Overnight Oats???

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  • Birder150
    Birder150 Posts: 677 Member
    ... edited because someone already suggested pumpkin pie spice. :happy:
  • krouse83
    krouse83 Posts: 182 Member
    I am not a huge fan of cold oats. I however put steel oats in the crock pot overnight (approx 8 hours on low) with soy milk, water, alittle bit of brown sugar, apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and its delicious.
  • red0801
    red0801 Posts: 283 Member
    They taste great are super filling & amazingly eazy!!

    I use a 1:1:1:1 Ratio of Rolled (uncooked) oats:frozen fruit:Yogurt:milk (the types of yogurt & milk can be adjusted for taste/nutrition)

    Mix the Oats/Milk/Yogurt/Fruit in a container.

    For added flavor I'll sometimes add Peanut Butter or raisins.

    Put a lid on it & store it in the fridge overnight.

    In the morning you can add nuts/granola for texture.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I won't rehash the basics the people above have helpfully put, but I just wanted to mention an accidental flavour I discovered that I can't get enough of.

    I was going to do apple sauce and cinnamon, but I'd run out of cinnamon, so I used mixed spice (you know the kind you get in hot cross buns) and it was AMAZING. It kind of tastes like Christmas. Totally satisfying.

    Also definitely use chia seeds. I've never been satisfied right up until my lunch break before. Those little things are amazing!

    The US actually doesn't have "mixed spice," although I have often wonder why there are so many blends of seasonings on the market (taco, Italian, Cajun, etc.) but not a sweet one. YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK.

    Try pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice. Those are usually some kind of mixture of nutmeg, cinnamon, and some other spices.

    Different ratios, different spices in each :frown: This is more of an industry rant that we don't market such an obvious balance of "mixed spice" in the US.
  • gillporteous
    gillporteous Posts: 13
    These sound amazing ..

    Few recipes i have seen are:

    Oats
    Greek yogurt
    Soya milk or almond milk
    Strawberries
    Banana
    Peanut butter on top

    Oats
    Toffee yoghurt
    Walnuts
    Banana
    Peanut butter

    You could also mix in cocoa powder to either the yoghurt or sprinkle cinnamon on the oats

    :)

    :)
  • beckywilliams1967
    beckywilliams1967 Posts: 58 Member
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  • bound4beauty
    bound4beauty Posts: 274 Member
    This sounds yummy!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Tonight I'm using a coconut greek yogurt with vanilla almond milk, and I'll add some chocolate chips and almonds tomorrow morning...
  • Chenry121960
    Chenry121960 Posts: 1 Member
    I love overnight oats! I eat them almost every day. I like to add just a little chunky peanut butter to give it a more crunchy texture. Either that or unsweetened coconut, depending on what other flavors I'm using. Greek pineapple yogurt and coconut is awesome!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I think you just soak them overnight then heat them in the morning- there will be instructions on the pack.

    I like them as a heavy breakfast that will keep me fuller for longer, you can add bananas, raisins, jam, sweetener.

    Obviously if you add a lot fo jam that's going to make them not as good for you so i usually go for sweetener and banana :)

    I had 5.5 oz of steel cut outs with 5 oz of mixed blue/raspberries.

    I haven't done oats in a while- and then I remembered why- super high calories- and I'm starving all day. They do absolutely NOTHING for me.

    But-regardless- my question for you oat lovers. most calorie portions are done by dry serving- so 1/4 cup is roughly like 500 grams is roughly 5.5 oz... but the servings are dry. Anyone have any idea what 5.5 oz of them are cooked?

    MFP is telling me that my 10 oz breakfast of oats and berries was 600 calories- and I'm having a hard time believing that. thoughts? I don't have it in front of me to do the math myself- and I divided it up and don't remember how many I divided it into (else I'd do it myself LOL)
  • Mittzu
    Mittzu Posts: 37
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  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    I haven't done oats in a while- and then I remembered why- super high calories- and I'm starving all day. They do absolutely NOTHING for me.
    Same here, Jo! And whoa, 1/4 cup would be nothing like 500 grams!! It's probably more like 50! Or more like 42ish. I think you'd make it with about a cup of water. It'd be somewhere between 140-200 calories, most likely.

    But 200 calories of so-not-worth-it-I'm-starving for me...

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