Overnight Oats (8+ different ways)

Start your day with an easy and delicious balanced meal that will keep you full for hours!

Overnight oats are so simple and extremely versatile, where you can create so many wonderful flavours. I’ll share my top creations for you to try or use this simple base to create your own!

Flavours

• Blueberry Banana Maple
• Apple Cinnamon
• Carrot Cake
• Pumpkin Spice
• Banana Nut
• Peanut Butter and Jelly
• Peanut Butter Chocolate
• Raspberry Coconut

Base Ingredients

• Large flake rolled oats
• Milk (of choice)

Add Ins

• Fruit (fresh or frozen)
• Nuts / seeds / nut butter
• Spices
• Maple syrup
• Protein powder

Recipe

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Overnight Oats

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup large flake rolled oats
• 3/4 cup milk of choice (you may need more depending on the add ins used) I use almond milk
• PLUS any additional ingredients you wish check out my different flavours below!

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients into a jar or Tupperware that has a lid, mix well.
• Let sit in refrigerator overnight and enjoy the next morning or throughout the week.

Flavours

Blueberry Banana Maple

• 1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 medium banana (sliced)
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
• 1 tsp hemp seeds
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Apple Cinnamon

• 1 small apple (chopped into bite sized pieces)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Dash of ground ginger
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds
• 1 tbsp slivered almonds

Carrot Cake

• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1-2 dates (chopped) OR 1-2 tbsp raisins
• 1 tbsp walnuts (roughly chopped)
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Pumpkin Spice

• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Dash of ground ginger
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
• *Coconut milk in here is really good!

Banana Nut

• 1 medium banana
• 1 tbsp peanuts or walnuts
• 1 tsp peanut butter
• 1 tsp hemp seeds

Peanut Butter and Jelly

• 1/2 cup berries of choice (roughly chopped)
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 tbsp peanuts
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Peanut Butter Chocolate

• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• dash salt (if using unsalted peanut butter)
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• cacao nibs (or chocolate chips)
• 1 tbsp peanuts (roughly chopped)
• 1 date (chopped)

Raspberry Coconut

• 1/2 cup raspberries
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 2 tbsp shredded coconut
• 1 tbsp ground almonds
• *Coconut milk in here is really good!

Notes

Type of oats: Large flake rolled oats work best for overnight oats. Quick oats aren’t great as they soak up a lot of liquid and become soggy overnight.

Protein powder: This is a great addition to any flavour of overnight oats to add extra protein and keep you full even longer. Per 1 scoop (~40g), you should add about 1/3 cup extra of milk. The amount may vary based on the type of protein powder used, so add the milk slowly while stirring until a desired consistency is achieved.

Milk amount may need to be adjusted based on the add ins used. The oats do thicken up quite a bit overnight so I recommend you add a little more liquid than you think you need before refrigeration.

If your oats are very thick in the morning: You can always add more liquid before you eat them – just give it a good stir and it will be as good as new!

If oats are too watery: Adding protein powder is a great way to soak up some of the liquid. Just note the liquid content you did before and adjust it for next time:)

Nutrition Facts

It’s important to note that with different add ins, this will create a different nutritional profile for your meal.

The nutrition below is based on the Blueberry Banana Maple flavoured overnight oats using an unsweetened almond milk as the liquid. This can be used as a guideline for the other recipes noted as they will have similar nutrition profiles.

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