Ever since I featured a picture of my overnight oats many people have been asking me how I make mine. Mine are nothing special but they are very delicious, nutritious and really fill you up. I usually have mine for breakfast but on odd occasions I have them for lunch or super too. I started making overnight oats about a year ago now when I got tired of buying the same when I could actually make them and save me a lot of money. I am not saying I don’t like the store bought ones I am saying I prefer mine because I know every ingredient and I can pronounce it without the help of a dictionary.
{Recipe} Simple overnight oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup milk (I like almond or soya but you can use any)
- 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt
- chopped handful of choice of fresh fruits (I used kiwi and strawberries)
- Tablespoon of nutella (optional)
Instructions
- Put your oats in a bowl or lunch box, I have a few sized lunch boxes that I use to make the oats and carry to work for breakfast.
- Pour in the milk of choice, as I shared I prefer almond or soya but I use normal semi skimmed milk too.
- Mix until all oats are soaked in milk, they will not soften yet but should all be immersed in milk.
- Add yoghurt and mix, I like to use natural yoghurt but flavoured also works.
- Then add your chosen fruits and mix, you can add in as many fruits as you like. I always have berries and other fruits in combination
- Cover the bowl with a lid or cling film and put in the Fridge overnight, this will allow the mixture to settle and the oats will absorb all the excess milk.
- Enjoy and top it up with a tablespoon of nutella
I have overnight oats at least 3 times a week for breakfast and I always feel energised and full until lunch time which is 4 hours later. I also like to make these in batches and keep them in the Fridge until ready to be eaten, they do not go off and as I said can be eaten anytime.
Have you ever made overnight oats? What do you include in your recipe?