Overnight Steel Cut Oats

Today marks day one of my 5 week challenge.  Operation Abs is in full effect.  I spent a majority of yesterday morning prepping food for the week.  I know when food is prepped and ready, there is less room for slip ups.  Luckily, my food intake doesn't have to change too much and I have been able to use a lot of my recipes from my blog.  I made a huge batch of my Vegetarian "fried" Brown Rice, boiled some eggs, put together bags of veggies and hummus, baked some chicken for my hubby, steamed some veggies, and put together some awesome, grab and go breakfasts in mason jars.  Today I am sharing my Overnight Steel Cut Oats recipe!  I knew I wanted to use steel cut oats because they are less processed than other old fashion oats but there weren't many recipes around for overnight steel cut oats, so in pure Lacey fashion, I made up my own!  Enjoy!

Overnight Steel Cut Oats

Ingredients

1/4 cup steel cut oats, uncooked
3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 Tbsp pure honey
1/4 cup fruit of choice, sliced (I used bananas)
Sprinkle of cinnamon

In a medium sized mason jar, combine all ingredients.  Seal and let sit in the refrigerator overnight.

Sugar Cookie Oatmeal

I finally purchased a tea that I keep seeing in the grocery store but keep bypassing.  Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride Tea!!  Yes you read right!  I brewed a cup of it a couple days ago and was surprised just how much it really tasted like a sugar cookie (some teas are hit or miss).  I thought, what better way than to put it in my oatmeal, then it would REALLY taste like a sugar cookie.  That is when this recipe was born :)  Enjoy!

Sugar Cookie Oatmeal

Ingredients

1/4 cup steel cut oats
1 cup water

1 Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride tea bag
1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 packets of stevia
Optional rainbow sprinkles

In a small pan, combine oats and 1 cup water.  Bring to a boil and reduce heat.  Cook for 20 minutes or until oats are fully cooked.

While oats are cooking, bring 1/2 cup water to a boil.  Pour over tea bag and let seep for 10 minutes, then remove the tea bag.

When oats are fully cooked, remove them from the heat and add tea to oats.  Mix and allow to cool for 5 minutes.  Mix in vanilla, protein powder and stevia.  Top with optional sprinkles.

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal!!

I could eat pumpkin pie flavored food all day, every day, but only in fall. There is something about fall that makes pumpkin much more appealing.  Who doesn't love pumpkin pie (ok there are those that don't), and who wouldn't want pumpkin pie for breakfast (yes you either love it or hate it)?  For my fellow pumpkin lovers, here is a delicious recipe for Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal.

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Ingredients 

1/2 cup steel cut oats
2 cups water
1/4 cup pumpkin purée
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp pure honey
1 Tbsp brown sugar
Splash of almond milk

Combine oats and water in small pan.  On medium heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until oats are fully cooked. Add pumpkin purée, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, honey and brown sugar. Cook an additional 3 minutes to incorporate flavors. Serve with a splash of almond milk and enjoy!

It's a Nice Morning for......Apple Pie Oatmeal!

Oatmeal has always been one of my go-to's for breakfast.  Its fast, its easy and its good, but even better on a brisk morning like today.  As the weather gets cooler, I always love a good oatmeal recipe.  I hope you enjoy!

Apple Pie Oatmeal

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup Steel Cut Oats
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Apples, chopped
1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Allspice
Honey to taste (I used 2 tsp)

Combine all ingredients into a medium pan.  Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer until oats are fully cooked, roughly 20 minutes.  Enjoy!