I love the holidays. I love the time with family. The food. The fun. It’s all so marvelous. But my body, it gets a little annoyed with me when I over indulge for a number of days a week for a number of weeks. It’s ready for a reset: Overnight oatmeal.
Get past the big family breakfasts and back to the fuel it craves and for me, that’s overnight oatmeal (or some wheat filled cereal when I am too lazy to make another batch…It happens!) So tonight I put together 5-6 servings of overnight oatmeal for myself so I am ready for breakfast through the weekend! It’s the best! PS…When I say I am lazy, it really is out of laziness. Every time I skip making my oatmeal for a few days, I am disappointed with myself when I finally get around to making it. “Seriously, Jess, you couldn’t take 5 minutes to mix this together? Come on…”
But in all seriousness, this is a great recipe that fills you up and has all sorts of options for variations. I like to add sliced bananas or frozen raspberries with vanilla Greek yogurt. It’s perfect and easy. And if you like a hot breakfast, you can pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute there you go!
Your ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats (I get thick cut ones from our local natural food store. They are divine!)
- 1/4-1/2 cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts or pecans)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or more if you love cinnamon)
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk (I am sure regular milk would be great too!)
Your Steps to Overnight Oatmeal
In a brownie pan, mix oats, nuts, coconut, and cinnamon. Sprinkle with vanilla and and slowly top with honey. Stir until well-combined. THEN sprinkle with chia seeds. I find if you do this with the honey, they clump together and do weird things that texture wise, I just don’t enjoy. If you forget, it’s not the end of the world, but don’t say I didn’t warn you 🙂 Pour over the almond milk slowly to cover all the services. You can add an additional 1/2 cup if you feel like it isn’t moist enough. Cover and place in the fridge overnight. Enjoy plain or top with your favorite sliced fruit and yogurt. Sprinkling a little granola for texture is great too! I hope you enjoy it like I do! —Jess
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/4-1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut optional
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla or almond extract if almond, do 1/2 -1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
- In a baking dish with a cover, mix oatmeal, nuts, coconut, cinnamon, and vanilla or almond extract.
- Top with honey and mix.
- Sprinkle oatmeal mixture with chia seeds and mix once more.
- Top oatmeal mixture with almond milk, making sure to hit all corners of the dish. Cover and allow to chill overnight.
- Serve oatmeal in the morning with Greek yogurt, berries, and granola or extra chopped nuts.
