Steel Cut Oatmeal with Maple Syrup, Currants and Coconut
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This super creamy steel cut oatmeal, mixed with maple syrup, currants and coconut, is comforting and filling.
Steel-cut oats are less processed than rolled or instant oats, so they take a bit longer to cook. They have a wonderfully hearty and chewy texture. In this recipe, I simmer them in a lot of liquid so they get super creamy, almost like a breakfast risotto. Enjoy!
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Steel Cut Oatmeal with Maple Syrup, Currants and Coconut
This super creamy steel cut oatmeal, mixed with maple syrup, currants and coconut, is comforting and filling.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups low-fat milk
- 2½ cups water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ cup currants (or raisins)
- 1 cup steel cut oats
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine water, milk, cinnamon, coconut, salt, maple syrup and currants; bring to a boil.
- Add steel cut oats, then cover and turn heat down to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally (especially towards the end so the oats don't stick to the bottom of the pan), for about 20 minutes or until oats are cooked. Oatmeal will thicken as it sits; thin with equal parts milk and water if necessary.
Nutrition Information
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- Calories: 313
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Sugar: 33 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Sodium: 227 mg
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
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I have a couple of questions. I’d love to try this delicious looking recipe in my slow cooker. Do I have to do the first step on the stove, or just add everything into the slow cooker? How long do I leave it in?
Roxanne, I’ve never made these in a slow cooker, but a number of other readers have, and it looks like it will work well. (And I don’t think you’d need to do the first step on the stove.)
This is my go to recipe. I love it! Can you please tell me what adjustments I would need to make if I made it using the instant pot?
Glad you like this! I don’t have enough experience with it to tell you confidently how to convert a recipe to an instant pot, but I do have this recipe from Megan Gilmore’s Instant Pot cookbook that you can refer to for some guidance. 🙂
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Eating this right now Jen! Good morning to me! It’s absolutely delicious. Halved the recipe because it was just for me. Didn’t have currants so I subbed dried cherries. Cherries were leftover from your baked brie recipe, coconut was leftover from your coconut cream pie recipe.. clearly I don’t use your site at all 🙂
So glad you enjoyed it, Erin!
Finally a steel cut oats recipe that I can place in my rice cooker the night before and it’s ready for me in the morning. I quarter the recipe for a single portion. Brown sugar and maple syrup is a go to comfort food. At least for now I have been swapping out the currents and coconut and adding brown sugar. Delicious!
After trying steel cut oats will never make regular oatmeal again. I like to add dried tart cherries, diced apples, and a bit of cinnamon and dark brown sugar. I think leftovers reheat well in the microwave so I always make more than I need.
I love steel cut oats, and coconut so this recipe went idirectly nto the crockpot. Oh my gosh. It is divine. I use gluten free oats which I order from amazon. Thanks for a different flavor variation on my regular recipe of apples and cranberries.
Rita
Do you know if steel cut oats are available in gluten free? I’ve only found rolled oats? this recipe looks delicious.
Hi Daphna, I believe Bob’s Red Mill sells gluten free steel cut oats.
I have made this twice already. It is so yummy! I love the hearty texture. I love dried cherries, so use them instead of currants. I also added some vanilla paste to just add another dimension and some flecks of vanilla in the outcome. It tastes delicious heated up in the microwave also. Thank you once again for a very tasty recipe.
Delicious recipe, tastes so much better than adding cold milk and toppings to already cooked oatmeal. Makes a lot – I halved the recipe and fed four adults.
I bought some Irish steel cut oats yesterday and made this recipe this morning. Didn’t have the beautiful view of Long Boat Key, but it still tasted pretty darn good, delicious actually! Thanks, Jenn!
I’ve been eating this all week- it’s delicious!!