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    Home » How Tos » Easy Overnight Oats (7 flavors)

    Easy Overnight Oats (7 flavors)

    Oct 1, 2018 · Updated: Jan 30, 2023 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    Easy overnight oats recipes to make the best grab and go breakfasts. These seven flavors make budget meals with protein, fiber, and flavor.

    overhead of 7 overnight oats recipes topped with carrots, chocolate chips and zucchini

    These easy overnight oats are the perfect breakfast choice to energize, build and repair muscle, boost digestion and even support optimum weight. Make a jar the night before and in the morning you can grab a breakfast full of nutrition to energize your day. Like my chocolate smoothie and my strawberry smoothie, overnight oats are an easy and nutritious way to launch the day.

    Why You'll Love These Recipes

    Seven delicious flavors. Here are seven different flavors using fruits, such as raspberries, and vegetables such as carrots and cauliflower, and some unusual flavors such as rose water and a mint fudge sauce.

    Easy and inexpensive breakfast. Any one of these recipes cost under a dollar if you keep to minimal additions. And they are so easy to make, just add to a jar and stir.

    Nutritional Powerhouse. Overnight oats are full of nutrition including protein, fiber, immunity booster, lower blood sugar, better cholesterol levels, skin support, constipation cure, reduced blood pressure and digestion support.

    What are Overnight Oats?

    Overnight oats is a quick meal that is made by mixing rolled oats and milk together, then refrigerating overnight so they make a pudding-like texture. You can add mix-ins to create flavors. I provide seven flavors below in my recipe card.

    overnight mayan oats

    Ingredients

    1. Rolled oats: Use old fashioned rolled oats, not quick oats or steel cut oats. Oat are naturally gluten-free but can be contaminated so I use a brand that processes oats in a GF certified facility such as Bob's Red Mill.

    2. Chia seeds: The mucilage they create increase hydration and the seeds is rich with nutrition, protein and fiber.

    3. Dairy-free milk: You can use any milk or even water.

    4. Lemon juice: Necessary to brighten the flavor and to deactivate phytates in oats that sometimes interfere with digestion.

    5. Maple syrup: To sweeten, although date paste or date syrup works as well.

    7 Different Flavors

    In the recipe below I provide you with a basic overnight oats recipe that you can turn into the following 6 other flavors:

    Zucchini Bread with raw zucchini, pears, cinnamon and ginger.

    Chocolate Quinoa with cooked quinoa, cocoa powder, maple syrup and cinnamon

    Rosewater Raspberry with raspberries and rose water

    Mint Fudge Cauliflower with cauliflower rice, cocoa and a homemade mint chocolate sauce.

    Tropical Mango with fresh mango, coconut and orange juice.

    Carrot Cake with carrots, date paste and pumpkin spice.
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    Steps to Make

    1: Add all ingredients to a jar, cover and shake or stir with a spoon to break up clumps, and

    2: Eat right away or refrigerate overnight.

    3: The next morning, stir and eat chilled. You can also add chopped fruit, chocolate chips and more toppings the next day, and stir them in.

    How to Store

    You can make three overnight oat jars at once and keep them in the refrigerator and eat one a day. Don't keep them longer than three days or they begin to taste slimy.

    Recipe Tips

    1. Make them in a covered jar and then they are transportable. Here are my favorite jars for overnight oats.

    2. You can warm your oats in the morning if you prefer a warm breakfast. Just microwave for about 30 seconds and stir.

    Overnight Oats FAQS

    Are oats overnight good for weight loss?

    Yes because they have a high fiber content that makes you feel full longer.

    Why add chia seeds overnight oats?

    Adding chia to your oats adds nutrition that benefits just about every body process. In that way, they are similar to nutritious avocados. Chia seeds encourage hydration because they can absorb up to 10 times their weight, also making your oats creamier and thicker, and keep you full longer.

    What is the secret to overnight oats?

    The secret is creating a ratio that works for you. Typically it is 1 to 1 with a balance of oats and milk and then additions. But if you want a dryer meal, add less milk; a wetter one, add more.

    Other Oat Recipes

    Healthy Chocolate Smoothie

    Chocolate Oat Bars

    How to Make Oat Milk

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    Easy Overnight Oats (7 flavors)

    Created by Dee Dine
    Easy overnight oats are an easy healthy grab and go breakfast or snack that can be made on any budget. These seven flavors are full of nutrition and can be made in minutes.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 d
    Total Time 1 d 10 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 7
    Calories 302 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Basic Overnight Oats

    • ½ cup rolled oats
    • ½ cup dairy free milk
    • ½ tablespoon chia seeds
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
    • 1 tablespoon yogurt

    Zucchini Bread Overnight Oats

    • ¼ cup zucchini, chopped or spiralized, raw
    • ¼ cup pears, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

    Chocolate Quinoa Overnight Oats

    • ¼ cup cooked quinoa*
    • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Rosewater Raspberry Overnight Oats

    • ½ cup raspberries
    • ½ teaspoon rose water

    Mint Fudge Cauliflower Overnight Oats

    • ¼ cup cauliflower rice, steamed and cooled
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • 2 tablespoon mint chocolate sauce**

    Tropical Mango Overnight Oats

    • 2 tablespoon chopped mango
    • 1 tablespoon orange juice
    • 1 tablespoon coconut flakes

    Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

    • ¼ cup grated carrots
    • 1 tablespoon date paste Use my date paste recipe.
    • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
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    Instructions
     

    Make Base Overnight Oats

    • Add all ingredients to a jar, stir to break up clumps, and eat right away or let it sit covered overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ½ cup rolled oats, ½ cup dairy free milk, ½ tablespoon chia seeds, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon yogurt

    Make Zucchini Bread Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for zucchini bread oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ¼ cup zucchini, chopped or spiralized, raw, ¼ cup pears, chopped, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

    Make Chocolate Quinoa Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for chocolate quinoa oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ¼ cup cooked quinoa*, 1 teaspoon cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Make Mint Fudge Cauliflower Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for mint fudge cauliflower oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ¼ cup cauliflower rice, steamed and cooled, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 2 tablespoon mint chocolate sauce**

    Make Rosewater Raspberry Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for chocolate quinoa oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ½ cup raspberries, ½ teaspoon rose water

    Make Tropical Mango Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for tropical mango oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      2 tablespoon chopped mango, 1 tablespoon orange juice

    Make Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

    • Mix up the base overnight oat recipe, and add ingredients for carrot cake oats. Eat right away or let it chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, stir and eat.
      ¼ cup grated carrots, 1 tablespoon date paste, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

    Notes

    *Chocolate Quinoa Overnight Oats: To cook quinoa simmer 1-part rinsed quinoa in 2-parts water for 15 minutes - rinsing dry quinoa removes any bitter coating on the seed.
    **Mint Fudge Cauliflower Overnight Oats: To make a mint fudge sauce, mix 1 tablespoon cocoa powder + 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil + 1 tablespoon maple syrup + ½ teaspoon peppermint extract or add ½ teaspoon peppermint extract to your favorite store-bought chocolate sauce.
    Nutritional Information. The nutritional values are for the basic overnight oats recipe only. Use an online calculator to calculate values for any specific flavor.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 11gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 0.4mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 439mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 469IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 286mgIron: 3mg
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    Comments

    1. Molly Jason

      January 02, 2023 at 12:04 pm

      5 stars
      Your base recipe is the best I've ever tasted. The lemon is a wonderful addition.

      Reply
      • Dee Dine

        January 02, 2023 at 12:06 pm

        Thank you for your feedback!

        Reply
    2. Ela

      February 11, 2017 at 6:38 pm

      Wow Dee! You are so creative, I love all of these amazing overnight oat creations. I think my favorites are #3 : MAYAN CHOCOLATE QUINOA OATS and #7 : CARROT CAKE DATE OATS. Such a healthy and delicious treat. 🙂

      Reply
      • Debbie

        February 13, 2017 at 8:01 am

        Ela! You are so sweet! I LOVE the Mayan flavor, I think I eat it entirely too often (haha)! And my husband loves the carrot cake date flavor, so this is so cute! You'd fit right into our household! Have a lovely week my friend! Dee xx

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