Individual Freezer Meal Prep Steel Cut Oats

These individual freezer meal prep steel cut oats are the perfect way to be prepared with a healthy breakfast any morning!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword meal prep oatmeal, steel cut oats

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 130kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

2 cups quick cooking steel cut oats
3 ⅓ cups water
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or other milk
⅓ cup maple syrup
coconut oil spray

Instructions

Cook Steel Cut Oats:

I used my Instant Pot and cooked on high pressure for 4 minutes; then I let it Naturally Release for 4 minutes. You could also use your slow cooker, see notes for instructions!
After oats are done cooking add 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (you may not need the additional liquid if you cook the oats using another method.) and ⅓ cup maple syrup. Stir to combine well.
Use cooking spray to grease a muffin tin.
Add ⅓ cup oats to each muffin hole and freeze.
Using a butter knife pop each individually frozen oat cups out of the muffin tin and store in a freezer bag with the date.

To reheat:

Reheat 1 muffin cup with ⅓ cup milk for 2-3 minutes. Stir and then top it with your desired toppings.

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Notes

To make steel cut oats in the slow cooker: Add 2 cups steel cut oats (can use quick cook or regular), 4 cups water, 2 cups milk (any type), and maple syrup to slow cooker. Cook for 6-8 hours on low or 2-4 hours on high. Shorter time if you used quick cooking steel cut oats, longer cooking time if you used regular steel cut oats.

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