Here are 5 healthy, delicious and creative overnight oatmeal recipes to choose from. There’s a good chance that you’ll already have the ingredients for one or more of these favorites in your kitchen: Greek yoghurt, pecans, blueberries, lemon, almond milk, vanilla extract, strawberries, honey, chocolate, cocoa powder, cherries, bananas, walnut butter, spices, pineapple, coconut and more choices!
The key is to make these special oatmeal treats in advance so the oatmeal can soak up the flavor overnight and be ready for eating first thing in the morning. This strategy gets you to eat a healthy breakfast, even if you’re in a hurry to get out the door in the morning.
Have a look at these ingredients for 5 popular overnight oatmeal recipes … try all of the variations if you can!
For the basic oatmeal:
1/3 cup rolled oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
¼ cup Greek yogurt
¼ – ½ cup almond milk (soy, hemp, rice or dairy work too)
And then add the special ingredients for each of the special flavors of the day:
Carrot Cake
¼ cup carrot, shredded
1 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp pecan, chopped (optional)
¼ tsp cinnamon
Blueberry Lemon
1 tbsp blueberry jam
½ tsp lemon rind
¼ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup blueberry
Chocolate Strawberry
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp chocolate, shavings
¼ cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
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