Sweet & Morning · American
Overnight Oats
Cook Now318kcal12g protein9g fat48.1g carbs~$0.89/ serving*Estimates computed from the ingredient list; cost uses average US supermarket prices. Not a substitute for packaging measurements or your receipt.
VegetarianPescatarianNo porkNo alcohol · check
Contains: gluten, dairy
Ingredients
Servings:
| 1 cup | oats (old-fashioned rolled) |
| 1 cup | milk |
| ½ cup | yogurt (plain) |
| 1 tbsp | chia seeds |
| 1 tbsp | honey |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| ½ tsp | vanilla extract |
| 1 unit | banana (sliced)optional |
| ½ cup | blueberriesoptional |
| 1 tbsp | peanut butteroptional |
| ¼ tsp | cinnamon (ground)optional |
Method
- mix3 minin two jarseverything, stirred until no dry oats float — rolled oats are the load-bearing choice: steel-cut stay pebbly after any soak, and instant oats dissolve to paste; the pinch of salt is what keeps the whole jar from tasting flat and beige
- rest480 minrefrigerated, lidded, at least 8 hoursovernight while the oats' starches hydrate cold and the chia builds its gel — this is the cooking, just without heat; at four hours the texture is chalky in the middle, at eight it is custard, and it holds for three days
- top2 minat servingwith fruit and anything crisp added in the morning, not the night before — buried fruit weeps into the oats and anything crunchy joins the porridge; a splash of milk loosens the set if the jar tightened