Overnight Oats Recipe
This easy Overnight Oats Recipe is a healthy and delicious breakfast made with gluten-free rolled oats, chia seeds, milk, yogurt, and a touch of vanilla. Learn how to make overnight oats and enjoy topped with fresh fruit and crunchy mix-ins!
Servings: 2 servings
Cost: $2
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup milk dairy-free milk or cow's milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Optional Toppings
- Fruit (fresh or frozen)
- Nuts slivered almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans
- Seeds chia seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds
- Dried fruit cranberries, blueberries, raisins
- Sweetener honey, maple syrup, brown sugar
- Nut butter peanut butter, almond butter
- Spices ground cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg
Instructions
- Transfer the oats to a large container – Transfer the rolled oats to a large mason jar or container with a secure lid.
- Mix the yogurt with the chia seeds – In a separate bowl stir together the yogurt with the chia seeds and mix well to combine. Adding the chia seeds to the yogurt (rather than the milk) prevents them from clumping together.
- Mix everything together – Add the milk, vanilla extract, and yogurt with chia seeds to the oats. Mix well.
- Refrigerate – Cover with an airtight lid and store in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to overnight.
- Serve – When ready to eat, you can dump the toppings directly into the jar or divide into bowls and add toppings.
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Notes
- Le Parfait reusable glass jars are my favorites for prep and storage.
- If you prefer not to add yogurt, replace it with 1 cup of milk, for a 2:1 ratio of milk to oats.
- Make it vegan: Use plant-based milk, plant-based yogurt, and maple syrup (instead of honey) as a sweetener.
- Make it gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats.
- Make it sugar-free: Omit the sweetener all together or use mashed or pureed fruit in the base recipe (this is especially great with frozen fruit).
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 356mg | Iron: 2.6mg
