Overnight Oats - 7 Different Flavors
Oat Bowl Recipe Tips
Know your oats. Whole rolled oats are the way to go here. DON’T use quick oats or steel-cut oats. Quick oats will be too mushy, while steel-cut oats will be too tough.
Leave your oats plain while they refrigerate overnight, and add toppings in the morning! That way, dried fruit will stay chewy, and any nuts and seeds will be crunchy, not gummy.
Prep a big batch ahead for the whole week! Scale this recipe up to get ahead on breakfast all week long! Store individual servings in Mason jars and use different toppings each day.
Recipe adapted from Eatingbirdfood.
INGREDIENTS
Lemon Cherry Oats
½ cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup nut milk (i.e. unsweetened almond milk)
2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh or frozen pitted cherries (Smooshed)
Lemon Zest
Toppings
Slivered almonds
Plain Greek yogurt
Chopped fresh pitted cherries
Strawberry Vanilla Oats
½ cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup nut milk
2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract (if you have it)
2 Tablespoons strawberries (smooshed)
Toppings
Slivered almonds
Plain Greek yogurt
Fresh-cut strawberries
Cinnamon Peach Ginger Oats
½ cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup nut milk
2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
2 Tablespoons chopped peaches (Smooshed)
Toppings
Plain Greek yogurt
Chopped peaches
Blueberry Lemon Oats
½ cup old-fashioned oats
½ cup nut milk
2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 tsp lemon Zest
2 Tablespoons blueberries (smooshed)
Toppings
Fresh blueberries
Plain Greek yogurt
Coconut Turmeric Oats
Recipe adapted from Loveandlemons.
Base
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1/2 cup almond milk or light coconut milk, more as needed
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
Pinch of sea salt
Add
1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric or 1 tbsp grated turmeric
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
Canned/frozen or fresh mango ¼ cup
Toppings
Dried currants or raisins 2 tbsp
Hemp seeds 3 tbsp
Greek yogurt, ¼ cup
Sprinkle of coconut flakes
Chocolate Chip Cookie Oats
Base
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1/2 cup milk, more as needed
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
Pinch of sea salt
Add:
¼ tsp vanilla extract
Toppings
1-2 tbsp almond butter or peanut butter
2 tbsp Slivered almonds
1 tbsp chocolate chips
Sweet Sesame Tahini Oats
Base
1/2 cup whole rolled oats
1/2 cup milk, more as needed
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
Pinch of sea salt
Add:
1-2 tbsp tahini
Toppings
¼ cup pomegranate seeds
Chopped dried apricots ⅛ cup
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp crushed pistachios
MAKING THE OATS
Directions
Smoosh berries/fruit with a fork in a bowl.
Add oats, milk, sweetener, chia seeds and vanilla extract to the bowl.
Stir ingredients together. Place the lid on the bowl and shake to combine more.
Place in the fridge overnight (or just 30-60 minutes)
To serve: remove lid from bowl and top overnight oats with fresh berries, slivered almonds, Greek yogurt, and any other toppings of your liking.
Nutrition Facts
Oatmeal Base: Oats, nut milk, sweetener, chia seeds
230 kcals, 7g protein, 38g carbs, 6g fiber, 5g fat
Toppings: Fruit (carbs and fiber), chia seeds (carbs, fat, protein, fiber), almonds (fat, protein, carbs, fiber), Greek yogurt (protein, carbs, probiotics)
