Do you ever wish for an overflowing oatmeal bowl?
As opposed to the measly amount you get from one serving of oats? If you answered “yes” to the above, then the Voluminous Oatmeal Trick is for you!
*Ends sales pitch*
What is the Voluminous Oatmeal Trick?
The idea is to add more than the recommended liquid to the oats, prior to cooking. Then you can either microwave or cook on the stovetop, but stop before all the water is absorbed. Come back the next day (or a few hours later), and all the liquid has been absorbed, leaving you with pillow-soft oats that are double the size of regular oats!
Step One: Measure out one serving of dry oats (40g). I also add 1/4 tsp salt.
Step Two: Add a little over 1 1/2 cups liquid (I add 400g).
Step Three: Microwave or cook on the stove, but stop before all the water is absorbed. (I microwave for 4 1/2 minutes, then leave in the closed microwave for 5 more minutes. You might have to watch if for the last minute, and stop and start the microwave, so it doesn’t spill over. It depends on your microwave’s wattage.)
Step Four: Put in the fridge, uncovered. When you return the next day (or a few hours later), the watery mess above will have magically turned into 2 cups-worth of pillowy, voluminous oats! Now, I am strange and like my oatmeal cold (like pudding!). But if you want it hot, you can still re-heat the next day. Re-heat it just until it gets hot, and the volume will stay. Troubleshooting Note: Microwave wattages vary, and therefore if your oats haven’t thickened up by the next day it probably means you need to cook them longer next time.
Try this trick on any of the following:
How much in cups is 40g of oats? I don’t have a way to weigh it.. this looks amazing
Also I’m using rolled oats
Google is your friend. For most of the questions you’d post on a website, I’d wager. Good luck out there! 🙂
This doesn’t work for me.
What am I doing wrong.
Other oats just don’t soak up all the fluid (almond milk) even after 24 hrs straight.
Help!
Asks “What am I doing wrong” without giving any information as to what you are doing. Lol
Did you already tried this with blended oats so it turnes out smooth? And do you think it’s possible to turn it into baked oats by baking it in the oven the next morning?
Thank you! 🙏🏻
I know this recipe was posted years ago but I still have to say it’s one of my favorite breakfast recipes. I love pats for breakfast and this is so much more filling then my usual. I also like to add chia seeds and frozen fruit on top when I pull it out of the microwave, in the morning I add protein powder. So delicious and filling!
Thank you so much for trying the recipe. We’d completely forgotten about this one!
Can you make this using steel cut oats? In what way would I need to modify in order to use steel cut? Thank you!
Will the voluminous overnight oat recipe work with steel cut oats?
It’s hard to see all the comments because you can only see a few at a time and this is a pretty old recipe, so I’m asking here. Can you give more details on how to make it on the stovetop—how long? Cook on medium the whole time etc? Stuff like that? I used to make it in the microwave but I don’t really have a proper deep enough container to cook it in so I’d appreciate more detail. Thank you in advance!