Name: Overnight steel cut oats
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 2-4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 cups almond milk; 1 cup steel cut oats (gluten-free if needed); pinch of salt; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp maple syrup

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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 are overnight oats?

Say hello to your new favourite weekday breakfast – overnight oats!

I’ve been an oatmeal breakfast lover for as long as I can remember. But it was only about a year ago that I discovered the amazingness of steel cut oats. Now if your not familiar with steel cut oats, or are wondering what is the difference between steel cut oats and regular oats, let me break it down for you.

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 wayyyy longer to cook.

But don’t worry, this is where I have good news for you friends! Overnight steel cut oats!

Why eat overnight oats?

That is an easy question with endless answers. For me, the main reasons are they are extremely easy, quick, convenient and delicious! Say goodbye to waiting 30 minutes for your steel cut oats to cook in the morning. These oats sit overnight and do their thing without you having to do anything! Say goodbye to spending time preparing your oats in the morning. Whip these up in 2 minutes and then enjoy! 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! We’re about to hack the system and have some rich, chewy overnight oats ready to go and waiting to be devoured first thing in the morning!

You ready?

A few notes on this recipe:

So first things first, this recipe (of course) calls for steel cut oats, and they’re pretty much essential to the recipe-so don’t swap these out for a different kind of oats!

The trick to creating extra creamy steel cut overnight oats is by using a mix of water and nut milk. I like to use homemade almond milk but any type of milk will work.

You can also opt to add in any flavour you like right to the oatmeal. I loveeee me some cinnamon and maple syrup in my oats, but if there’s any different flavourings you like then you do your thing! You could try overnight oats with apple, banana or even chocolate!

These overnight steel cut oats can be made on the stovetop or in a slow cooker. If making this recipe in a slow cooker, add an extra 1 1/2 cups of water and turn on low heating overnight.

Let’s talk about some ways to top these steel cut overnight oats:

With fresh berries or fruit
Nuts butters and jams
Homemade vegan nutella
A sprinkle of cinnamon and maple syrup

Goodbye waiting for breakfast and hello glorious morning oats!