Overnight Oatmeal Jars
- 1/4 cup rolled oats or quick oats
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt (plain, vanilla, or honey)
- 1 tsp milled chia seeds
- 2 tbsp sweetener of your choice
- 1/4 cup fresh fruit, canned fruit, or frozen fruit
- 1 dash or 2 of flavoring extract or spices
- 2 tbsp chopped nuts, peanut butter, or 1 tblsp peanut powder
- 1 12 oz mason jar with working lid & ring
- First make your plan!
- Choose your fruit, sweetener, flavor, & nuts.
- Choose things you think will complement one another.
- Prep your mason jar by cleaning/wiping it out.
- Fill the dry jar with the rolled oats, milled chia seeds, & nuts of your choice.
- (If you are using peanut butter - do not add yet)
- Add your sweetener.
- Some options to consider: sugar, brown sugar, steevia powder, maple syrup, molasses, agave, cane syrup.
- (I like steevia personally for most combinations & it saves me some calories)
- Prep your fruit.
- Chop up larger pieces into bit sized bits.
- If using fresh berries or grapes, cut in half so the flavors are released into the oatmeal.
- Drain canned fruit or slightly thaw frozen.
- Add to jar.
- Add Greek yogurt.
- Measure out milk.
- Add any flavor extracts or spices being used to the milk & stir.
- If using peanut butter, add to milk now & gently whisk until it is thinned out.
- Add to jar & stir to combine all ingredients.
- Place lid & ring on jar.
- Put into the refrigerator & chill overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Will last for upto four or five days.
- So you can make ahead for the week.
- Eat directly from the jar!
- These are super versitile, but you might be overwhelmed by all the options.
- So here are a few of my favorite combos to get your ideas going: *Kiwi, blueberry, & almond - using almond extract.
- (Pictured) *Canned mandarin orange with cinnamon, walnut, & vanilla.
- *Peanut butter & red grapes.
- Roasted pumpkin, pecan, pumpkin spice & brown sugar.
- Get creative!
rolled oats, milk, greek yogurt, chia seeds, your choice, fresh fruit, nuts, mason
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/357767-overnight-oatmeal-jars (may not work)