In my determination to make a combination of oats, yogurt and milk that I liked, I have gagged down jar after jar of various ratios.
You're welcome.
Most of you probably already have your perfect version of overnight oats. But here is mine.
You will need:
1/2 cup of rolled oats
1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt
3/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
2 tablespoon of chia seeds
squeeze of honey (optional)
fruit (not optional)
Grab a mason jar. Because this is 2014 and mason jars are the must-have accessory when it comes to cute and trendy food. Seriously, can you even eat chia seeds with a straight face if it's not out of a mason jar?
Pull out a 1/4 cup measuring cup.
Using your 1/4 cup measuring cup measure out your ingredients: 2 scoops of oatmeal, 1 scoop of yogurt, 3 scoops of almond milk, 1/2 scoop of chia seeds.
Done.
See what I did there? One dirty measuring cup to throw in the dishwasher. Math is awesome.
Put a lid on the mason jar and give it all a good shake. Put in the fridge for at least 6 (and up to 24) hours. Top with fruit and eat.
The result: a creamy, filling breakfast that takes only 2 minutes to assemble and dirties only 1 dish (not including the mason jar and the spoon).
It does takes 6 hours of forethought, which has resulted in some mornings of hazily thinking "I'm hungry...what's that two minute breakfast I like? Overni...oh rats."
I've never made more than a single serving at a time, so I can't personally speak to the results of making a bigger batch. But if you eat breakfast on the go like we do; or your want something easy to eat while your kids nibble on peanut butter toast or Pop-tarts, this is a good one.
If you check out this link, you'll see that the internet is full of creative ways to dress it up - maple syrup, bananas, cocoa powder - but for now, I like it just like this.
Are any of you eating overnight oats? How do you prepare yours?
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