This chewy and creamy whole oat groats recipe is topped with berries and nuts. Oat groats are easy to cook, although it does take about 60 minutes on the stovetop.
We eat this oat groats recipe nearly every morning, and sometimes serve it cold for lunch on a hot summer day.
How To Cook Oat Groats
Cooking oat groats is easy. Whole oat groats are cooked on the stovetop and have a 1 part oat groats : 4 parts water ratio.
- Add oat groats, water, and salt to a large pot. (Oat groats have a 1 part oat groats : 4 parts water ratio).
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer low ~ 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Optional after cooking: Stir in milk, kefir, oat milk, non dairy milk, coconut milk, or eat plain.
- Add fruit and nuts and any spices, sweeteners, or fats that you like.
Ingredient Variations For Oat Groats
Oat groats taste delicious with ground cardamom, ginger, nutmeg or cinnamon. Spices can be added while cooking or after the fact.
Like breakfast on the sweeter side? Try adding a little sweetener like honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar to this oat groats recipe.
Add a little more flavor or fat to oat groats by stirring in a tab of butter or a little bit of coconut oil while cooking.
Feeling really decadent? Add half and half or heavy whipping cream, and you've got a full on dessert breakfast, especially appropriate around the holidays.
Try this oat groats recipe with almond milk, milk, kefir, or a favorite vegan non dairy alternative. I love the sourness that a little kefir adds.
Top off cooked groats with the fruit and nut of your choice.
What are Oat Groats?
The term groats describes hulled kernels of a cereal grain that has the endosperm, germ, and bran.
Oat groats are minimally processed and low on the glycemic index and take longer to digest. They provide a smoother nutrition uptake over a longer period of time. Groats are nutritious, healthy, and filling.
Steel cut oats are the next best thing on the nutrition basis if oat groats are unavailable.
Groats are affordable and good for you.
Oat Groats Recipe Tips
I make 2 cups oat groats at a time and reduce the water a little to about 3.25 cups water per cup of oat groats. This makes it chewier and firmer.
Cook it a little longer with more water if going for creamy oat groats.
Add a little bit of salt and or fat like olive oil or butter to the pot of groats as it cooks for more flavor.
Make oat groats in the crockpot if you want. Cook oat groats overnight on low for 6-8 hours. Try it in the day first so you can see if you need to add water if you're crockpot runs too hot.
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Whole Oat Groats Recipe with Fruit and Nuts
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This chewy and creamy whole oat groats recipe is topped with berries and nuts. Oat groats are easy to cook, although it does take about 60 minutes on the stovetop.
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat groats
- 4 cups water
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup strawberries, sliced
- ½ cup pistachios, roasted, salted, shelled
- 2 cups almond milk, oat milk or milk
Instructions
- Add oat groats, water, and salt to a large pot. (Oat groats have a 1 part oat groats : 4 parts water ratio).
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer low ~ 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add fruit and nuts and any spices, sweeteners, or fats that you like. Top with milk. Enjoy! Beckie
Notes
- Make oat groats in the crockpot if you want. Cook oat groats overnight on low for 6-8 hours. Try it in the day first so you can see if you need to add water if you're crockpot runs too hot.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Comfort Food, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low Fat, Vegan, Vegetarian
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- Organic Whole Oat Groats - check back occasionally if they are not available currently.
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What My Man Says
"The only thing to pay attention to is to ensure the groats don't boil over, as that can make a bit of a slimy mess (don't ask me how I know). On our stove, I set a timer for 1 hour, and another timer for 4+ minutes, because that's about when the water is going to start to boil. Turn it down to low and let everything simmer for the remainder of the hour. Done."
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Serving Suggestion
If you like this easy oat groat recipe you may also like these breakfast dishes: breakfast burritos, chia coconut pudding, rice pudding, and Mediterranean frittata.
Oat Groats Recipe FAQ
Generally it takes about an hour on the stove or 8 hours on low in the crockpot to cook whole oat groats.
The term groats describes hulled kernels of a cereal grain that has the endosperm, germ, and bran.
Oat groats are minimally processed and take longer to digest than more processed oatmeal. They provide a smoother nutrition uptake over a longer period of time.
Have you tried soaking the groats over night. It may reduce the cooking time. Through hikers use this technique with oat pellets.
Hey Steve - thanks for the comment and suggestion. I have tried soaking them overnight but it only reduced the cooking time for oat groats about 20%. Plus, I nearly always forget too (I forget with beans too and end up cooking them a little longer. Thank you! Beckie
Has anyone used oat groats for overnight oats? I have dialysis 3 times a week and eat my breakfast about 4:15 in the morning. I try to have something to eat already set up to either heat up or eat cold.
Hi Eugene, I have not done overnight oat groats before. I did a quick google search and did not find anything that looked like it legit worked. I would either switch to rolled oats, or cook oat groats overnight in a crockpot that turns to warm after cooking. My husband and I make oat groats once per week and then just keep them in the fridge. We warm them up in the winter and eat them cold the rest of the time. On busy days I will individually make them in serving size bowls to heat up. Hope that helps, Beckie
Look up Maine Grains! They make whole oat groats.
Sarah - thank you for passing this information along to me! I will be ordering some of the regular oats and oat groats. I also love that they carry Carolina Marsh Hen Mill (I live in Charleston and eat these products too). Cheers - Beckie