These orange overnight steel cut oats are made at night and enjoyed in the morning without any cooking!
Orange infused overnight steel cut oats

I feel like I’ve been enlightened.

Overnight

Steel

Cut

Oats.

Who knew?!

Orange overnight steel cut oats

You didn’t, right? This isn’t something I’ve just been unaware of the whole time is it?

That tends to happen to me. A lot.

Overnight steel cut oats with orange

Ulysses said they tasted like bubble gum. I don’t agree whatsoever, but that’s not really a bad taste so I figured I’d put it out there for those who might desire some bubblicious at 7am.

These are a totally different ball game than regular overnight oats, which I’m not a huge fan of because of the totally mushy, gummy consistency they have. These are chewy, nutty and have a delicious orange flavor throughout like your morning glass of OJ and oatmeal got frisky in the fridge overnight.

Overnight steel cut oats

And after attending a birthday party with 15 kids age 4 and under yesterday, that’s about the only kind of friskiness that’s going down over here for a long time.

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Orange Overnight Steel Cut Oats

Servings: 2 servings
Prep: 10 hours
Total: 10 hours
These orange overnight steel cut oats are made at night and enjoyed in the morning without any cooking!

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup steel cut oats
  • 1 cup almond milk + 1/4 cup in the morning
  • juice of 1/2 an orange
  • 1/2 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon ginger

Instructions 

  • Mix all ingredients together in a seal-able container and let sit overnight in the refrigerator (10-12 hours).
  • In the morning, add the remaining 1/4 cup almond milk to thin the oats out a bit and stir together.
  • Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy cold or microwave for 30 seconds to take the chill off.

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 371kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 14gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 164mgPotassium: 38mgFiber: 10gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 222mgIron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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45 Comments

  1. I’ve never tried steel cut oats this way! I have made Alton Brown’s version of steel cut overnight oats, but that involved a slow cooker.

  2. I love steel cut oats, but I had no idea you could use them to make overnight oats! I always thought they would stay too hard without cooking them, so I never tried it. The orange flavor sounds delicious! I’ll have to try this soon.

  3. Oh my goodness! This is so freaky… Right before going to bed last night, I thought about steel cut oats for breakfast. Before I started my blog checks a few minutes ago, I started boiling a pot of water for it. I have not so great strawberries that I was going to soak in orange juice and zest to add into the oats. Then, I read this and started laughing out loud. We are on the same boat today!

  4. I love overnight oats with rolled oats, but had no idea it also worked with steel cut! The orange and ginger flavor sounds wonderful!

  5. haha toooo funny about the birthday party, sounds…. fun? I don’t eat oats much but I do remember living steal cut because they are way chewier and more dense and fill me up easier.

  6. I never had steal cut oats for overnight oatmeal, huh, I’ll have to try it! I love the little spoons you have, so cute, where did you get them?

  7. Yum! I love overnight oats – but just can’t seem to stomach them in cold weather!