Overnight Steel Cut Oats

Overnight Steel Cut Oats are an excellent breakfast idea for busy mornings. This recipe is made with a base of quick cooking steel cut oats, chia seeds, and almond milk.

This is a great basic overnight steel cut oatmeal recipe that you can make your own with add-ins. Get inspired by our other flavors: peanut butter overnight oats, apple cinnamon overnight oats, and chocolate chia overnight oats.

Oatmeal fans, today we are taking overnight oats to the next level with a never-before-seen recipe on FFF –> Overnight Oats with Steel Cut Oats!

Overnight steel cut oats are very similar to classic overnight oats, but have a little bit more of a bite to them and all the same benefits. They are made by soaking quick cooking steel cut oats in almond milk and other ingredients for a no-bake oatmeal recipe.

The burning question for overnight steel cut oats is: can I swap the quick cooking steel cut oats for normal steel cut oats and vice versa? The answer is YES, however, we 100% prefer quick cooking steel cut oats over normal steel cut oats because the texture is better.

Whole steel cut oats are much less processed than quick cooking, however, they do have a lot more of “a bite.”

Lots of people end up microwaving their overnight steel cut oats for a minute or two before placing in the refrigerator overnight to soak so that it has a creamier consistency.

Ratio for Overnight Steel Cut Oats

The process of making overnight steel cut oatmeal is so easy! It’s all about your liquid to oats to chia seed ratio in order to get the perfect texture.

• 1 cup quick cooking steel cut oats (Bob’s Red Mill makes a great product)
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 2 cups unsweetened almond milk

How to Thicken or Thin Your Oats

While we think the 1 cup to 1 tablespoon to 2 cups ratio of oats to chia seeds to almond milk is just perfect, here is how to thicken or thin your oats:

• Thicken: to thicken your oats before serving, you can add Greek yogurt or a little bit more oatmeal.
• Thin: the easiest way to thin your oats is by adding more liquid. We recommend adding it by the tablespoon.

Steel Cut Overnight Oats Variations

Once you’ve got your base figured out, you can add other things such as maple syrup, ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract.

If you’d like a little more protein in your overnight steel cut oats, you can even add things such as Greek yogurt and/or protein powder! Here are some flavor ideas:

We recommend storing your overnight steel cut oats in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This specific recipe should last you up to 5 days, so feel free to double or triple it if you are meal-prepping!

More Overnight Oats Recipes

• Classic Vegan Overnight Oats
• Lemon Cheesecake Overnight Oats
• Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
• 8 Ways to Eat Overnight Oats

More Steel Cut Oats Recipes

• Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
• Creamy Coconut Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats
• Crock Pot Samoa Steel Cut Oats