Trust me, if this overnight oatmeal recipe wins my picky family, it can win anyone! It has become our busy morning breakfast!
My family and I are big fans of breakfast oatmeal, but even if our daily oatmeal recipe takes only 10 minutes, it adds dishes and time to our mornings, so for my busiest mornings, I’m so happy to spend the night in the fridge! It took me a while to call the family’s recipe, but we finally arrived!
My preferred ratio for nighttime oats is 1:1 rolls of oats with liquids and chia seeds. One serving includes 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup liquid and 1 tablespoon Chia seeds. I always add some extra stuff to make sure they taste incredible, but that’s my basic proportion! I included my favorite add-in below.
Key Ingredients
- oat: I prefer old-fashioned rolled oats because they give you the best texture. Instant oats became too mushy. You can use wire oats, but they usually take longer soaking and have a more chewy texture (I prefer to leave them for this super creamy steel cut oat recipe).
- liquid: The water, milk or your favorite plant-based milk is great (I love unsweetened almond milk or homemade oat milk). You can even use some yogurt, which will make the oats more creamy and raise the protein.
- Chia Seeds: These are optional, but honestly, I love them in this recipe. They help thicken the oats and add extra fiber and omega-3 fatty acids.
- Nut Butter, Sugar, Cinnamon and Vanilla: Regular overnight oats were bland, but my favorite mixture to fix this. I love nut butter (especially homemade peanut butter), and I always add a little sweetener (such as coconut sugar or maple syrup), cinnamon powder and vanilla extract. It is these ingredients that make our family’s recipes something we all love and eat with excitement again.
Perfect overnight oatmeal
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I’m always happy to know that I have these overnight oats in the fridge. They make busy mornings easier! It took me a while to perfect my nighttime oatmeal recipe because oatmeal can be very picky. But I’d love to share my recipe below and you can then place it with your favorites with the highest. Don’t miss a little bit of sweeteners, cinnamon and vanilla as they make these taste much better than regular oats.
The following recipe can be made, but you can serve as you wish! Although I do prefer the texture of day 1 to 3, they can hold up to 5 days in the refrigerator, but are still delicious on day 4 and 5).
Make 1 serving
You will need
1/2 cup (56g) old-fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon (9G) Chia seeds
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (118 ml) milk or plant-based milk
1 tablespoon nut butter, such as peanut butter or almond butter
1 teaspoon coconut sugar, honey or maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup berries or fruit
Optional for edible: extra nut butter, fruit, nuts, seeds, dried coconut, honey, maple syrup or yogurt
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1Prepare oats: In a jar or small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 tablespoon Chia seeds and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Add the milk and nut butter and stir to help mix the nut butter into the oats (if not fully blended, you can). Then, stir the rest of the milk, 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla.
2Refrigerate overnight: Cover with a lid and refrigerate overnight or up to 5 days. When ready to eat, add fruit and any other toppings you prefer. enjoy!
Adam and Joanne’s Tips
- My favorite overnight oats: On the basic recipe above, add a tablespoon of peanut butter and sprinkle with toasted coconut flakes. I also love sprinkling some hemp seeds and flax seed meals!
- Overnight oats with yogurt: Whisk 1/4 cup of yogurt into the alkaline mixture before eating, or add a spoonful to the top. For added protein, use thicker Greek or Icelandic yogurt (1/4 cup plus 10-15 grams of protein).
- Optional toppings: Feel free to use peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, fruit (fresh, dried or melted frozen fruit), honey, maple syrup, chopped nuts, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried coconut, coca cola, coca nibs or chocolate chips.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates of the basic formula.
Nutrition per serving
Service size
1 basic recipe
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Calories
383
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Total fat
13.7g
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Saturated fat
2.6 g
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cholesterol
0mg
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sodium
319.2mg
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carbohydrate
46.6g
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Dietary fiber
10.4 grams
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Total sugar
5.9 grams
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protein
12.3g
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