3 Easy Ways To Make Overnight Oats

Imagine waking up in the morning to find a healthy, filling breakfast ready and waiting for you in the fridge. That can be your reality tomorrow if you take a few minutes before bed to whip up some overnight oats. And this wellness blogger breakfast essential is more than just like-bait on social media—overnight oatmeal tastes great, especially since you can customize this DIY dish with your favourite fruits, nuts seeds and milks. Here's how to get started.

How to make overnight oats

You don't need to follow a recipe to make amazing overnight oats. Pull out a clean mason jar, or if you don't have one, a cereal bowl will do. While the Chatelaine Kitchen has developed a few snazzy overnight oats recipes, you can go off recipe by mixing together equal parts old fashioned rolled/large-flake oats (not instant or quick oats) and milk (dairy, nut, like almond milk, or soy all yield yummy results). Stir in some yogurt or Greek yogurt, peanut butter or nut butter, seeds and/or fresh or dried fruit and let your jar or bowl sit covered in your fridge. As you sleep, the oats will plump up as they absorb liquid, leaving you with a tasty bowl to devour come morning.

Overnight Chia Oatmeal In A Mason Jar

Served cold, this portable breakfast combines plant-based milk, oats, chia seeds, bananas and honey for an all-in-one morning meal. It also contains an impressive 11 grams of fibre and 14 grams of protein. Get our overnight chia oatmeal in a mason jar recipe.

Overnight No-Cook Steel-Cut Oats

Steel-cut oats are incredibly delicious and nutritious—but can also take a long time to make on a harried morning. This simple recipe for steel-cut oats takes just three minutes to prep the night before, and also make another good grab-and-go breakfast to eat hot and fresh at work. We include lots of ways to customize them, too. Get our overnight no-cook steel-cut oat recipe.

Slow Cooker Fruit And Nut Steel-Cut Oats

There's nothing like waking up to the smell (and taste) of hot oatmeal on a cold morning, thanks to your slow cooker. Get our slow cooker fruit and nut steel-cut oats recipe.

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Steel-cut oats

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