Simple, quick, affordable, and tasty. If you haven't made overnight oats, this is your sign to try it out!
Probably one of the easiest breakfast items to make and one we got addicted to. The flavors can be very versatile, it's so quick to make, and they make for a great breakfast. You can make them as fancy as you’d want or as simple as you'd like. But with just a few basic ingredients, you can whip up a tasty hearty breakfast that is sometimes our tasty dessert.
The Ultimate Lazy Breakfast
You simply can't go wrong with this, it's quick, barely needs actual measurements (for real, go ahead and deviate from what we share below), and it tastes so good. More than taste, it's the texture and consistency that almost ensures you'll have an overnight oat phase. While you can spend time in the morning dressing it up, at night you can toss this together in less than 5 minutes and morning you will be thankful.
....However, if by morning you is more energetic, you can try blending your overnight oats for a different texture experience.
Base Ingredients:
- Oats: Use old-fashioned rolled oats. Stay away from quick-oats, they can get a bit too mushy; and steel cut oats tends to stay denser.
- Milk: Feel free to use whatever milk alternative you prefer. We enjoy using soy milk.
Added Ingredients:
- Nut Butter: Adds more fat and protein to your meal.
- Maple Syrup: Acts as the sweetener. You can swap this for agave or other sweeteners you prefer.
- Vanilla: A little goes a long way.
- Cinnamon: Adds a little spice and warmth.
- Chia Seeds: Many people prefer the texture chia seeds give. If you are using chia seeds in your overnight oats, add a little extra milk.
Tips and Suggestions
- Add more milk. If you notice your overnight oats are a bit dry the next morning, just add a splash more milk and stir.
- Add yogurt. Experiment with the ingredients to get a consistency and texture you'd like. Adding yogurt makes the overnight oats thicker and creamier.
- Top with nuts, seeds, and fruits for a more nutrient dense meal.
- Use nut butter containers. We like using old peanut butter containers to mix and store our ingredients - it has a great lid that lets you securely shake all the ingredients together, but its also great when you only have a little amount of nut butter left in the container. Makes cleaning easy and it uses all the nut butter that's left!
Sweet and Simple Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup Oats
- ¾ cup Plant-based Milk
- 1 tbsp Peanut or Almond butter or nut butter of choice
- 1 tsp Maple Syrup:
- ½ tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Chia Seeds optional
Instructions
- Simply mix all the ingredients together.
- Let it sit in the fridge overnight or for at least 2 hours.
- Serve with fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, whatever you like ...the possibilities are endless!
