Overnight Oats
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Overnight Oats
Description
The Overnight Oats recipe combines rolled oats and chia seeds (optional for texture) with milk, yogurt, and honey to create a creamy base. Mixing in fruit layers and flavorings such as vanilla or nut butters can add variety. After assembling in jars with fruit on the bottom and top, the mixture is refrigerated for at least four hours or overnight to soften the oats and allow flavors to develop.
Chia seeds help thicken the mixture and add texture, but can be substituted by ground flaxseed or other similar ingredients. Using old-fashioned rolled oats ensures the right consistency, as steel-cut oats require longer soaking. Fruit options in the notes include pineapple, bananas, berries, strawberries, apples with cinnamon, all providing distinct flavor profiles. Toppings like nuts and spices can enhance texture and taste.
This recipe offers a convenient, make-ahead breakfast that holds well in the refrigerator, allowing busy mornings to start with a nutritious, ready-to-eat meal. Adjust sweetness by modifying honey or syrup amounts or by choosing flavored yogurt.
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups rolled oats or large flake oats
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds optional but recommended
- 1 ⅓ cups milk or non-dairy milk
- 1 ⅓ cups PLAIN yogurt or sweetened, or greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to taste
- 4 cups Fruit
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine oats, chia seeds, milk, yogurt, and honey. Stir in nuts, extracts, or flavoring if desired (such as vanilla, peanut butter, or mashed banana below).
- Place ½ cup of fruit/nuts in the bottom of 4 mason jars (or other containers). Top with yogurt mixture and seal and an additional ½ cup of fruit.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
Notes
- Use old-fashioned rolled oats for best texture; steel-cut oats require longer soaking and yield different texture.
- Chia seeds improve the texture and thickness; use substitutes like ground flaxseeds or oat bran if unavailable, but texture will vary.
- Fruit that browns, such as apples or bananas, should be combined with lemon juice and placed at the bottom of the jar under the oat mixture to reduce browning.
- The recipe is adaptable to many fruit and flavor combinations, including pineapple coconut, banana nut, mixed berries, strawberry banana, and apple cinnamon variants.
- Sweeten the base to taste, especially if using plain yogurt; flavored yogurt options can reduce added sweetener needs.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 366 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 366 | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 588mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 954IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 262mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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