I know I am
like 4 years late to this overnight oatmeal party, but hey better late than never!
I really like the concept of being able to prep the oats the night before. I do not have much
time in the morning so cooking oats wasn’t going to be an option. Plus, I tend
to like colder things early in the morning, not warm. Is that weird?
Anyway, I
have tried a few varieties over the last couple weeks and so far, I have loved
them all! Took me a few tries to get my milk ratio right, I figured out I like
them a little on the wet side not too thick.
But now that
I have my base recipe down, the add ins are the fun part!
What you
need,
For the Basic
Overnight Oat recipe,
½ cup old
fashioned oats (don’t use the quick oats here, they get too soggy!)
½ cup milk (I
always use 1% because it is what we have in the house.)
1 heaping
tablespoon of vanilla Greek yogurt (optional but I really like the added creaminess!)
1 tbsp. honey
Combine all
the ingredients in a medium mason jar and stir to combine.
Now you could
stop there and just eat them like that… or you can add in all the fun things!
Today I had
what I think is my favorite,
Peanut Butter
Banana,
Just add in
one small banana sliced, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (whatever kind you like,
mine happens to be Jif!), and 1 tablespoon of mini chocolate chips, cause why
not!
Stir into the
base recipe and stash in the fridge!
SO SO good!
I have also tried,
Apple Raisin,
½ and apple
diced, 2 tablespoons of raisins and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon.
Pumpkin Pie,
1 heaping
tablespoon of pumpkin puree, ½ teaspoon raisins, ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, ½
tablespoon of brown sugar.
Blueberry Banana,
1 small
banana, sliced, ¼ cup blueberries (fresh or frozen), ½ teaspoon of vanilla.
All these
variations have been very delicious! I have quite a few more recipes pinned to try,
like Carrot Cake, Coconut Pineapple, Mixed Berry, and Cinnamon Roll…. Don’t
those all sound amazing!
I find that
one jar will last me for 2 breakfasts. I tend not to be a big eater in the morning,
so half the jar is usually plenty. I have found that they are very filling, and
they have been keeping me fuller longer in the day, which is great!
Are you guys
eating Overnight Oats? If you are shout out your favorites flavors! I am dying
to try many more!
Oh, and if
you are wondering they keep perfectly well in the fridge for 3-4 days easily. I
make mine up on Sunday and they are still totally perfect Thursday or Friday!
If you are
like me and slow to the overnight oatmeal train, get on it today! You won’t
regret it!
Enjoy!
Jen
looks delicious
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