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Easy Overnight Oats

Updated: May 20, 2021 / Published: May 20, 2021 By Ilona This website contains affiliate links. Read Privacy Policy.

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Start your morning with easy overnight oats that are nutritious and delicious. Overnight oatmeal recipe comes in 4 yummy flavors topped with fruits, spices, honey and maple syrup.

Oatmeal with berries, apple and mango.

Are you looking for meal prep ideas to spend less time in the kitchen? This healthy overnight oatmeal has 4 servings = total 4 breakfasts, which means less time preparing breakfast or snack. They are made in 4 flavors: peanut butter jelly, blueberry yogurt, mango coconut and apple cinnamon, so you are not bored eating the same thing all over again.

Easy Overnight Oats Recipe

Texture: soft, creamy.
Taste: sweet.
Simplicity: so easy to make, soak your oats with milk, add toppings the next day.
Meal Type: healthy dessert, breakfast, meal prep.

How to make Overnight Oats

  1. (Full video and recipe below). Prepare your oats, milk and glass containers.
  2. Put oats in the jar, add milk, close tightly and store it in the fridge for the night.
  3. Before eating add your toppings: raspberries, apple, blueberries, mango, coconut flakes, spices, honey, maple syrup, peanut butter, jelly and greek yogurt.
How to make Overnight Oats.

Overnight Oats Ratio

Specifically for this recipe the ratio of milk to oats is: 1/3 cup regular oats to 1/2 cup milk. It is not so thick, it has a nice consistency with a little extra milk. If you prefer thicker breakfast oats, you can make ratio of 1/2 cup oats and 1/2 cup milk.

Overnight Oatmeal Flavors

There are 4 very delicious flavors in this recipe that you can choose from:

  • Mango & Coconut sweetened with Honey
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly with Raspberries
  • Blueberry Cheesecake with Maple Syrup
  • Cinnamon & Apple with Honey
Overnight rolled oats with milk.

Tips to make Overnight Oats

  • You can choose any milk that you like: soy, almond, rice, cow’s milk, coconut, cashew etc. Also, you can add flavored milk to your oats, for example vanilla soy milk etc.
  • First make the base of oats and milk, close the jar tightly and store it overnight. The next day add your favorite toppings.
  • If you don’t like some of the toppings or fruits, add other, be creative! These oats can be made in many ways. You can add some other fruits that you like.
  • If your breakfast is not sweeten enough add more maple syrup or honey, according to your preferences.
  • Refrigerate oatmeal jars for up to 5 days.
  • What containers for meal prep to choose? You can choose any glass jars, these Mason Jars are perfect for these breakfast oats, basically you can make them in any jars, these Canning Jars are great too.

Overnight Oatmeal Faq’s

Do you eat overnight oats hot or cold? They can be eaten hot or cold, if you prefer cold just add your toppings then enjoy. You can also warm oatmeal in microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute just before serving, after warming up add your fruits and sweeteners.

Do overnight oats have to be refrigerated? Yes, they need to be refrigerated since we don’t want oats + milk to be kept for several hours on the countertop.

Is 4 hours long enough for overnight oats? Yes, it should be enough, but for best results I suggest storing them overnight, more than 4 hours.

Can I use quick oats? Yes, you can! You don’t have to keep them overnight in the fridge, few hours should be enough for quick oats to absorb liquid.

Other Meal Prep Recipes

  • Peach Crumble
  • Spinach Egg Muffins
  • Scrambled Egg Muffins
Fruits with oats in mason jar.

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Easy Overnight Oats

Easy to make overnight oats in 4 flavors with fruits, spices, honey and maple syrup.
Prep Time20 mins
8 hrs
Total Time8 hrs 20 mins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: overnight oats
Servings: 4
Calories: 194kcal
Author: Ilona

Ingredients

Base

  • 1/2 cup milk (cow's, soy, almond, cashew etc.)
  • 1/3 cup rolled oats (regular, large flakes etc.)

Coconut Mango

  • 1/2 cup mango diced
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut flakes
  • 2 tsp. honey

Peanut Butter & Jelly

  • 2 Tbsp. peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp. jelly
  • 1/4 cup raspberries

Blueberry Cheesecake

  • 3 Tbsp. greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup blueberries
  • 2 tsp. maple syrup

Cinnamon & Apple

  • 1/2 cup apple diced
  • 2 tsp. honey
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Prepare 4 mason jars. Put oats and milk in glass jar. Close the jar tightly.
  • Store it overnight in the fridge.

Coconut Mango

  • On the next day before serving, add mango, coconut flakes and honey to 1 jar.

Peanut Butter & Jelly

  • On the day when you are ready to eat, add peanut butter, jelly and raspberries to another jar.

Blueberry Cheesecake

  • On the day when you are ready to eat, add greek yogurt, blueberries and maple syrup to another jar.

Cinnamon & Apple

  • On the day when you are ready to eat, add apple, honey and cinnamon to another jar.

Video

Notes

  • You can choose any milk that you like: soy, almond, rice, cow’s milk, coconut, cashew etc. Also, you can add flavored milk to your oats, for example vanilla soy milk etc.
  • First make the base of oats and milk, close the jar tightly and store it overnight. The next day add your favorite toppings.
  • If you don’t like some of the toppings or fruits, add other, be creative! These oats can be made in many ways. You can add some other fruits that you like.
  • If your breakfast is not sweeten enough add more maple syrup or honey, according to your preferences.
  • Refrigerate oatmeal jars for up to 5 days.
  • What containers for meal prep to choose? You can choose any glass jars, these Mason Jars are perfect for these breakfast oats, basically you can make them in any jars, these Canning Jars are great too.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 56mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 4gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 292IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
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