Easy Overnight Oats
Start your morning with easy overnight oats in a jar that are nutritious and delicious. Overnight oatmeal recipe comes in 4 yummy flavors topped with fruits, spices, yogurt, honey and maple syrup.
Are you tired of rushing around in the morning and skipping breakfast? Look no further! Overnight oats in a jar are the perfect solution to your busy mornings. This quick and easy breakfast option requires minimal effort, can be prepared the night before, and is packed with all the nutrients you need to kickstart your day. Whether you’re looking for a healthy grab-and-go option or simply want to switch up your morning routine, these easy overnight oats will become your new go-to meal. So grab a mason jar, gather your favorite ingredients, and get ready to enjoy deliciously satisfying oats that will keep you fueled all morning long.
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.
Ingredients Needed
Base Overnight Oats
- Milk – any milk: cow’s, plant based including oat, rice, almond, cashew, soy etc.
- Oats – regular, large flakes. Quick oats can be used as well but they will require less time in the fridge.
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.
How to make Overnight Oats
- (Full video and recipe below). Prepare your oats, milk and glass containers.
- Put oats in the jar, add milk, close tightly and store it in the fridge for the night.
- Before eating add your toppings: raspberries, apple, blueberries, mango, coconut flakes, spices, honey, maple syrup, peanut butter, jelly and greek yogurt.
Overnight Oatmeal Flavors
There are 4 very delicious flavors in this recipe that you can choose from:
- Mango & Coconut sweetened with Honey – diced mango, coconut flakes and liquid honey.
- Peanut Butter & Jelly with Raspberries – peanut butter, jam and fresh raspberries.
- Blueberry Cheesecake with Maple Syrup – greek yogurt, maple syrup and blueberries.
- Cinnamon & Apple with Honey – diced apple, cinnamon, and liquid honey.
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. Enjoy cold or warm.
- 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.
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Easy Overnight Oats
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. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare 4 mason jars. Put oats and milk in glass jar. Close the jar tightly.1/2 cup milk, 1/3 cup rolled oats
- Store it overnight in the fridge.
Coconut Mango
- On next day add mango, coconut flakes and honey to 1st jar.1/2 cup mango, 1 Tbsp. coconut flakes, 2 tsp. honey
Peanut Butter & Jelly
- On the next day add peanut butter, jelly and raspberries to 2nd jar.2 Tbsp. peanut butter, 2 Tbsp. jelly, 1/4 cup raspberries
Blueberry Cheesecake
- On the day when served, add greek yogurt, blueberries and maple syrup to 3rd jar.3 Tbsp. greek yogurt, 1/3 cup blueberries, 2 tsp. maple syrup
Cinnamon & Apple
- On the day when served, add apple, honey and cinnamon to 4th jar.1/2 cup apple, 2 tsp. honey, 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Equipment needed
- Mason Jars or
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
Update Notes: The recipe was originally posted in May 2021, it was updated with new tips and video in July, 2023.
