Overnight Oats
This version of overnight oats will have your mornings moving more quickly than you can say "what's for breakfast?"
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Oat Mixture:
- 2 cups rolled oats (not quick oats!)
- 2 medium apple, grated with peel on (a tart apple like Granny Smith works great)
- 2 cups milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 2 cup plain yogurt (can use 1 cup yogurt and 1 cup blended cottage cheese if desired))
- 2 tbsp chia seeds or ground flax (for fiber and texture)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey (optional)
- 1/2 cups chopped dates
- 1 tbsp protein powder (can sub in skim milk powder)
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
To Finish:
- 2 cups fresh or frozen berries (you can use any berry)
Instructions
- Grate the apple with the skin on (yay fiber!) and set aside
- In a large bowl, combine oats, milk, yogurt/cottage cheese, grated apple, chia/flax, cinnamon, sweetener, and protein powder, hemp.
- Stir well to make sure everything’s distributed evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- In the morning, give it a stir, add a splash of milk if it’s too thick
- Assemble the pots by spooning equal amounts of the oat mixture into the bottom of 6 jars (or containers with lids); and then the berry mixture (you can add a layer of yogurt between the overnight oats and the berries)
- Close the jars with lids so they are ready for breakfast all week long!!