Steel Cut Oats
October 8, 2009 by Missy
I hate any breakfast that is mushy. I feed my kids hot oatmeal, but would never eat it myself.
It doesn’t take a genius to put oatmeal and steel cut oats in the same category, but I didn’t. I had no idea that this textured chewy delight was a form of mushy oatmeal. I found it when I was trying to learn about different grains and how to eat more of them. Here is a great post by Kara from Taste is Trump that explains the different stages the grain goes through and what the outcome is.
This is now one of my all time favorite things to eat for breakfast. There are so many ways to enjoy it, the possibilities are endless.
I remember the first time I had it, my neighbor down the road fixed a little extra for me to taste. She just mixed in a little milk, sugar and cinnamon and I couldn’t get enough. I have since tried a bunch of different ways to fix it. My current favorite way is to sweeten it with Agave Nectar and then add fresh sliced peaches on top. Heaven!!!
If you want to whip up your own batch here is my favorite method:
Ingredients
- 2 cups steel cut oats
- 6 cups water
Instructions
- Bring to a boil on the stove.
- As soon as it boils, take it off the burner, put a lid on it and go to bed.
- In the morning you just scoop some up and put it in the microwave until it is nice and hot.
- From there you can add a little something to sweeten it. I’ve used agave, sugar, brown sugar, honey, yogurt and maple syrup.
- Then add dried fruit, fresh fruit, nuts, whatever you want!
This feeds my whole family of 5 in the morning. But adjust it to fit your needs. Just remember 3 parts water to 1 part grain.
If you don’t want to wait until tomorrow to try some, you can also continue softly boiling the grain until it is soft and chewy (about 45 minutes). If it sticks to the bottom of your pan, as mine always seems to with this method, just soak it for a while and it will come right off. I have also heard that some people cook it in a crock pot or a pressure cooker.
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Missy….awesome pics….this steel cut oats one makes me want to eat it! It says a lot that you are even adding your talent of taking the pictures for your own website. Awesome job.
I can’t wait to make this for my kids!
It looks and sounds delicious.
Thanks for the recipe.
Even easier, I put the ingredients in a mini crock pot when I go to bed. Upon awakening, ’tis done! All I have to add is fresh or dried fruit and I am ready to go. Super-easy for working moms! Oatmeal is oh-so-portable.
I do it in an individual size. I boil water and add it to the oats and I put in some craisins then put it in a thermos. It stays warm for hours and the Craisins sweeten it too. So good on a cold day.
I love oatmeal and now want to try steel cut since it sound to be much better for you. Now I just have to find where to buy them in my area! lol
Thanks for all your fabulous posts
I love steel cut oats…but when I boil them using 3:1 they end up gloppy (gag). I found a recipe where you put the oats and water in a bowl inside a large crockpot with a few inches of water around the bowl, and it turned out great. I use 2.5 water to 1 of oats and that’s about perfect for me.
You can use apple juice instead of water to cook them. This method is SO tasty! Add a tiny bit of brown sugar… and YUM-O!
Yum!! But did you know that putting it in the microwave actually kills all the nutrients? That’s why they tell new moms to never nuke breast milk. Zaps the good stuff! Thanks again for the recipes!