Coffee Steel Cut Oats

To me, weekend mornings are slow mornings, and slow mornings always have me craving oats. While I’m always down to make fast and dirty protein oats in the microwave, oats over the stove just have such a special home cooked feeling. And truthfully, they’re just as simple to make.

If you’re like me, you love coffee, but you try to decrease your intake (just slightly) over the weekends. So, if you’re not drinking it, you might as well eat it, right? I truly have found ways to incorporate cold brew into anything and everything and I LOVE it.

This recipe has been in my rotation for months, and I am so excited to finally share it with you! It is super easy and satisfying, and thanks to the superfoods (chia and hemp seeds) it has a nice chewy texture mixed into the creamy, rich taste. See my recipe notes below for swaps so you can modify to your liking.

Recipe below calls for two servings, so share with your roomie or store in fridge for later. ENJOY!

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Coffee Steel Cut Oats

Looking for new ways to enjoy your cold brew coffee or espresso in the morning? Why not mix two breakfast favorites together? This superfood, protein and caffeine packed breakfast will leaving you feeling fueled to take on the day!

Prep Time

5 Minutes

Cook Time

10-20 Minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup GF steel cut oats
• 1 cup cold brew black coffee or espresso
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 cup chia seeds
• 1/8 cup hemp seeds
• 1 scoop Tone It Up nutrition vanilla protein
• 1 scoop collagen optional
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsbp almond butter or nut butter of choice to top!

Prep Time 5 Minutes Cook Time 10-20 Minutes Servings Ingredients 1 cup GF steel cut oats 1 cup cold brew black coffee or espresso 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/8 cup chia seeds 1/8 cup hemp seeds 1 scoop Tone It Up nutrition vanilla protein 1 scoop collagen optional 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsbp almond butter or nut butter of choice to top!

Instructions

1. Spray pot with coconut oil, to avoid sticking
2. Add 1 cup cold brew coffee and 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk to pan. Bring to a bowl
3. Add 1 cup GF steel cut oats
4. Add 1 tbsp maple syrup
5. Add cinnamon (optional to also add nutmeg, or pumpkin pie spice)
6. Add 1 scoop Tone It Up Vanilla Protein (or plant based protein powder of choice). Optional to also add 1 scoop collagen
7. Add 1/8 cup hemp seeds and chia seeds
8. Use whisk to mix all together and thicken. Turn heat to low and place lid over pot. Check every 5 minutes until thickness is desired consistency and add more liquid if desired (I personally like them chewy, so as soon as they seem to have absorbed the liquid - they're good for me!) Let sit for 5 extra minutes.
9. Top with nut butter of choice and any other toppings (i like coconut flakes). Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Swaps can include:

Chocolate protein instead of vanilla. Egg whites work for protein as well.

Any type of nut butter on top

Addition of vanilla extract to sweeten

Honey instead of maple syrup

Espresso instead of cold brew

Old fashioned oats instead of steel cut (would be faster)

 

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