It’s Wednesday! You know what that means!
Oatmeal and I? We only just recently became friends. (I know a certain couple of friends who have been on me to fix that.)
Actually, the healthy, homemade oatmeal and I just recently became friends, because I used to be in love with its sugary counterpart, instant oatmeal. You know, the kind with sugar, syrup, and all that other fun stuff.
I have an oatmeal pet peeve, though. Clumpy oatmeal. The kind that sticks to your teeth and gets stuck on the roof of your mouth, because it’s not creamy enough or has, gag, peanut butter in it. I can’t do it. It tastes great, but it’s the one thing, aside from water chestnuts, that I just can swallow in regard to texture. (Insert your best gagging sound here.)
I’ve been bound and determined to find an oatmeal I love, though. I like to switch things up for meals…I could never do bikini or figure competition prep. I need variety. (I could totally be generalizing on the prep thing. From what I’ve seen, though, it’s monotonous.) So I’ve tried a few…and no luck. Until I tried steel cut oats. Oh my. Chewy. Not-so-clumpy if I put some milk in it. Perfection. I started my recipe in a crock pot, actually. An idea I got from Ali Damron.
Sorry, guys. No peanut butter in here. However, I bet it’d taste amazing if you like your oats peanut buttery!
Ingredients
- For Main Batch:
- 1 C steel cut oats
- 1 C water
- 2 C Silk unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tbs. raw sugar
- 1 tbs. vanilla bean paste
- Per Serving:
- 1 tsp. raw pepitas
- 1 tsp. honey roasted sunflowers
- 2 tbs. dried currants
- 1 tsp. chia seeds
Instructions
- In a crockpot, mix the oats, milk, water, vanilla bean paste, and sugar. Set the pot on low and cook for 3-4 hours, removing to cool for storage at desired consistency.
- When heating and serving, add a small amount of almond milk until you reach your desired consistency, as it will most likely thicken while being stored.
- The recipe makes about 4-5 3/4 cup servings. Add the seeds, chia, and currants to each bowl. (Feel free to personalize and add your favorites!)
I’m big on using almond milk in my recipes. Dairy tends to drive my stomach nuts, except for the occasional yogurt, so I’ve “had to” (ha) turn to almond milk. I love it. Far more than dairy milk, and I will, 99% of the time, grab Silk almond milk over any other brand. It’s always cheapest (at least around here) and always has the best flavor. Not to mention the fact that it has 50% more calcium per serving and only 30 calories. I’ll take it!
I started making my oatmeal and any other recipe requiring milk with Silk and I love it. I even got my whole milk loving husband drinking it…and the girls? They prefer it. We’re all in love.
And so are a bunch of my FitFluential friends.
I’ve grabbed a bunch of great recipes from the ones they’ve created using Silk, including this one for Lisa’s Strawberry Napoleons with #SilkAlmond Pastry Cream which I’ll be making this weekend when my family’s in town! I’m a big fan of Brittany’s Cinnamon Raisin Quinoa breakfast, too. (Kelly’s healthier version of condensed milk may need to find its way into my Pumpkin Pie. Haha.)
You can find all of these awesome recipes and more that my fellow ambassadors have created on Silk’s Facebook page. There’s even a coupon waiting for you. 
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. However, all opinions are my own.
QOTD: Have you ever tried almond milk?
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Oatmeal is one of my comfort foods, this sounds so creamy,decadent and yet healthy. Thank you so much for the shout out. We will be making each others recipes from across the country. From my home to yours, bon appetit!
I eat oatmeal more than I should probably admit to. Its just so easy to make and so comforting. This recipe looks great. Oats and trail mix..some of my favorite things thrown together in one recipe? Sign me up
As for almond milk. Omg love. It’s all ill drink as far as “milk” goes. I have never been a cows milk drinker and when I discovered almond milk it increased the enjoyment of my life exponentially!!! Vanilla almond milk is so good it’s not really fair haha. In fact Rees a dash in the coffee I’m sipping
how have I never seen or tired the BEAN PASTE?!
that looks so savory. I am all about that these days. savory and SWEET!
I’ve never tried steel oats (because that would require too much per-planning), but using a crockpot is a great idea. I’m also an almond milk user, my favorite dairy replacement, and I do love how creamy it makes oatmeal.
I adore all things oatmeal! I have never made it in the crockpot before so this interests me a ton! I have been excited about this recipe since you posted the picture and it did not disappoint!! Thanks:)
YUM! I love vanilla almond milk!
I resisted the almond milk hype for a long time, but I am definitely a fan now. I use it mostly in overnight oats and smoothies. I’ve even used it baking a few times and been very pleased with the results.
YUM!! This looks awesome. And if you have clumpy oatmeal, it is just not made the best, that’s all hehe. So I am glad you found a way to like it and you shared your recipe! looks divine!!
This looks fantastic! I love steel cut oats, but rarely take the time to make them. Crock pot is a win win.
I sure have although I haven’t had it a while
Your oats look fabulous!
I love oatmeal. Actually, I’ve been into overnight oats lately because I can prep them at night and they are ready and waiting for me first thing in the morning. But I did recently get a crockpot for Christmas…hmmmm. This sounds great!
Oatmeal is one of my favorite foods, but usually B steals most of my bowl.
Yummmmmmmmmm. SO glad you finally got on that oatmeal train, LOVE OATMEAL soooo much, hehe. I’m such a nerd.
I LOVE oatmeal. I need to try making it with almond milk. I bet I could get my younger son to go for that. (My older one is allergic to nuts, so no go there.)
Love almond milk in everything! I’m so surprised when people say they make their oats with water. Come on people! Get with the program. Oats are wayyyyy better with almond milk!
Dang girl! You made oatmeal look delish!!! Way to go!
Could I use vanilla instead of paste? I’ve never seen paste before
Absolutely! I usually substitute tsp for tsp if I run out of paste!
After years of drinking almond milk, cows milk now tastes sour to me. I really love chocolate almond milk.
Almond milk is the only type of milk I drink. I add it to everything
Have a fabulous week.
I cannot WAIT to make this!!!