Overnight oats are a great choice for breakfast

You don’t have to prepare anything to make our popular overnight oats base recipe. It only takes a few ingredients.And each dish has at least 10g of protein!You will need milk, oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt, and maple syrup.

People know us for our overnight oats here at Fit Foodie Finds.We’ve been writing about them since 2010 and have more than 30 different versions on the site! A lot of you adore our overnight oats dishes, and you should!They taste like dessert and are thick and creamy.

This is our guide to oats that you soak overnight.We’ll show you how to prepare overnight oats and how to add flavor to them in this post. We have a basic recipe that we swear by, and we’ve tried eight easy flavor variations so you don’t get bored.

Gus, who is one year old, enjoyed every kind of these oats. If he could talk, he would say that peanut butter & jelly is his favorite flavor (he even had seconds!).

What do you need to make overnight oats?

You only need oats and liquid to make the simplest and easiest overnight oats dish. But to get that delicious and creamy texture, our famous overnight oats recipe needs a few more items.

You will need:

• milk
• oats
• chia seeds
• Greek yogurt
• maple syrup

We have tried this recipe with both rolled oats and quick-cooking oats, and both work well. If you use rolled oats, they’ll have more of a “bite,” but if you use quick-cooking oats, they’ll be creamier.

You can use any kind of milk with this recipe. Almond milk is our favorite, but cow’s, soy, oat, and other types of milk work too!

Chia seeds are what we use to make thick overnight oats. Chia seeds swell and turn into a gel-like substance when they are in liquid. Don’t forget the chia!

Greek yogurt: Not only does it add protein, but it also makes your oats taste like cheesecake. If you want to keep things vegan, you can use a yogurt made from plants.

Vanilla: You can’t go wrong with vanilla. We almost always put a teaspoon of vanilla essence in all of our overnight oatmeal dishes!

Honey and maple syrup are our favorite all-natural sweeteners, but you can also use agave or even brown sugar.

How to Make Overnight Oats That Are Good for You (2 Steps)

1. Mix: Put all the ingredients for your overnight oats in a bowl or jar and stir until they are all mixed together.
2. Soak: Put the oatmeal in the fridge overnight (or for at least 2 hours) with the lid on.

Do I have to leave my oats out overnight?

If you leave the oats soak in the liquid for a longer time, they will get thicker. We suggest at least two hours, but overnight is best.

Are the oats too thick or too thin?

If it’s too thick, add additional milk and stir it up to make it thinner.
If it’s too thin, add additional oats and let it soak for at least 30 minutes.

Make them blended oats that you may eat the next morning!

Blended overnight oats are for you if you like a smooth and creamy dish for overnight oats.

1. Put all of the ingredients in a blender that works quickly.
2. Mix on high for about a minute. This will break up the oats and make them very creamy.
3. Put the overnight oats in a container that won’t let air in and put them in the fridge for at least two hours or overnight.
4. You can eat it as is in the morning or add a little milk to make it thinner.

8 Tasty Flavors for Overnight Oats

Here are eight different flavors of overnight oats that you may try. You may consume overnight oats in eight different ways by just adding the extra ingredients to the base recipe.

Snickers

• 2 teaspoons of peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon of chopped peanuts
• 1 tablespoon of mini chocolate chips
• 1 extra tablespoon of maple syrup (optional)

Peanut Butter and Jelly

• 2 teaspoons of peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons of jam

Protein from Chocolate

• ¼ cup of protein powder with chocolate
• 2 teaspoons of mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup of any sort of milk

Blueberry Lemon

• 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries, mashed, and 2 teaspoons of lemon zest

Latte with vanilla

• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Replace half a cup of almond milk with brewed coffee or strong brew.

Pie with Apples

• 1/2 cup of shredded apple
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of sliced almonds

Banana Strawberry

• 1 medium banana, mashed up
• 4 medium strawberries, cut up

Pie with banana cream

• 1 medium banana, sliced or mashed
• 2 to 4 smashed vanilla wafer cookies

Do you serve overnight oats warm or cold?

I like to serve overnight oats cold, but there’s nothing wrong with heating them up!

Keeping it safe

A glass jar in the fridge is the ideal place to keep overnight oats. You can either put all of your overnight oats in one big meal-prep container or put them in separate jars (we like the W&P jars) so you can easily grab and go.

How long can you keep overnight oats?

You may keep overnight oats in the fridge for about three to five days. If you’re using fruit, we suggest days; if you’re not, they will last 5 days.