Can you believe the color of these oats? All of the purple and blue hues have me even more excited than usual for my favorite meal of the day! This breakfast is a creamy, dreamy combo of coconut + almond milks, hearty steel cut oats and as many combinations of blueberries as I could fit in. This could double as dessert it is that good. A vegan & gluten free meal to suit anyones cravings! This recipe has been added to the Slow Cooker Challenge hosted by The Naptime Chef and Big Girls Small Kitchen.
I do need to admit that this post was tricky to work on as it had me starving. Not only was I craving more of these steel cut oats, but hunting around for recipe links to share with you sealed the deal even more. In this recipe I used lots of fresh blueberries and some dried ones too. They are all baked into the oatmeal and I made a fresh blueberry sauce too. Quite similar to what I did with my Gluten Free Very Blueberry Cake last year.
Please don’t forget the extra blueberry sauce. Trust me on this one…it is worth the few extra minutes of your time. I use this sauce also on my Coconut Corn Pancakes, Mixed Berry Yogurt Parfaits and Champagne Vanilla Pudding.
Besides they sound kinda cute when they pop, burst and sizzle in the skillet. Also don’t forget the nuts. That would be tragic… The smell that fills the house as this bakes is wonderful…just like blueberry pie.
Do you own a slow cooker? Honestly I do not, but I am really into the idea of combining all kinds of tasty ingredients and letting them simmer or bake for a good long time. I let the oatmeal do it’s thing in my Le Creuset stoneware baker. All I had to do was combine all of my ingredients and step away while it baked. Gives me more time to do all of the other things that need to get done around here.
One of my favorite things is making a Big Batch of oatmeal to enjoy throughout the whole week. The feeling of waking up and having a gourmet, healthy breakfast at the ready is splendid! Blueberries are little little squadgie supermodels. I could not stop taking photos of these perfect little puffy orbs. With a little spritz of water and fresh mint leaves they really come to life…
If you don’t have steel cut oats (also know as Irish Oats) handy that’s OK. Just be sure to use old-fashioned rolled oats or another favorite of mine Coach’s Oats. If you use those, adjust the amount of liquid according to the package directions. You could also cut back on the baking time a little too. I love the texture and slightly nutty flavor of steel cut oats. If it is essential that you stick to a gluten free diet then please check that your oats are certified gluten free.
Bake this recipe the day/night before you plan on serving it so it has time to soak up all the liquid and thicken in your fridge. What are your favorite ingredients to add to oatmeal? Do you use a slow cooker? If so what do you like to cook in it?
Oatmeal Recipe Links
- Baked Blueberry and Banana Oatmeal The Curvy Carrot
- Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal MarlaMeridith.com
- Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oats Cookie and Kate
- Saffron Pear Baked Oatmeal MarlaMeridith.com
- Savory Steel Cut Oatmeal Tiny Urban Kitchen
- Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal The Yummy Life
I just love all the colours in your photos Marla, they look absolutely stunning especially against that white background. I love blueberries so this sounds like the perfect breakfast for me.
Oh, yummy! I am a big fan of blueberries. That recipe and the pictures are wonderful.
Cheers,
Rosa
This is like the prettiest breakfast I’ve seen…ever! 🙂
Gorgeous! I must make this. I love anything blueberry… and with the Oatmeal… divine!
Beautiful! And, I love the idea of blueberries with coconut. How yummy!
This looks like the perfect breakfast!! Hot blueberries–yummy!!
I love this idea. I also hopped over to your big batch post. What great advice. I always cook extra brown rice. I just got a pressure cooker which makes making brown rice a little more of a last minute addition to any dinner, but I still like to make it in big batches. I always cook extra chicken too, but with two growing boys and a husband with a healthy appetite it never lasts in the fridge for me to make a salad the next day. Thanks for the tips!
Yum,, love blueberries in my oatmeal, I will have to try this recipe out.
I love blueberries. This sounds like just the right recipe for me! Thanks for sharing!
Sooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Oh I wish I had enough blueberries to make this tomorrow. I’m going to have to stock up next time I hit the grocery store because this looks fabulous!
Ooooh, so pretty! I love the color! And I love blueberries 😀 I do use my slow cooker, sometimes for oatmeal but sometimes for other things but not too often. And I usually always use it when my husband wants roast or stew – the meat is always awesome when it comes out. I love that you put blueberries with coconut in your oatmeal – sounds delicious!
Love these colours! This is the kind of breakfast I should be enjoying more often! And beautiful photos too, Marla!
This is my kind of breakfast!
Looks great Marla! I have a baked oatmeal brulee with blueberries that gets that fabulous color too. Yum!
Bree, baked oatmeal brûlée sounds amazing! I bet cracking into that sugary shell is splendid 🙂
Stunning, just stunning. Yes, I’d say that new lens is working out just a-okay for you 🙂
I want to reach through the screen and feast on this gorgeous food!
Thanks Averie. I think my 1.2 is my new love. A fun, quick lens that is for certain. We are just getting to know each other & are liking the new relationship 😉
You certainly do have good eyes for colors and placement of items. Love looking at the photos. I love steel cut oats and blueberries. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
Thanks Bonnie! Glad you like the post and my recipe. I had a great time styling, shooting & eating this oatmeal 🙂
This looks delicious! I am bookmarking for a lazy weekend breakfast 🙂
Alyssa, this does make for the perfect weekend breakfast & it will give you lots of energy to enjoy the busy day ahead!
Thank you so much for the link love, Marla! Your oats look fabulous. I love the idea of combining almond milk with coconut milk. I think I have enough oatmeal variations to try to last me all winter!
I am literally making this now. As soon as I saw the recipe I was obsessed! Luckily I had all of the ingredients (a first)
Can’t wait to try it! Will be eating this all week!!!
THANKS
Those blueberries are calling me out-so fresh and beautiful! I love the addition of coconut to this oatmeal recipe.
I can’t even stand it! It’s all so pretty. And I’m digging your new sexy cropping business.
In the summer, I often simply mix in blueberries to my pot of oats and finish cooking until they just begin to burst. A little sprinkled salt and drizzled maple syrup and sesame tahini drizzled on top, and it becomes one of my favorite go-to summer breakfasts. You’re right about blueberries really jazzing up the color! Yours is beautiful.
That looks ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I love blueberries with oatmeal — especially steel cut oats! 😀
This sounds delicious! I was wonder what I could substiture the coconut milk with? We are not fans of coconut around here.
Steel cut oats are my absolute favorite! Love this recipe.
This oatmeal looks incredible! I eat a bowl of oatmeal every morning….keeps me full for hours. I can’t wait to try this one! 🙂
These pictures draw me right into to. definitely my favorite colors! (and oatmeal and blueberries are among my favorite foods too!)
Wow, does this look tasty! I love oatmeal but mine never looks as pretty. I’m picking up some blue berries!
I was just going to say that the color was unreal! I LOVE brightly colored foods – reds, purples, greens, it makes it so much more fun to eat!
I’m swooning, for reals. This looks amazing!
This is such a beautiful breakfast! Cheerful and sunny and healthy, but special enough to feel like a real treat. Thanks for the inspiration!
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This looks amazing, I love steel cut oats. Gorgeous photos Marla (as always!). Love the one of the bowl of blueberries.
oh this is gorgeous Marla!!……..now I need a bowl of oatmeal to go with all the berries I bought yesterday!
I’m always looking for new ways to jazz up oatmeal.
what a great recipe, Marla! I love the use of both almond and coconut milk(our household beverage staples). I am sure this tastes almost as good as it looks!
Beautiful photos! A great way to change up morning oatmeal!
Love steel cut oats and your baked blueberry coconut version has me craving some now!
Thanks for the link love for my Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oats. Now you’ve inspired me to try baked oatmeal. Your photos and recipes are, as always, irresistible. That berry color is yummy eye candy. Awesome post!
“Print”! That looks delicious – I cannot wait to try it!
Another show stopper…your pics are amazing! Blueberry season will be here in FL before we know it…we have a few plants in the front yard that should give an decent crop this year…this will be a perfect way to use them!! Won’t be able to stop myself from trying it before then though 😉
Love this breakfast!
Mmmmmmm! This looks delicious! Love the colors and flavors!! I’m trying to pin this to pinterest but it’s having glitches! Ugh!
xx
Katie
De-licious! I love oatmeal, I love baked oatmeal, I love blueberries–MY kind of breakfast!
What a beautiful and healthy breakfast!!!! I love blueberries, such delicious little powerhouses of nutrition. I really need to kick up my breakfasts this year. I’m a woman of routine and I have toast every day, but after seeing your blueberry oatmeal I’m inspired.
gotta love blueberries – so good for the brain.
My mouth is watering! I can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow! YUUMMM! xo, Andrea
yummy! it’s like dessert for breakfast but healthy!
The color of this oatmeal is unreal! Oatmeal is my favorite breakfast and I especially love a baked oatmeal. Your recipe looks incredible.
gorgeous! i love to cook my oatmeal over the stove. my favorite additions are pumpkin, pb, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of cloves. sometimes i leave the pb out and add maple syrup. mmmm!
SO beautiful!
That purple is stunning. As are your photos, as usual!
Thanks Marina! Isn’t that purple just crazy. Think I need to cook purple foods more often 🙂
Too funny, this has been my exact b-fast for the past week! It’s such a great way to start the day and so incredibly filling yet it feels kinda “dessert-y”
I am all about the dessert-y aspect too! But thankfully these oats make me feel great & not all sugared up!
I’m kind of glad you couldn’t stop taking pictures! They’re just gorgeous Marla!
Jen, I am glad you can understand my obsession! Thanks 🙂
This looks delicious. I am wondering if by coconut milk you mean the thick and creamy one in a can or the thinner coconut milk in a carton that is refrigerated that you might drink or pour over your cereal?
Emily, I used the unsweetened, light one in the can. I bet the other would work well too though. Great question!
Love it! Linked to this recipe in my new oatmeal post today. 🙂
Looooove this Marla. So much!
And yes those blueberries are def supermodels, so photogenic!
oh I just love blueberries and this looks delicious! Beautiful photos Marla!
I’m 1.5 hours in and mine is still super runny…. any reason this might happen?
(But it smells so good!!!)
Hi Cath, your oats should be done. While in the oven they will still have some jiggle. Even when it is done cooking. I suggest you take it out and let it cool & firm up outside the oven. Let me know if this works for you. When you store it in the fridge it will firm up even more 🙂
I just came home with a pound of blueberries. No need to wonder what to do with them. This post is very inspirational (and beautiful!)
Yum, thanks for sharing! I love Coach’s oats – can’t wait to try it. Love it when someone else besides me likes to eat a healthy breakfast.
This is such a great idea! I’m going to definitely make this.
I just made a pot of steelcut oats. I added to my bowl, the cooked oats, coconut milk lite, rice milk, little stevia and some pineapple with a little juice, and a rounded teaspoon of ground flax seed with cinnamon, delicious!
This looks yummy but I have a thing about baking powder…I can taste it in recipes so I try to avoid cooking with it if possible. Is it really necessary to include the baking powder in this recipe?
What an amazing colour! I am really liking the idea of blueberry steel cut oats!
I love the use of coconut and almond milk together in this. So gorgeous with the blueberries.
I don’t have Stevia drops. How much of the powdered stevia can I use as a replacement? I just started using stevia to sweeten things like my coffee. I have zero baking experience with it.
Hi Shawna. Great question. Since I don’t know what stevia you have & they all vary widely I suggest you just put in a small amount and get to know the brand you have. You can easily adjust the sweetness per person when serving. Which powder are you using?
Found your blog a few days ago and could not wait to try this. Made it during my daughters nap today and tried it almost as soon as it came out of the oven as it smelled so good – delicious!! Cannot wait for my super fussy 19-month old eater to try it for breakfast tomorrow – fingers crossed.
Victoria, my fingers are crossed too. I hope your little gal loves this oatmeal too ~ if not then more for you 😉 So happy you are a new blog pal 🙂
marla this recipe look amazing, love blueberries I will make soon, beauty pics!!!
I just discovered the goodness of oats in this article on oats nutrition facts. Being a vegetarian I cant thank enough for having oats around. and now, Your recipe is amazing and the amazing pictures bring everything to reality. Just too good. I will try this tonight and get back with my experience.
Great Sarah! Can’t wait to hear what you think 🙂
Made a version of this (altered from necessity) for Sunday breakfast about a week ago, and really enjoyed it. Even the leftovers, which I had all week.
How many packets would this be equvalent to? TY
Hi Mary, I honestly do not know as I don’t buy the packets. Please measure according to the recipe. If you have a kitchen scale it will make things quick + easy 🙂
How will a kitchen scale help? I have liquid stevia too, but how many drops? Mine only has a dropper lid that sends out 1drop.
TY
Oh gee, thought you meant the oats 🙂 Sweeten to taste and you can always add more.
Do you think quinoa or amaranth can be used instead of steel cut oats? They don’t sell steel cut oats in Germany and this sounds sooo good, I’m looking for subbstitutes.
Hi Clara. You can try either of those or regulate Old Fashioned Rolled Oats. You will need to adjust the amount of liquid you use though. I am not sure what that would be with the ingredient change 🙂 Good luck and be sure to report back if you try it!
It’s in the oven NOW…. My house smells wonderful, can’t wait to try it in the morning…..
Awesome Michelle!! Save some for me, OK??!! Enjoy 🙂
Do you have a rough idea for how long this would take in the slow cooker?
Sorry Rhi, I do not. I never really use a slow cooker.
I love baked oatmeal, this is definitely something I must try.
This looks so good!!!! I can’t do regular oatmeal (has icky texture to me) so I’m looking for an alternative. Any idea what the nutritional data would be on this recipe?
This looks divine! Thanks for posting! Your pictures are beautiful!
I do not only adore the idea for a breakfast, but the pictures. This color palette is crazy beautiful.
yummy! i love it!
Blueberry + coconut + oats ….3 of my favorite things all in one recipe! Looks delicious Marla!
This looks so delicious!!! You’re pictures are gorgeous and I can’t wait to make it.
This is delish!! I made it pretty much exact except I used honey to sweeten because i was out of stevia. Next time i would just make a smaller pan (1/2 recipe). I did cook it for an hour and then refrigerate but the next morning it still seemed too undercooked so i cut a peice and re-heated for 20 minutes and it was a little cripspy on the edges. Mmmm. The added sauce and coconut milk make it PERFECT!
Thx for recipe! Will try some other variations next time as well 🙂
I am just curious…I have not made steel cut oatmeal before. Does it require alot of liquid? 6 cups of milk, just seems like a lot for regular oatmeal, so I am just curious! Thanks for your help!
I made this tonight but also added sliced banana on the bottom and 2 eggs to the mix, 1/4 cup honey to sweeten. It knocked my socks off! Thank you. Great tip about making it the night before. It is firming up nicely in the fridge. Dreamy recipe. The SCO are so yummy in this!
Bethany, I LOVE the idea of the sliced bananas on the bottom. The eggs too ~ I can never have enough eggs in my life. Will certainly try this!
Do you cover it while in the oven r leave uncovered? Thanks
Erin, I did not cover this.
Wow! I just joined Pinterest and discovered this delicious looking recipe for blueberry oats and can’t wait to try it. Do you have any good recipes for body builders.? I’m not huge or anything but want to eat as naturally and nutritionally as possible. Thanks!
Daniel, so happy you found my blog and that AMAZING blueberry oatmeal. I don’t have any body building specific recipes. All of my recipes are whole food based with the majority being free of any sugars. My best suggestion is to browse my recipes and find ones you think could work to make muscles 😉 Stop by any time to say hi!
Hi Marla,
I just discovered your recipe/website via Pinterest too! What a great resource for nutritious, delicious food! I can’t wait to try a few of them, particularly this oatmeal! I do have one question though…. Do you have to cook the steel cut oats before baking? Or do they actually bake from raw in the oven? Sorry, kind of new to steel-cut oats! Thanks!!
Hi Angie, happy you found me too. Yes, the oats will cook when you bake them. Do not pre cook. I suggest that you bake this recipe the night before you want to eat it. This way all the liquid is absorbed and you get the fullest flavor.
This looks like the perfect weekend breakfast and way to use up last years frozen blueberries. I’m just wondering if the coconut milk you use is from a can or carton?
The can for this recipe 🙂
Just saw your post on Facebook with the link to this recipe. Sounds and looks amazing (and pics are so beautiful)!
this is without a doubt the most beautiful breakfast i have ever seen
This was fantastic. I got sick of my usual oatmeal and googled oatmeal recipes. I felt a bit silly googling oatmeal recipes but I’m so glad I did because this is the best oatmeal I’ve ever had.
The only thing I changed was that I used maple syrup (I did put a little too much, so I’ll use a bit less next time). Also, I halved the recipe. Everything else I followed as-is. Oh, and I didn’t even eat it with toppings…I wasn’t patient enough; I wanted to eat it as soon as I woke up 🙂
Thanks for posting this recipe!
Yay! So happy I was able to give you a new way to enjoy oatmeal!
I do my steel cut oats in the slow cooker and they turn out beautifully…just a tad more liquid is all you need….they stem up and are sooooo creamy. I am simple..1/2 almond milk and 1/2 water. I add my fixins’ as I eat them. I usually make enough for the whole week. This sounds delicious as a yummy breakfast for the whole family.
i should have edited…..it is “steam up”
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can i replace the blueberries with some raspberries or blackberries? i want to try this recipe but i am allergic to strawberries and blueberries. help?
I made this recipe yesterday and tried it this morning. I did use about a cup of frozen blueberries with my fresh and the juices from that must have been the cause of my oatmeal coming out a bluishy-green color instead of white with blue swirls… but otherwise the flavors were great! Very filling amd satisfyimg. The sauce is a must as well. It added that powerful sweet and tart punch you expect from the berries which are a little more muted in the oatmeal itself. I also assumed coconut milk in a refridgerated carton and it turned out very nice as well. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad this worked out well for you!!
I made this and it was delicious! I poured everything into a pan and sprinkled blueberries, shaved coconut, and pecans on top. I added 4 packets of stevia since my liquid stevia was all gone. So yummy!!!! I ate some now because I can’t wait until the morning. Have you done the nutritional content for this?
I just found your blog on pinterest, and this recipe was a great inspiration for my own personal single serving spinoff. Would you mind if I borrow your recipe as long as I site you as my inspiration? Thanks! Amber Johnson
can you double the almond milk if you do not have coconut milk? Also do you have the nutrition info on this recipe? Can’t wait to try this!
Thanks for the recipe! You inspired me, so I promoted you on my website: http://greatbodyskin.com/vegan-oven-baked-pecan-pear-oat-pie-with-vanilla-sauce/
xo
SOUNDS DELICIOUS
I made this recipe this morning (early…and let it set) for my breakfast. Amazing! I hate it when people make a bunch of changes to a recipe, but I did so successfully (mostly out of necessity) and wanted to share in case someone else needed to do so also. I did a half batch because I am the only one who would be eating it. Next time I may do a full batch and freeze the portions for later breakfasts (and lunches!!). I also used Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free oats and all So Delicious original unsweetened coconut milk since I have gluten and nut sensitivities. I also considered not making the sauce and just throwing in the extra berries, but I went the extra step. I am so glad I did! It elevates the oatmeal from morning oatmeal to a “fancy” morning breakfast a step above the usual. Thanks for a delicious recipe I will be sharing with a friend!
Hi! I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed this oatmeal! I do love when people use my recipes as a guide & follow their own intuitions. Your adaptations sound great!!
this is so vibrant and gorgeous!!! total upgrade on regular oatmeal!!!
For the coconut milk, is that like the Silk coconut milk in the cartons or do you mean the coconut milk in the cans?
Great question….the one in cans is better for this 🙂
Hey,
This looks amazing, we will have to try, take some pics and send you the link. Tonight we tried to make a detox friendly veggie breakfast. But we had it for dinner so we’ve called it the veggie brinner!
Would be great to see what you think. http://d3tox.co.uk/veggie-brinner/
I am terrible about leaving comments/reviews on recipes I try online. However, I just HAD to take a moment to post a comment about this recipe. It is delicious. I have made it many times since originally discovering it a couple of months ago. I have eaten it every week for breakfast, and sometimes for lunch as well. I make it as is, except I add just a tad more ginger and I double the coconut sometimes. I use agave nectar as my sweetener. I have used both steel cut and regular oats. I always make the blueberry topping from frozen blueberries (so easy!) and top it with toasted pecans. The only thing I will say is that my oatmeal bake comes out looking like mush (your pictures are amazing!), but I don’t care. I love, love, love this recipe. I used to be a pancake and waffle junkie. Now, I would rather have this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Hi Leslie! Yay! Soon happy you love this oatmeal. Your changes sound fabulous 🙂
This. Looks. PERFECT!
This looks amazing! How am I just discovering this now??
Quick question – do you think I could replace the liquids with Greek yogurt?