Description
This Creamy Irish-Style Oatmeal with Brown Sugar recipe offers a comforting and hearty breakfast option made with steel-cut oats simmered to creamy perfection. Whether you soak the oats overnight for a quick morning meal or cook them fresh, this simple yet flavorful porridge topped with butter, cream, and brown sugar provides a warm start to your day.
Ingredients
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Oatmeal Ingredients
- 1 cup (6 1/3 ounces; 180g) steel-cut oats (also sold as pinhead or Irish oats)
- 3 cups (700ml) cold water or whole milk (or some combination thereof), plus more water if needed
- Pinch of kosher or sea salt
For Serving
- Unsalted butter or cream (optional)
- Brown sugar
Instructions
- Dry-toast the oats (optional): For a deeper, more complex flavor, dry-toast the steel-cut oats in the cooking pot over high heat, stirring and tossing constantly until lightly toasted and fragrant. Then remove from heat.
- Soak or combine oats and liquid: For overnight oats, combine oats and cold water/milk in a medium saucepan or 3-quart saucier, cover, and let stand overnight (in the refrigerator if using milk). For immediate cooking, combine oats and water/milk and proceed to cooking.
- Simmer the oats: Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, seasoning lightly with a pinch of salt. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook uncovered, stirring frequently but slowly, until the porridge is thickened yet still slightly flowing. This will take about 5 minutes for overnight soaked oats or about 20 minutes for un-soaked oats.
- Adjust texture: If the oats are too firm, stir in additional water 1/4 cup (60ml) at a time and continue cooking until the desired creamy texture is reached.
- Serve: Spoon the porridge into warmed bowls, add a pat of unsalted butter or a splash of cream if desired, then sprinkle generously with brown sugar. Serve immediately and enjoy the creamy, comforting oatmeal.
Notes
- This recipe works well whether you pre-soak oats overnight for faster cooking or cook them fresh from scratch.
- Dry-toasting the oats enhances their nutty flavor but is optional.
- Adjust the consistency by adding more water or milk during cooking to suit your preference.
- Serving with butter, cream, and brown sugar adds richness and sweetness but can be customized or omitted according to dietary needs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 of 4 servings
- Calories: 286 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 117 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 18 mg
