Name: Easy, Creamy Steel Cut Oats
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: clean eating
Ingredients: 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1 cup steel cut oats; 1 cup water; 2 cups full fat coconut milk * see notes; pinch salt; 1/2-1 tsp vanilla; 1/8 cup maple syrup, optional

Learn how to cook steel cut oats, it’s EASY! Steel cut oats are naturally gluten free and part of a healthy breakfast! This recipe is dairy free, and vegan.

Living in Northern Alberta means a lot of cold, blustery mornings. The weather here can frightful. We don’t have tornados (often) and we don’t have poisonous snakes, but we sure can hang with -40C.

I swear this winter, like all the other ones, had 6 weeks of -30 or colder. For my American friends, thats -22.

Thick, creamy steel cut oats in a blue bowl topped with white whipped coconut cream and dark orange peach earl grey compote.

In the cold months, we eat a lot of warm food. Thick with carbs and fats, and calories. Because, trust me, at those temps you want to fuel your body with food that burns hot!

That’s where this steel cut oats recipe came from. One particularly dreary Saturday morning left me looking for a creamy, warm, rich and hearty breakfast. One that would burn hot, and keep me feeling full and happy.

This steel cut oat recipe is:

Thick and creamy
Nutritious
Warm and filling

A wooden spoon holds thick, creamy steel cut oats and a chunk of peach in the foreground. A blue bowl full of steel cut oats is in the background.

TAKE the time to toast the oats. They give off this little nutty, toasty scent that is just wonderful. It adds a bit of flavour complexity to the dish, too!

STEEL cut oats are the less refined cousin of old fashioned and rolled oats. Not only are steel cut oats one of the healthier breakfast cereals, they also have a high level of complex carbohydrates and soluble fibre which give sustained fullness and energy. Oats also contain 10-15% protein.

BASICALLY oats are a pretty perfect breakfast food. So much nutrition in those tiny little pellets!

Overhead view of a blue bowl filled with creamy steel cut oats, topped with melty whipped coconut cream and 3 peach slices.

THE compote is extra. I know it. It’s amazing though, I highly recommend topping a bowl of these steel cut oats with whipped coconut cream and peach earl grey compote!

ALWAYS keep a can of coconut cream in the fridge for coconut cream emergencies!

I mean, look at it, the way the whipped coconut cream melts into the hot oats mmmmm…..

OATS are naturally gluten free, and this recipe, thanks to the coconut milk, is also dairy free (vegan). Don’t worry. It’s SOOOO good. Husband and kid approved!

Breakfast

Looking for more healthy breakfast recipes?!

Cardamom Coconut Cranberry Granola

Berry Baked French Toast

Hot Date Granola with Ginger, Pistachio, and Kamut

Buckwheat & Oat Waffles

Maple-Cinnamon Apple Baked Oatmeal

Nutella Granola

I’d love to hear your favourite breakfast!

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Easy, Creamy Steel Cut Oats

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Learn how to cook steel cut oats, it's EASY! Steel cut oats are naturally gluten free and part of a healthy breakfast! This recipe is dairy free, and vegan

Ingredients

1 tbsp coconut oil
1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup water
2 cups full fat coconut milk * see notes
pinch salt
1/2-1 tsp vanilla
1/8 cup maple syrup, optional

Instructions

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan, over medium-low heat, until hot.
Add the oats, stirring frequently until they darken and give off a faint toasted/nutty smell.
Add water, coconut milk, salt and vanilla to the toasted oats
Return to a boil, then lower heat to low and simmer until thickened and cooked, approximately 15-20 minutes.
Stir in maple syrup, if desired, once the oats come off the burner.

Notes

Coconut milk comes in a few different sized cans. To get the full 2 cups I measure off 1 cup from the can - add that to the pot, then pour whatever is left in the can, and top off with water to make 2 cups.

Peach Earl Grey Compote

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

A match made in heaven! Juicy peaches, vibrant and fragrant earl grey tea, this compote is a perfect topper for nearly anything!

Ingredients

1 cup frozen peach slices
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup water
2 earl grey tea bags
Whipped coconut cream, optional

Instructions

Make the compote: add all ingredients to a small pot and heat over medium low until peaches soften.
Simmer for another 10-15 minutes until water evaporates and liquid is thick and sweet. Remove tea bags before serving.

To Serve:

Spoon warm oats into a large bowl, top with a dollop of whipped coconut cream and a few peaches with their juice.