--- title: "Overnight Oats" description: "Overnight Oats" url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/overnight-oats" --- # Overnight Oats Overnight Oats 0 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 10 minutes total 1 serving breakfast make-ahead oats healthy mealprep Scale Units ## Nutrition Estimates per serving (recipe yields 1). - Calories - 320 - total 320 - Protein - 12g - total 12g - Carbs - 42g - total 42g - Fat - 10g - total 10g - Fiber - 7g - total 7g Includes oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt, almond milk, and maple syrup. ## Ingredients - 0.50 cup whole rolled oats - 1 tablespoon chia seeds - 1.50 teaspoon maple syrup - 2 pinch sea salt - 0.25 cup whole milk Greek yogurt - 0.67 cup unsweetened almond milk - \- maple syrup - 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce - 0.50 teaspoon cinnamon - \- diced apple - \- chopped pecans - \- cinnamon apples - \- peach slices - \- granola - \- chia jam - \- peanut butter - \- chopped strawberries - \- raspberries - \- chopped peanuts - 0.50 banana - 1 teaspoon cocoa powder - 1 pinch nutmeg - \- banana slices - \- chopped walnuts - \- chocolate chips - 1 lb strawberries - 0.50 teaspoon fresh lemon juice - 3 tablespoons chia seeds ## Equipment - lidded jar - small saucepan - fork - potato masher ## About A healthy, make-ahead breakfast that's easy to customize. Try the variations below or experiment with your own mix-ins and toppings. ## Instructions ### Base Recipe 1 In a lidded jar , place 0.50 cup whole rolled oats , 1 tablespoon chia seeds , 0.50 teaspoon maple syrup , 1 pinch sea salt , and 0.25 cup whole milk Greek yogurt . 2 Add 0.67 cup unsweetened almond milk and stir until well combined with no clumps of chia seeds at the bottom. 3 Cover and refrigerate overnight, or for up to 5 days. 4 In the morning, top with your desired toppings and serve with drizzles of maple syrup . ### Apple Pie Variation 5 Stir 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce and 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon into the base. Refrigerate overnight. 6 Top with diced apple , chopped pecans , and cinnamon apples . Drizzle with maple syrup if desired. ### Peach Crisp Variation 7 Make the plain base and refrigerate overnight. 8 Top with peach slices , granola , and drizzles of maple syrup. ### PB\&J Variation 9 Make the plain base and refrigerate overnight. 10 Top with chia jam , peanut butter , chopped strawberries , raspberries , and chopped peanuts . ### Chocolate Banana Bread Variation 11 Stir 0.50 banana , 1 teaspoon cocoa powder , 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon , and 1 pinch nutmeg into the base. Refrigerate overnight. 12 Top with banana slices , chopped walnuts , chocolate chips , and drizzles of maple syrup. ### Chia Jam Note Use this for the PB\&J variation. 13 Place 1 lb strawberries , 0.50 teaspoon fresh lemon juice , 1 teaspoon maple syrup , and 1 pinch sea salt in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes , or until softened. 14 Use a fork or potato masher to mash the strawberries, keeping a few chunky. Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons chia seeds . 15 Transfer to a jar and let cool uncovered at room temperature, then cover and chill in the fridge. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Overnight Oats description: "Overnight Oats" servings: 1 total time: 10 minutes prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 0 minutes tags: [breakfast, make-ahead, oats, healthy, mealprep] cuisine: American difficulty: easy nutrition-calories: 320 nutrition-protein: 12g nutrition-carbs: 42g nutrition-fat: 10g nutrition-fiber: 7g nutrition-note: Includes oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt, almond milk, and maple syrup. long_description: "A healthy, make-ahead breakfast that's easy to customize. Try the variations below or experiment with your own mix-ins and toppings." rating: 4.5 --- == Base Recipe == In a #lidded jar{}, place @whole rolled oats{1/2%cup}, @chia seeds{1%tablespoon}, @maple syrup{1/2%teaspoon}, @sea salt{1%pinch}, and @whole milk Greek yogurt{1/4%cup}(optional). 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Refrigerate overnight. Top with @banana slices{}, @chopped walnuts{}, @chocolate chips{}, and drizzles of maple syrup. == Chia Jam == > Use this for the PB&J variation. Place @strawberries{1%lb}, @fresh lemon juice{1/2%teaspoon}, @maple syrup{1%teaspoon}, and @sea salt{1%pinch} in a #small saucepan{} over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for ~jam{3-5%minutes}, or until softened. Use a #fork{} or #potato masher{} to mash the strawberries, keeping a few chunky. Remove from heat and stir in @chia seeds{3%tablespoons}. Transfer to a jar and let cool uncovered at room temperature, then cover and chill in the fridge. ```