The biggest complaint I hear about having oatmeal for breakfast is, there’s not enough time in the morning to make it. Here’s an easy way to prepare oatmeal the night before. All you need to do in the morning is reheat it.

There are lots of ways to spice up your oatmeal. Here are some of my favorite toppings: cinnamon, raw honey, maple syrup, butter, a splash of almond milk, berries, sliced banana, almonds, toasted walnuts, chopped dates, etc.

This recipe makes enough to feed 4 or 5. If there aren’t that many of you eating oatmeal, just store the leftover oatmeal in the refrigerator and heat it up another day.

 

Prep time: 5 minutes

Serves: 4 – 5

 

Ingredients:

• 6 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats

 

Directions:

1. Boil the water in a saucepan.
2. Add the salt and then the oats, stirring as you pour them in.
3. Remove from the heat and cover.
4. Leave overnight.
5. In the morning, reheat the oatmeal (I like to add a bit of cinnamon to the oatmeal while it’s reheating).
6. Refrigerate any leftover oatmeal.

 

Adapted from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Cooking.