Easy No-Cook Overnight Steel Cut Oats: High-Protein, Heart-Healthy Recipe
by Cathy ConnallyStart your day right with a high-protein, high-fiber power meal. This Easy Overnight Steel Cut Oats recipe requires only 15 minutes of prep time to create a heart-healthy breakfast that helps reduce cholesterol and manage blood sugar. The mild, nutty, and chewy oats are complemented by seasonal fruits, chia seeds, and ground flax seeds for an all-around nutritious meal that helps you avoid late-morning sugar spikes and crashes.
Easy No-Cook Overnight Steel Cut Oats: High-Protein, Heart-Healthy Recipe
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Category
Breakfast
Servings
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Calories
400
Steel cut oats are the gold standard to assist in a high protein, high fiber breakfast helping to reduce cholesterol and manage blood sugar. Don’t have time to cook them in the morning. This overnight version will give you the same results in no time.
Flavours: Steel cut oats have a mild nutty flavour with a great chewy texture. Complement this with seasonal fruits, chia seeds, ground flax seeds for an all-around power meal.
Benefits: High in fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium and a good dose of protein and low in sodium. This meal adds vitamins and minerals with chia seeds and ground flax seed. Avoid late morning sugar spikes and crashes.
Cathy Connally
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup ground flax seed
- 1 cup apple, chopped
- 1 cup banana, sliced
- ½ cup berries, optional
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup soy milk
- 4 dates chopped
For Serving:
Directions
- Bring water to a boil, cook for 1 minute, then turn off the heat, cover, and let it sit overnight.
- Reheat in the morning in the microwave in serving bowls. Cut fruit, dates, add seeds and soy milk (if using) and serve hot.
Recipe Note
Yield: 6 cups, 4 servings (with fruits and seeds)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total Time: Overnight
Equipment: Pan or teapot, large bowl with cover, cutting board, sharp knife, measuring cups, measuring spoons
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Nutrition
Calories 400, Carbs 54 grams, Protein 12 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Sodium 50 milligrams, 775 milligrams, 200 milligrams, 4 milligrams, 200 milligrams, 2 milligrams, 425 milligrams, 8 milligrams, 0.3 milligrams, 0.3 milligrams, 70