Breakfast – Overnight Oats¶
Overnight Oats are creamy, thick, and endlessly customizable. Prep them the night before, and enjoy a no-cook, grab-and-go breakfast in the morning with your favorite mix-ins like chocolate chips, nut butter, fruit, and more!
🍽️ Equipment¶
- 4 pint-sized jars or containers with lids
- Spoon
📝 Ingredients¶
Base Oats (for 4 servings)¶
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (224 g)
- 2 cups milk of choice (480 ml)
- 1 cup Greek yogurt, optional (240 g)
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup (60 ml)
- 4 teaspoons chia seeds, optional (16 g)
- ¼ teaspoon salt, optional
Optional Flavor Variations (per jar — multiply for 4 jars)¶
🍫 Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips (28 g)
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter (16 g)
🍓 Berry
- ¼ cup mashed blueberries or strawberries (40 g)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (1.25 ml)
🥜 PB & Jelly
- 1 tablespoon fruit jam (20 g)
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter (16 g)
- ¼ cup diced strawberries, optional (40 g)
🍌 Banana Nut
- ½ banana, mashed (60 g)
- 2 tablespoons chopped nuts (15 g)
- 2 tablespoons shredded or toasted coconut (10 g)
- 1 tablespoon almond butter or peanut butter (16 g)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
🧑🍳 Instructions¶
- Mix the Base (per jar):
In each pint-sized jar, combine: - ½ cup oats (56 g)
- ½ cup milk (120 ml)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt (60 g) (if using)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (15 ml)
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds (4 g), optional
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Pinch of salt, optional
Stir well to combine. -
Add Your Flavor of Choice:
Into each jar, mix one of the following: -
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter: 2 tbsp chocolate chips (28 g), 1 tbsp peanut butter (16 g).
- Berry: ¼ cup mashed berries (40 g), ¼ tsp vanilla extract (1.25 ml).
- PB & Jelly: 1 tbsp jam (20 g), 1 tbsp peanut butter (16 g), optional ¼ cup diced strawberries (40 g).
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Banana Nut: ½ mashed banana (60 g), 2 tbsp chopped nuts (15 g), 2 tbsp coconut (10 g), 1 tbsp nut butter (16 g), ¼ tsp cinnamon.
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Chill:
Cover with lids and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Keeps for up to 5 days. -
Serve:
In the morning, stir oats well. Add more milk if too thick. Top with extra fruits, nuts, or sweeteners as desired.
💡 Notes¶
- Multiply flavor ingredients by 4 if making all jars the same flavor.
- Oats thicken over time — add a splash of milk before eating to loosen.
🔢 Nutrition (Base per serving)¶
- Calories: 331 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Sugar: 20 g
- Calcium: 274 mg
- Iron: 2 mg
- Potassium: 462 mg
- Sodium: 108 mg
Inspired by: Preppy Kitchen