Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are the easiest healthy meal prep breakfast ever! Let them work their magic while you sleep and enjoy a hearty filling meal every morning.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine International

Keyword overnight oats

Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Servings serving

Calories 319kcal

Ingredients

3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats see notes
3/4-1 cup milk ANY milk

Instructions

Add oats & milk to a sealable container and give a quick stir, OR seal an give a quick shake.
Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 6 hours.
Sweeten with maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, or any other sweetener if desired and top with fruit, nuts, nut butter, seeds, chocolate chips, desiccated coconut, spices, extracts in any combination. The sky is the limit. Topping suggestions above in the blog post.
Overnight Oats last in the fridge for as long as your milk lasts (check the expiration date and remember when you opened it. Most milk will last up to 1 week once opened).

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Notes

*The best oats for overnight oats are old-fashioned rolled. Do NOT use "instant" or "quick cooking" they will become absolute mush. Do NOT use steel cut, they will be grainy. Use exclusively "old-fashioned rolled oats". Thick or thin, both work.

*Nutritional info for 3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats and 3/4 cup 2% cow's milk.

Nutrition

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