab these out of the fridge and you’re set.
How to make overnight steel cut oats
- Add the water and almond milk to a pot and bring to a boil.
- Add in the oats and seasoning.
- Turn off the heat and let the pot of oats sit on the stove or in the fridge overnight.
- Wake up in the morning and your oats will be ready!
Making steel cut oats in the slow cooker or instant pot
If making this recipe in a slow cooker, add an extra 1 1/2 cups of water and turn on low heating overnight. Be sure to remember to coat the inside with something nonstick beforehand to ensure you aren’t spending all morning scrubbing!
If you are making them in the Instant Pot, combine 1 cup of oats with 1 1/2 cups of water and 1 1/2 cups of almond milk. Cook them quickly with pressure for about 4 minutes, then remove the pressure and allow them to continue cooking on manual for another 20 minutes. I let mine sit for a while because they start to thicken up as they sit!
Tips for making this recipe perfectly
- Make sure to use steel-cut oats! They are essential to the recipe 😉
- Using a mix of water and oat milk (or any plant-based milk) will result in super creamy oats.
- Don’t skip out on the pinch of salt in this recipe. It will help bring out the flavour of the oats.
- You can substitute maple syrup with any type of sweeteners you like such as agave, honey or coconut sugar.
Toppings for overnight steel cut oats
I don’t know about you, but I need some flavor in my oats. I love me some cinnamon and maple syrup in my oats, but if there’s any different flavourings you like then you do your thing! As for actual toppings, I love to add:
- chia seeds (or any seed tbh)
- bananas
- apples
- berries
- granola (I’ve really been loving this apple pie granola)
- any nut butter
- Homemade vegan nutella
Other oat recipes to try
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These oats are SO quick and easy to throw together and will save you tons of time in the morning!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups oat milk (can sub any plant-based milk)
- 1 cup steel cut oats (gluten-free if needed)
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Add the water and almond milk to a small pot and bring to a boil.
- Add the oats, salt, cinnamon and maple syrup, reducing heat to medium and stirring for 2-3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and cover the pot with the lid.
- Let sit on your stovetop or in the fridge overnight.
- In the morning enjoy the oats as they are or heat them up!
Notes
Make sure to use steel cut oats! They’re essential for this recipe.
Using a mix of water and plant-based milk will help give you super creamy oats.
Don’t skip out o the pinch of salt. It will help bring out the flavour of the oats.
You can swap out the maple syrup in this recipe for any sweetener you love.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 294
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
Keywords: steel cut overnight oats, overnight oats, vegan overnight oats
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So easy and have breakfast ready in the morning! Make this with my girlfriend so we have breakfast ready to go for work!
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Thanks for the review Ben!
Do you use sweetened or unsweetened almond milk?
I use unsweetened because I prefer it, but if you like sweetened almond milk you can use that too!
I love it! Can you please tell me for how long they can stay in fridge to taste the same?
Hi Alma, You can leave them in the fridge for about 4-5 days
I made this recipe on a recent family glamping trip. It was so easy and delicious. My husband and daughter were both big fans too! We’ll definitely be making it again! Thank you for sharing so many great recipes, tips, and beautiful photos. xoxo
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Thanks Michelle! I’m sure the glamping trip must have been amazing:)
Yummmmmmy. This is so easy and delicious!
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Thank you Sharah!
When should you add in the option of (chia, hemp or flax) to the oatmeal mix??? After cooking to sit overnight, or in the morning before serving?? Thank you for following through. Your photos are beautiful shots for this recipe!!
Hi Deidre, I would add in chia seeds or flax seeds at the start of the recipe before cooking the oat. Hemp seeds can be added before or at the end!If you’re adding chia seed I’d go for about 1 tbsp and then add an extra 1/4 cup of liquid as well since chia seeds are very absorbent. And thank you so much!I hope you enjoy the recipe!
This is such an easy recipe! Love your photos, Jess! 🙂
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Thanks so much Ela! I love overnight oats but being able to make STEEL CUT overnight oats has definitely become a game changer!
Going to try this next week, I might make it at the retreat! <3 xo
I hope you love it! And enjoy your retreat:)