Overnight Oats...why didn't I do this sooner?!

quixoteQ

Here is my version of them...they feel like complete naughtiness in a bowl

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/LottieLou13/view/lottie-s-chocolate-and-peanut-butter-overnight-oats-297399

Sounds good, but try old fashioned oats instead of instant, and don't heat them up!

Coolhand1969

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hmc4

I never heard of doing it in the fridge - and you can use instant oats too? May need to stop by trader joe's this morning..

russellma

Never heard of this... but it sounds interesting! Thanks!

bbbccp

Found another one I love!

1/4 cup Oats
1/4 cup greek yogurt (fat free)
2tbsp pumpkin puree
1tbsp real maple syrup (or sugar in the raw syrup or agave or honey)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Pumpkin in the middle of the summer? YES PLEASE!!!!

That one sounds delicious! Thanks!

verbalriot

Try adding some chia seeds to it as well...gives it amazing creamy texture!

HealthyBabe74

Sounds great! I am looking to change up my breakfast menu.

tmpayton

This is a Mango/Almond Recipe (I sub in peach/nectarine for the mango-yum!)
Ingredients
•1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
•1/3 cup skim milk
•1/4 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
•1-1/2 teaspoons dried chia seeds
•1/4 teaspoon almond extract
•1 teaspoon honey, optional (or substitute any preferred sweetener)
•1/4 cup diced mango (approx. half of a small mango)


Directions
In a half pint jar or container, add oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, almond extract and honey. Put lid on jar and shake until well combined. Add mangoes and stir with fork until mixed throughout. Return lid to jar and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days. Eat chilled.

Nutritional Info: 207 calories, 4g fat, 47g carbs, 7g fiber, 12g protein

HealthyBabe74

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curlygirly80

Someone else posted this one last year. I tried it and OMG, so good!

3/4 cup of rolled oats (not the quick cooking or instant oats)
1/2 cup of canned pumpkin (the plain, unsweetened kind, not the pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice (add more or less according to your tastes)
2 splenda packets or sweetener of your choice

Mix everything except the oats in a smaller sized tupperware type of container. Whisk milk, pumpkin, splenda, and spices with a fork together until they are all blended into a unified orange liquid. Then add in oats and mix together until oats are fully coated with orange liquid.

Put oats in the fridge for a few hours (preferably overnight) or until the oats are soft. Then serve and eat. Can also be heated up,

Prepped this one last night and am enjoying it right now. I added extra equal because it wasn't sweet enough for me. Next time I will add a little more pumpkin spice. Thanks for the recipe, it's delicious!

amandataylor0819

I made 3 versions of this on Sunday and froze 2 of them...found that hint on another site and it worked beautifully!

Monday - I did vanilla fig (since I had bought some yummy figs @ the farmers market over the weekend) - this wasn't my favorite sadly but it was good...took 1/4 c old fashioned oats
1/4 c milk
1.5 tsp vanilla (this might have been a little too much)
1/4 c plain greek yogurt
2 figs, chopped
1 tsp flax seed (have not found chia seeds yet but still looking!)

then I did apple cinnamon (which was my favorite by far!)
1/4 c old fashioned oats
1/4 c milk
1/4 c plain greek yogurt
3 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp honey
cinnamon to taste

today was blueberry maple (also very good)
1/4 c old fashioned oats
1/4 c milk
1/4 c plain greek yogurt
2 tsp maple syrup
blueberries (didn't measure, but it was no more than 1/4 of a cup)

I invested in mason (canning) jars over the weekend - wal mart has a box of 12 for about 8 bucks, makes the preparation so much easier and just put the extra ones in the freezer, pulled them out and put in the fridge the night before I was going to eat and they were perfect by morning...

Seriously addicted to cold oatmeal now! Have tried the pina colada version before too, that's going in tonight's batch!

ShakeyMD

I love oats and have considered doing this, but every picture I see they look runny. Should they be runny or just somewhat mushy?

laceyslady

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quixoteQ

I love oats and have considered doing this, but every picture I see they look runny. Should they be runny or just somewhat mushy?

If you like your oats thick, then just make sure the ratios are right, and also consider adding both chia seeds and ground flaxmeal.

1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup oats
1/4 greek yogurt
1 T chia
1T Flax

And it will be nice and thick - almost like cookie dough :happy:

mollieprice331

gunna have to try!

averpen

I make a big batch on sunday and put it in individual containers for husband and i for the week. If you get the Dannon FF plain yogurt at walmart thats 100 calories a cup then it is 199 calories per 1 cup serving. the recipe I use is 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats (the quick cook make it taste nasty in my opinion), two large containers plain regular yogurt (the reg yogurt allows the oatmeal to absorb more liquid), and two cans crushed pineapple in 100%juice (big cans mind you). You can also add a couple teaspoons of almond or vanilla extract...we love the almond. This is breakfast...sometimes I'll add a couple of boiled egg whites on the side, but with 5 kids, four of which are under the age of 8, I'm lucky to get it on my way out the door...

allm416

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linderlou25

bump overnight oatmeal

linderlou25

bump steel cut oatmeal

chosengiver

Crowdie YUM!