20 Cozy Oat Recipes for Fall

Chilly fall days call for cozy, nourishing breakfasts. To help kickstart your day and warm you up from the inside out, we’ve gathered cozy, fiber-filled oat recipes. With stovetop, Instant Pot, oven methods, and more, you’ll find ideas for perfecting your cooking method and jazzing up the flavors of your typical bowl. Grab your favorite bowl and spoon and let’s get scrolling!

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Stovetop Oats

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The Perfect Bowl of Oats

How to make the perfect steel cut oats in 3 easy steps: Soak, boil, simmer. Soaking the oats is the secret to ultra creamy, fluffy, tender oats. Plus, it improves digestibility! Just 4 ingredients required for this staple breakfast recipe.

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Pumpkin Pie Oats

Naturally sweetened pumpkin pie oats with pumpkin butter! Topped with coconut whipped cream and maple-cinnamon pecans for a fancy touch. Just 30 minutes and 10 ingredients required.

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Sweet Potato Pie Oats

7-ingredient, 30-minute oats infused with sweet potato purée, cinnamon, and brown sugar. A simple, fast, and healthy breakfast option for any time of year, especially fall.

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Brown Sugar Pear Steel Cut Oats

Warm steel-cut oats with brown sugar pears and pecans. A simple vegan breakfast with full servings of fruit, fiber, and protein.

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Creamy Pumpkin Oats with Blueberries and Toasted Almonds

Creamy vegan oats infused with pumpkin-cinnamon flavor, poured over a layer of warm blueberries, and topped with crushed, toasted almonds.

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Date-Sweetened Apple Pie Oatmeal

Creamy gluten-free oats sweetened with dates and served over a bed of baked cinnamon apples. The perfect weekday or lazy weekend breakfast.

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Instant Pot Oats

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Banana Bread Steel Cut Oats (Instant Pot Friendly!)

Creamy steel cut oats infused with the flavor of banana bread! Instant Pot friendly, incredibly comforting, and effortless to make! Just 7 wholesome ingredients required.

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Carrot Cake Oatmeal (Instant Pot Friendly!)

Creamy, comforting Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oats made in the Instant Pot! The perfect quick, easy, plant-based, and gluten-free breakfast. Just 1 pot, 30 minutes, and 9 ingredients required!

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Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats (Fast, Creamy, Perfect!)

A quick & simple method for making PERFECT, creamy steel cut oats in the Instant Pot. Just 1 ingredient and an Instant Pot required!

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Instant Pot Oats (Fast, Creamy Oatmeal!)

A quick and simple method for making PERFECT, creamy oats in the Instant Pot. Just 1 ingredient and 20 minutes required!

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Baked Oatmeal

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1-Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Baked Oatmeal

Hearty, banana-infused baked oatmeal that’s naturally sweetened, satisfying, and requires just 1 bowl and 10 ingredients to prepare. The perfect cozy, comforting breakfast.

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Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Carrot cake in baked oatmeal form! Tender, nutty, wholesome, naturally sweetened, and perfect for breakfast, brunch, and beyond! 1 bowl and 10 ingredients required.

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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal

Perfect baked oatmeal with pumpkin purée, warm spices, and maple syrup, studded with pecans and cranberries. Made in just 1 bowl with 10 ingredients.

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Toasted Coconut Baked Oatmeal

Delicious baked oatmeal infused with coconut in three ways: coconut flakes, milk, and oil. Made with 10 ingredients, naturally sweetened, and perfect for hosting!

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Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola

Simple, healthy granola that’s perfect for fall! Just 9 ingredients, perfectly crunchy, and infused with tons of pumpkin flavor and fall spices.

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Golden Milk Granola

Crunchy, naturally sweetened granola infused with the flavors of golden milk! Bring this aromatic, Ayurvedic-inspired recipe to the breakfast table — just 9 ingredients required!

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Toasted Pumpkin Muesli

Healthy, 20-minute toasted muesli with pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie spice for a fall flavor infusion. A hearty, simple breakfast or snack.

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Life-Changing Banana Walnut Pancakes (GF)

Tender, wholesome banana walnut pancakes made in less than 30 minutes. Naturally sweetened, vegan and gluten-free, and insanely delicious.

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Orange Cranberry Crisp (Gluten-Free & Easy!)

All of the flavors of cranberry sauce in a saucy, streusel-topped crisp! Cranberries are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and orange juice and topped with rolled oats, almond flour, cinnamon, and coconut sugar. The ultimate holiday breakfast or dessert! Just 10 ingredients required.

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1-Bowl Carrot Apple Snack Cake

Hearty, vegan carrot apple snack cake made in 1 bowl! Wholesome, simple ingredients, simple to make, tender, and perfectly sweet!

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If you try any of these oat recipes, let us know! Leave a comment, rate them, and don’t forget to tag a photo @minimalistbaker on Instagram. Cheers, friends!