Baked Steel-Cut Oats With Nut Butter

Recipe calls for steel-cut or cracked oats. Would it work with old-fashioned (i.e., not quick cooking) rolled oats? I'm about to find out, fingers crossed and praying I don't make a mess. And if it's a mess, I guess I could turn it into a version of oatmeal cookies?

Fun recipe. You can adjust to make it as salty or as sweet as you prefer. I used old-fashioned oats and I found that it didn't need an hour to cook, so I took it out of the oven with about 20 minutes remaining. One other fun thing about this recipe is that it yielded a much bigger dish than when I cook the same amount of oats (1 cup) on the stove top.

For Nancy - here's a simple/quick baked oatmeal...1/3 c. oil or melted butter, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 large egg, 3/4 c. milk: mix together. 2 cups oats - quick, old fashioned, or a mixture, 1 1/2 t. baking powder, 1/2 t. salt: mix together. Add the wet and dry together; pour into greased 9x5 loaf pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 min. Serve with milk - no sugar needed. I suppose you could sub nut butter in for the oil/butter. Courtesy of the Black Rock Retreat Auxiliary Members cookbook (1976)

Added vanilla. This dish made the house smell great. Served it with homemade yogurt, sliced bananas and raspberries from last year’s garden. warm and delicious!

I made this today - needing some healthy options for the work-from-home/home-school food cravings! First of all, I forgot to stir it halfway. I also got involved with conference calls and accidentally left it in an hour and a half. When I took it out, it was pretty stuck to the sides of the casserole and I had to do some scraping but otherwise tasty!! When I make it again, I'll butter the casserole first, remember to stir partway, and check it at an hour. Thanks for the easy recipe!!

I JUST did this and noticed it required only half the cooking time.

Made this just as is (without any of the add-ons) but mixed up the three main ingredients the night before and left them, covered, out at room temperature. In the morning all I had to do was pop it in the oven and it cut about 10 minutes off the cooking time because it had soaked overnight. I did use the steel-cut oatmeal and it was very nice and toothsome. Served it with brown sugar and fresh blueberries with a splash of half-and-half. There are only two of us, so saving half for tomorrow.

Made this yesterday with sunflower seed butter (I have a peanut allergy), and added a little freshly grated nutmeg to the mix. Refrigerated over night. Heated two portions with milk in the microwave this morning and added dried cranberries, sliced banana, and a tiny bit of granulated brown sugar. Nice breakfast for a gray day. Thanks Melissa.

I too found that after 30 minutes it was already done. Yum!

Thanks for this! It is lovely to be able to make such a satisfying breakfast using only pantry ingredients (no eggs! no butter!). I used steel-cut Irish oats and maple almond butter, and I am planning to try it with Nutella (!!) for a Sunday treat, as I am reminded of how much I enjoy Ms. Clarks' recipe for Chocolate Brown-Butter Oatmeal.

I’ve been making this every couple of days for the last two weeks and have started adding 2 Granny Smith apples or firm pears, cubed, skin on, and it is excellent. We‘re not worthy, Melissa Clark!

so versatile! made it again with tahini instead of nut butter, added a splash of almond extract, topped with whole almonds.

There recipes out there for baked oatmeal, using rolled oats. I'd love to know how your variation worked. If it wasn't successful, search around the Internet.

This was simple easy and delicious! Nice twist on oatmeal. I topped mine with Greek yogurt and fresh berries. My sons topped their portions with Greek yogurt and blueberry pie filling! Yummy and kept me full and energized for the day ahead!!

Easy and delicious. Agree with other commenters that this only needs half an hour of cooking. Careful putting this in the oven; I made a bit of a mess.