Overnight Oatmeal

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

Quick to create 5-6 servings, overnight oatmeal is full of flavor and texture, is filling, and good for you!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

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.
Keyword Breakfast, oatmeal, overnight oats
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