Waking up and realizing that breakfast is already made probably ranks up there as one of the best feelings I’ve ever experienced. Breakfast isn’t my favorite meal of the day, but it is definitely the most important. If you’ve never given overnight oats a try, here are 3 reasons you should make them today:
- Steel cut oats typically require 15-20 minutes to cook. On leisurely weekend mornings, I enjoy this extra time to drink coffee and relax with my family while preparing any of these tasty variations: Coconut Triple Berry, Apples and Flax, or Blueberries and Walnuts. Busy weekdays? Not so much.
- Breakfast can be prepared on your schedule, any time of day. Don’t step foot in the door until 8PM? They can be made then. Baby naps at 1PM? That works, too. You get the drift.
- Endless topping possibilities help avoid boredom. The photo above shows banana slices, creamy natural peanut butter and local blueberries but that is just a suggestion. Here are a few others: almond butter, blackberries, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, strawberries, chopped pecans, pure pumpkin, raspberry preserves,… shall I go on?
You’ll thank me in the morning.
Your spoon is waiting.
Overnight Refrigerator Steel Cut Oats
Author: Liz DellaCroce | The Lemon Bowl
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 1
- Serving size: 1 jar
- Calories: 330
- Fat: 9.2 g
- Saturated fat: 1.2
- Unsaturated fat: 8
- Trans fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 51.7
- Sugar: 15.8 g
- Sodium: 116 mg sodium
- Fiber: 7.9
- Protein: 15.9
- Cholesterol: 2
Recipe type: Breakfast
Prep time:
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Overnight steel cut oats are a great make-ahead breakfast idea for busy mornings.
Ingredients
- ¼ c steel cut oats
- ¼ c plain yogurt
- ½ c skim milk
- 1 tbs flax seed meal
- pinch salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅓ banana – sliced
- ½ tbs natural peanut butter
- ¼ c berries of choice
Instructions
- Combine oats, yogurt, milk, flax and pinch of salt in a glass jar and stir well.
- Seal jar and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, stir in cinnamon, banana slices, peanut butter and berries.
Notes
Steel cuts will have a nice chew to them but if you prefer to cook them further, add ¼ c extra milk and microwave for 90 seconds.
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I love realizing that I don’t have to make breakfast when I wake up!
haha – me too!!!! Especially with a one year old who needs my attention. Enjoy!!
Love that I can just have this in the morning! I hate making breakfast before I go to work – there just isn’t enough time!
Isn’t it the best?? Let me know what you think!
The oats don’t have to be cooked at all???
That would be awesome!
No cooking required- isn’t that awesome? They soak overnight and turn out chewy and tender!
You have wonderful and delicious ideas.
Thanks so much Holly!!
oh my goodness i think you have just revolutionized breakfasts in my house- thank you! my husband is a creature of habit and will eat all the cereal in the cupboards so fast, but this is a great alternative. and it’s so much healthier. just wondering, do you think i could make a bunch at the beginning of the week? or is it better to make just the night before?
So great to hear!! I would think they would be fine made in advance but truthfully I don’t know for sure since I always eat them the next morning! Will you let me know??
i sure will! i’m going to whip some up tonight so we’ll see how it goes
I know this is an older post but I had a question about it. Can it be made with any kind of yogurt? I’m thinking about trying it with vanilla greek yogurt…do you think it will still ‘cook’ the oats?
Leslie I JUST did that last night! The greek yogurt was amazing. Have you ever had ben and jerry’s greek yogurt? The banana and peanut butter flavor? tastes really similar! It was delicious.
Love the comparison to Ben and Jerry’s!! I’m so glad you enjoyed!!
I haven’t seen that in my stores here. I’m in a rural area, but maybe we’ll get it one day. Thanks for the response!
This oatmeal caught my eye immediately – I love oatmeal, especially steel cut, but never make it due to its long cooking time. I’ve been making overnight chia pudding for breakfast lately, and will now start making your oats. Love the added yogurt, too. Brilliant!
Thank you so much – I hope you enjoy it!!
Lovely recipe. Will this work with instant/rolled oats, you think?
Absolutely!!! Works even better with quick cooking oats!
Has anybody tried adding any protein powder? Sometimes I have cooked oatmeal with protein powder and sunflower seeds.
I never have because I usually throw in walnuts or chia but that is a brilliant idea!!
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