These orange overnight steel cut oats are made at night and enjoyed in the morning without any cooking!
I feel like I’ve been enlightened.
Overnight
Steel
Cut
Oats.
Who knew?!
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.
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.
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.
Orange Overnight Steel Cut Oats
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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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.
Great idea! I was wondering if this would work with steel cut oats!
They’re definitely chewy but I kinda liked that texture :)
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.
They definitely stay chewier than regular oats but nonetheless, edible!
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!
haha! great minds… :) Hope yours turned out good!
I love overnight oats with rolled oats, but had no idea it also worked with steel cut! The orange and ginger flavor sounds wonderful!
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.
Love the idea of overnight steel cut oats. Definitely trying this!
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?
I have the small little spoons in blue and got them at Crate & Barrel. :)
Yep, C&B like Brittany said. They were only like $1 or $2 too!
Yum! I love overnight oats – but just can’t seem to stomach them in cold weather!
I love the bright orange spoons and the little oranges. So bright and cheery!