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Perfect Steel-Cut Oats

Author: Cookie and Kate Cook Time: 40 mins Total Time: 40 mins ★★★★★
Yield: 4 servings 1x Category: Breakfast Method: Stovetop Cuisine: Irish 4.8 from 190 reviews

Learn how to make the most delicious steel-cut oats here! These ultra creamy, toasted steel-cut oats are
ready in under 40 minutes and reheat beautifully for the rest of the week. I suggest doubling the recipe if
you’d like to make breakfast for the whole week. Recipe as written below yields 4 modest servings (about 3
cups total, or 3/4 cup per serving).

INGREDIENTS
SCALE 1x 2x 3x

3 cups water

1 cup milk of choice: almond milk, cow’s milk, coconut milk, etc.
1 tablespoon coconut oil or unsalted butter

1 cup steel-cut oats (choose certified gluten-free oats if necessary)

1/4 teaspoon salt

Optional mix-ins: ground spices like cinnamon, dried fruit like cranberries or
chopped dates, toasted chopped nuts like walnuts, lemon or orange zest, etc.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large saucepan, combine the water and milk. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat.
In the meantime, melt the coconut oil (or butter) in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Once
shimmering, add the oats and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, around 2
minutes. This toasting step greatly enhances the flavor of the oats.

2. Stir the oats into the simmering liquid. Reduce the heat to medium-low, adjusting as necessary to
maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is very
thick.

3. Stir in the salt. Continue to simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally and reducing heat as
necessary to prevent scorching on the bottom, until almost all of the liquid is absorbed, about 10
minutes. (If you doubled the recipe, your oatmeal might need an extra 5 minutes cooking time
here.) The oatmeal will be very creamy when it’s done.

4. Remove from heat and stir in any mix-ins that you’d like. Let the oatmeal rest for 5 minutes before
serving so it has more time to thicken up and cool down a palatable temperature.

5. Portion oatmeal into bowls and add any toppings you’d like to portions that you intend to serve
immediately. Let any extra oatmeal cool completely before covering and refrigerating for future

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breakfasts.

NOTES

Recipe adapted from The America’s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook.

Make it dairy free/vegan: Use coconut oil or vegan butter instead of regular butter, and choose a dairy-
free milk (or substitute water for the milk).

Make it gluten free: Use certified gluten-free oats and make sure your mix-ins/toppings are gluten free,
too.

Make it nut free: Easy. Use nut-free milk and don’t add nuts.

Update 10/18/2016: Finally got around to taking better photos of this recipe, so it might look a little
different, but the recipe is the same!

▸ NUTRITION INFORMATION

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be
considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Nutrition Facts
Serves 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories 210

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.1g 9%

Saturated Fat 3.3g

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g 0%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 191.8mg 8%

Total Carbohydrate 29.4g 11%

Dietary Fiber 5g 18%

Sugars 0g

Protein 7.4g 15%

Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 11% Iron 11%
Vitamin D 7% Magnesium 1%
Potassium 1% Zinc 0%
Phosphorus 1% Thiamin (B1) 3%
Riboflavin (B2) 2% Niacin (B3) 0%
Vitamin B6 1% Folic Acid (B9) 0%
Vitamin B12 0% Vitamin E 12%
Vitamin K 0%

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