I’ve been off the steel-cut oats bandwagon for a while because I’ve been addicted to my little breakfast egg quesadillas. But this week I got a hankering for the almighty oats. I didn’t realize how I missed their chewy goodness until now! Anyway, these steel-cut oats are packed with warm spices, sweet raisins, crunchy almonds, and super creamy coconut milk for an absolutely warm and comforting bowl.
Spiced Coconut Steel-Cut Oats
Spiced Coconut Steel-Cut Oats are full of warm spices, sweet raisins, crunchy almonds, and creamy coconut milk for a rich and comforting bowl.
Servings 4Ingredients
- 1 cup steel-cut oats ($0.70)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.05)
- 1 tsp cinnamon ($0.10)
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger ($0.05)
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves ($0.05)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract ($0.15)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar ($0.12)
- 1/2 cup raisins ($0.31)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds ($0.56)
- 1 cup light coconut milk ($0.71)
Instructions
- In a medium pot bring 4 cups of water and 1/2 tsp of salt to a boil. Once it reaches a rolling boil, add 1 cup of steel-cut oats. Reduce the heat to medium/low and let simmer for about 30 minutes or until the mixture is to your desired thickness.
- As the mixture simmers, add the cinnamon, ginger, cloves, vanilla extract and brown sugar.
- Once the oats are finished cooking, divide it up into four servings and top each with 2 Tbsp of raisins, 1 Tbsp of sliced almonds and 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Dig in!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 280.48kcalCarbohydrates: 45.3gProtein: 5.16gFat: 10.05gSodium: 302.9mgFiber: 4.13g
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Have you tried this recipe?Mention @budgetbytes or tag #budgetbytes on Instagram!NOTE: As with all of my oats, I divide them into resealable containers and keep them in the refrigerator. Then, in the morning, all I have to do is grab one and microwave it for a minute or so and I have a super hearty breakfast ready to go!
oops, you’re so right… i should have put a link! if you click on the “eggs” label on the label list in the second column and then scroll down a bit you’ll see the chili garlic egg quesadillas and spinach florentine egg quesadillas… but sometimes, when i’m in a hurry, i just cook up an egg, slap it inside a tortilla with some cheese and throw it back in the skillet to get crispy! so simple, so inexpensive, SO satisfying!
OK, where are these egg quesadillas that you claim you won’t keep to yourself? :) I found out about your blog two minutes ago and it’s already a new favorite. Keep up the good work.
Beth M, I’m trying to cut out sugar from my cooking, what would you suggest using in place of the sugar? This recipe sounds delicious!!
I’m eating my first bowl of this as I type. So good, and there is so much leftover!
Wow, so I actually got around to making this today – it’s fantastic! I used rolled oats, because that’s what I had on hand, and also added a little cardamom. It was soooo good, I can’t wait to eat it again tomorrow.
Looks so delicious! I would like to make this recipe at Halloween. Thanks for sharing such yummy recipe.
This looks fantastic! Love the flavors. :)
mmm I love warm spices like the ones you added to this. Shame you didn’t have cardamom, but looks and sounds great nonetheless. Interesting idea to use a chai tea bag. I say go for it!
mmmm, i love oatmeal and this sounds like an awesome way to start the day. Our dinners this week are actually following and “indian” theme, so maybe i’ll make this oatmeal to really “milk the coconut”
What a great oatmeal idea with those spices! It looks so delicious.
This looks excellent! I need this right now… if only I had some coconut milk… I suppose a trip to the store is in order!
that’s MORE than okay!! Thanks Sarah!
This looks soooo good! Hi Beth! I’m Sarah Jio, the health and fitness blogger for Glamour magazine. I’m going to link to this on Monday morning! :) Hope it’s OK to use one photo, with attribution and a link back, of course. Thank you!
mm sounds great!
This sounds really yummy!
It’s funny that you’ve been skipping oatmeal for breakfast quesadillas – my boyfriend and I saw your post for Egg Florentine Quesadillas a few weeks ago and were inspired. We make ours a little bit different, but have also had a hard time having anything else for breakfast ever since.