Overnight Oats

Two minutes at night, breakfast waiting in the fridge. No stove, no slow cooker.

Prep: 5 min
Rest: 6 hr
Total: 6 hr 5 min
Makes: 1 jar
Difficulty: easy

Rolled oats soak up milk overnight and turn soft and creamy, like cold oatmeal with more chew. Make three or four jars at once and breakfast is done until the weekend.

Ingredients

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 tbsp chia seeds optional
2 tsp maple syrup, or honey
kosher salt, a pinch

Toppings

1/2 cup berries, fresh or frozen optional
1 each banana, sliced optional
1 tbsp peanut butter optional

Gear

jar or container with a lid

Method

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Stir

Put the oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, maple syrup, and salt in the jar and stir well, scraping the bottom.
Chill

Lid on, into the fridge overnight, or at least 6 hours.
Top and eat

Stir, add a splash of milk if it is too thick, and top with fruit or peanut butter. Eat it cold, or microwave it for a minute if you want it warm.

Notes

warningUse rolled oats. Steel-cut stay hard, and instant turn to mush.
tipKeeps 4 days in the fridge, so a batch of jars on Sunday covers the week.
tipFrozen berries go in the night before and thaw into a quick jam by morning.
variationStir in a spoon of cocoa powder and peanut butter for a dessert-ish jar.