4 Overnight Oats Recipes
Overnight oats are a wonder. They are a healthy way to eat sweets for breakfast! Packed with protein and easily digestible nutrients, all while satisfying that sweet tooth, overnight oats are almost too good to be true.
You may not like oatmeal, but overnight oats don't taste like oatmeal. Overnight oats have become a staple breakfast for me and have completely changed the way I eat breakfast! I greatly recommend, encourage, and challenge you to give it a try! It's so easy, yet so delicious!
Here are 4 of my go to overnight oats recipes. The great thing about overnight oats is they taste good even if you change the recipe. When I'm really feeling lazy, I don't even measure my ingredients out... (we've all been there..) and they still come out tasting great the next morning!
All of these recipes can be made in a mason jar!
Chocolate Raspberry:
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 tbsp raspberry Greek yogurt (or vanilla)
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp cocoa powder
handful of raspberries
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
optional:
protein powder
honey
1. add oats, yogurt, milk, vanilla, salt, cocoa powder, seeds, and protein powder to your mason jar.
2. shake well until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed together.
3. add raspberries and honey and shake again, or mix with a spoon to ensure all ingredients are mixed together.
4. refrigerate overnight. (5-10 hours)
5. garnish with toppings of choice (nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, granola, raspberries...)
6. Grab a spoon and dig in! (Can be re-refrigerated to save for later)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 tbsp vanilla Greek yogurt
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sea salt
2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
optional:
protein powder
honey
1. add oats, yogurt, milk, vanilla, salt, cocoa powder, seeds, and protein powder to mason jar.
2. shake well until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed together.
3. Add peanut butter and honey and mix together with a spoon.
4. Refrigerate overnight (5-10 hours)
5. Add toppings of choice (nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, berries, granola...)
6. Serve! (This one's rich so, you may need to save some for later.)
Very Berry Pie
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 tbsp berry Greek yogurt
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sea salt
Handful of berries
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
2 tbsp flax or chia seeds
optional:
protein powder
honey
1. add oats, yogurt, milk, vanilla, salt, seeds, and protein powder to mason jar.
2. shake well until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed together.
3. Add berries and honey and mix together with a spoon.
4. Refrigerate overnight (5-10 hours)
5. Add toppings of choice (nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, berries, granola...)
6. Serve! (All time favorite.)
There are so many different ways to make overnight oats! The best part about them is that no recipe is the "right one." Experiment! Have a great time with it and see what creations you come up with! Overnight oats have transformed the way I eat breakfast!
It makes me appreciate and love breakfast so much more, and even gives me something to look forward to in the morning!
Find what you like and enjoy it knowing that what you are eating is a healthy breakfast option!
Let us know about your own creations!
Best of luck!
xoxo readers! ~ The Daily Fitt