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It’s easy to make overnight oats for a quick make ahead, grab and go breakfast or snack. Customize with add-ins and toppings to find your favorite delicious combination.
Other healthier breakfast recipes we love include baked oatmeal, this green smoothie recipe and no-bake breakfast cookies!
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Table of Contents
- Easy Overnight Oats
- Ingredients
- How to Make Overnight Oats
- Favorite Toppings
- Below are 6 Overnight Oats Combinations that I Love:
- How Long Do Overnight Oats Keep?
- More Healthy Breakfast Ideas
- Overnight Oats Recipe Printable Recipe
Easy Overnight Oats
To stay organized and on track throughout the week, I love to meal prep. Overnight oats are one of my favorite breakfasts to meal prep, as well as my mini egg frittatasand my homemade granola bar recipe.
This easy overnight oat recipe is one of my favorite healthy breakfasts to make for the week ahead! It’s perfect to grab and go and can be customized with fresh fruit, nut butters, honey, chocolate chips, coconut and homemade granola. The options are endless!
Ingredients
- Oats: I love to use old fashioned oats, however quick oats work too. Use uncooked for this recipe.
- Milk: I love to use almond milk, but you can use any type of nut of cows milk).
- Greek yogurt: I love to add this to help thicken the oats.
- Vanilla + cinnamon: This adds great flavor. Feel free to add brown sugar to sweeten as well.
How to Make Overnight Oats
Start by making the base for the overnight oats, then let it chill in the fridge overnight. The next day, add all your favorite toppings and dig in!
- MIX. In a medium bowl, combine oats, milk, Greek yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. If desired, add in protein powder, chia seeds or a Tablespoon of nut butter, brown sugar, honey or fruit.
- POUR. Pour oat mixture into 4 jars and cover with a lid.
- CHILL. Place in fridge overnight.
Favorite Toppings
Once the base has set in the fridge overnight, you can then add your favorite toppings. I sometimes even add a little more almond milk, depending on how much the oats have thickened up.
Below are 6 Overnight Oats Combinations that I Love:
- Peanut butter, banana and chocolate chips
- Greek yogurt, blueberries, sliced almonds, cinnamon and honey
- Fresh berries and yogurt with granola
- Apples, cinnamon, sugar and honey
- Brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and maple syrup
- Mango, mandarin oranges and coconut
How Long Do Overnight Oats Keep?
These easy overnight oats will stay fresh in your fridge for up to 1 week. For storing, I used these Pyrex containers in the photos, however mason jars work great too. As long as the oats are stored in an airtight container with a lid, they will be fine!
When storing, I typically only store the base mixture. Then right before eating, I’ll add in my toppings of choice. This helps the toppings to remain fresh and not get soggy.
Feel free to mix in some extras to your base mixture though, like protein powder, chia seeds, nut butter, brown sugar, honey or fruit. These will hold up just fine when mixed in with the oats and stored in the fridge. If the mixture has thickened up too much in the fridge, add in a little milk to thin it back out.
More Healthy Breakfast Ideas
- Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
- Egg White Muffins
- Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
- How To Make Avocado Toast
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Overnight Oats Recipe
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Author: Jamielyn Nye
It's easy to make overnight oats for a quick make ahead, grab and go breakfast or snack. Customize with add-ins and toppings to find your favorite delicious combination.
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 5 hours hrs 55 minutes mins
Refrigerate: 5 hours hrs 55 minutes mins
Total Time: 6 hours hrs
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 2 cups almond milk (sub: cows, cashew or coconut milk)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- Pinch salt and cinnamon
- Optional: Add 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder and 2 teaspoons chia seeds, if desired
Optional mix in or toppings: Greek yogurt, brown sugar, fresh berries, bananas, peanut butter or almond butter, nuts, honey, chocolate chips, granola, coconut
Instructions
Mix together the oats, milk, Greek yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Add protein powder and/or chia seeds if desired. You can also mix in a Tablespoon of nut butter, brown sugar, honey and fruit here as well.
Pour into 4 jars and cover with a lid.Place in the fridge overnight.
The next morning, stir in more almond milk if desired. You can also warm in the microwave if you prefer. Sweeten to taste (I always add a teaspoon of honey). Then top with your favorite toppings. My favorites are greek yogurt, almond butter, fresh berries and sliced almonds. Then I like to drizzle honey across the top.
Notes
Note: You can divide this recipe into 2 jars for a larger serving, or 4 smaller jars.
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 1.3mg
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
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Categorized as: American, Breakfast, Make Ahead, Meal Prep, Snacks, Sweet Breakfast, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. Here you will find easy family-friendly recipes for every occasion.
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16 comments
- Laurie
Can these be warmed in the microwave before eating?
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- I Heart Naptime Community
Hi Laurie! I haven’t ever heated them up, overnight oats are typically served cold right out of the fridge. Hope this helps :)
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- L
Almond doesn’t agree with my stomach. Can I substitute with whole or 2 percent milk?
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- Jamielyn Nye
Yes of course, you can substitute cows milk, cashew or coconut milk!
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- Paige
First off, these are absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I love the way they look and the flavor combos you have going. And they look easy to make too…I’ve never done so, and you have inspired me to try.
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- katerina @ diethood.com
I want all of these! They are all faaantastic!! YUM!
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- Keri
Have you ever tried to make it without yogurt? I have a dairy and egg allergy and didn’t know how they would set up!
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- Jamielyn
Hi Keri! It should work with dairy free yogurt! I recommend Silk soy milk yogurt. :)
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- Mariya
I love it
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- Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
These would disappear in our house!
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- Melanie Bauer
So simple yet incredibly delicious! What a perfect way to start our day, need to make this!
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- Abeer
It sounds not only healthy, but very very delicious! Now I know what I will make for breakfast this week!
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- Catalina
I have to put these on my menu. I love to start the day in a healthy way!
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- Chrissie Baker
This is such a genius idea and I really need to start implementing it to make my mornings go smoother!
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- Allyson Zea
I love these for healthy breakfast planning!
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- Sabrina
Thank you for all of the options! This will help keep me out of my normal breakfast rut!
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