The Perfect Bowl of Oats

This was the most delicious bowl of oats I ever made. Thank you so much for the recipe. I used a pecan, almond and walnut butter combo from Pure Food for Better health. It is a sprouted nut butter. My compote was made with tart dried cherries with no sugar added and blueberries. SOOO good! Thank you for the recipe. This is the only way I will cook my oats from now on. Also, I did did the do the soak of the oats.

I agree. I pre-soak my organic oats before cooking and consider this to be an important preparation step.

To ensure getting all the nutrition oats have to offer, I soak them in apple cider vinegar (with the mother) instead of water. The vinegar helps break down the anti-nutrient phytic acid found in grains and beans.

It’s also the best liquid to unblock the digestive enzymes which otherwise can cause bloating and bathroom issues.
Don’t worry, the vinegar breaks down in the process so your oats will have no vinegary taste. Try it and see for yourself how much more you will enjoy eating oatmeal! 😊

I just found out about soaking oats the night before and found this recipe! Excellent information and turns out really great! I made it with large cut organic oats.

Finally a steel cut oats recipe I like! These are so good, although the portions are a bit large for me personally. Which I guess is a bonus that I get two extra servings out of it :) I made the berry compote to go with it and used a bag of frozen mixed berries. So delicious!

I bought a bag of coarse oatmeal (UK name for steel cut oats) but their preparation instructions were odd (cook oats in liquid for 5 minutes, cool overnight and then heat again – felt like a waste of heat). First time I cooked my oats straight away but it took forever and I wasn’t happy with the texture. I soaked a portion of oats overnight (probably 250ml milk for 40g oats), and then I remembered this article, and what a joy my bowl of porridge (also UK name for oatmeal) was this morning! I agree, soaking overnight gives you an amazing oat flavour (similar to using oat milk) and extra creamy texture without constant stirring. 15 minutes simmering was perfect for me who doesn’t want a lot of chew (but more texture than quick oats – it’s a fine balance lol). Thank you again!

I hated quick oats. First time doing this following your recipe, it’s save to say that I’m converted :)
I put a little 85% dark chocolate and bloobies. I like the texture of this oat.

Thank you.

This recipe is perfect! – especially if you’re less familiar cooking steel cut oats than say rolled oats. The overnight soaking method is great (and easy!), and these are so yummy. :)

Side note: I especially like that you can customize the recipe with the serving button. Bump the number of servings up and you can see how every ingredient is adjusted!

I’ve found that soaking for even an hour or two in the morning while I’m making my coffee and getting ready helps to soften the oats and definitely makes cook time shorter! I always hate myself when I forget to soak before I go to bed, so I’ve found i can cheat a little bit

My 16 year old daughter loves steel cut oats! Your recipes makes amazing and creamy oatmeal! She used to do overnight oat during the summer months but then started heating up the oats soaked in almond milk in the microwave when the weather got colder and she’s in a hurry to leave for school in the morning. Now that she will be home for at least another month or all the way through summer, she will be making it your way. Thank you!

So good. So easy. So quick (for steel cut oats)
Awesome as left overs, I doubled the recipe and my family ate it for the next few days. I used raspberries and cherries for the fruit compote and alternated between almond and peanut butter.

Additional add ons I love are pomegranate, walnuts or pecans chopped, and plain thick yogurt(vegan or not, I like both). The diversity of creamy, cold, sweet, hot, crunchy, sour, salty is everything I dream of in my morning breakfast. Thank you again!!

What a great recipe! My picky husband loves it and now packs it for breakfast in the mornings.

He adds a little coconut sugar and honey to it and voila!

Many thanks!

Now that Winter has arrived in Australia, I have been craving something warm and comforting for breakfast and these oats are the perfect post-run treat on a chilly morning! I used chia seeds instead of flax, and topped the oats with your beautiful berry compote, peanut butter and banana. So nutritious, quick and easy to make! I will be enjoying this for breakfast every week this Winter ;) Thank you, as always, for your amazing recipes, Dana :)

Hi
I have discovered steel cut oats. I make 1 cup of oats to 2 cups of water and 2 cups of milk of choice. Bring to boil for 2 minutes. Move pot aside. leave overnight and reheat the next morning.. very nice indeed. :-)

Wow! So yummy. You were right about soaking the oats overnight. They really melted together the next morning. Thank you!

PS: I soaked the oats in 1 cup of maple water and 1 cup of filtered water. I also added sliced almonds to the cooked oatmeal.

Thanks for all the great tips! I really enjoyed this recipe. Soaking the oats really made them creamy so I’ll be using this method from now on. I didn’t rinse the oats after soaking. I used almond milk, a dollop of crunchy peanut butter and cinnamon. Such a yummy breakfast this morning along with my healthy, homemade shake! Delicious and filling.

These really are the BEST oats!! Love that berry compote!

I made this with the Bob’s Red Mill Quick Cooking steel cut oats from Costco. When I have made them in the past they’ve been crunch and not that great. Anyway I soaked them this morning for about 4 hours and wow, what a difference!!!!!! So creamy yet a little but creamy. Anyway, I will Always Be Soaking forever now. Oh, and I added a little earth balance, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg, soy milk and maple. A veganised version of a school morning favourite my dad use to make us. Anyways, thanks again as always Dana!!

I’d never made steel cut oats because I thought they took forever to cook! I’ve made these twice now and they are SO GOOD. The first time I made them on a Saturday afternoon but I forgot this weekend, threw them in to soak Sunday night and whipped them up before work on Monday. Steel cut has a way better texture – wow! Ps I am eating them as I write this!!

These oats are amazing. I made them a few weeks ago and my husband went crazy for them. He talked about them all week so I took the hint and made them again. Our mornings have become a bit hectic with a baby so I double the recipe and throw them in the slow cooker, viola breakfast for the week! The texture is super creamy and hearty. So simple and seriously one of the best oat recipes ever!

Before soaking, wash them off repeadetly with water.

Soaking the oats can be done 1/1 with water. When you cook them the next day in the same water let them go op to boiling and afger reduce heat to a minimum and check with your ear if it’s still boiling.
No need for salt as they’re so tastefull already.
Go minimal with this recipe, try to avoid adding sugars, just add mild and fruis as you like, no cinnamon as it’s to overwelming.
Just enjoy the ceunch of each oat.

This was so good!! So filling as well. I added some
Berry chia seed jam and also some vanilla coconut milk ice cream. Yum!

Delish! I added only vanilla flavoured coconut milk to the finished product. Very good.
I’ll try adding sun or peanut butter next time and/or maybe some nuts & seeds.
Love that it makes enough to stash in the fridge for next time.
Love your recipes…thanks for another great one!

I add a little fresh nutmeg grated,walnuts,pecans,raisins or prunes in the final stage of cooking.
Variety of fruits,spices,honey to add.
Each time is different.