Busy mornings just got easier with overnight oats—a simple, nutritious breakfast you prep the night before. Made with just a few ingredients like rolled oats, milk and optional chia seeds, this recipe is full of fiber, protein and long-lasting energy. Customize it with your favorite fruits, nuts or spices, and enjoy a quick, satisfying start to your day. No cooking required!
Ingredients:
- Oats: Make sure to use plain old-fashioned oats and not quick oats because the consistency is best with rolled oats. You can also use gluten-free oats. Do not use steel-cut oats.
- Milk: For the liquid part, you can make this with water! But it’s more common to use milk. You can use full-fat, 2% or low-fat milk. You can also use plant-based milk.
- Toppings: Fresh fruit, dried fruit, nut butters, nuts, seeds, honey and spices (like cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom).
- Chia seeds (optional): These seeds are packed with tons of nutrition, and they help give the oats a pudding-like texture.
Directions:
The ratio you want to use for just oats and a liquid:
1 part oats + 1 part milk
The ratio you want to use when adding chia seeds:
1 part oats + 1 part milk + ⅛ part seeds
- Add your oats to your preferred jar.
- Top with your milk of choice.
- Mix everything together until all the oats are submerged in milk.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Add toppings and enjoy!
Source: Feel Good Foodie
