Overnight Oats by Weight

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🥘 Ingredients

  • chia seeds (optional)
    1 teaspoon
  • chocolate chips
    2 tablespoons
  • fresh berries (I like sliced strawberries and blueberries best)
    1/4 cup
  • jam (strawberry jam or chia)
    1 tablespoon
  • maple syrup or honey (or your preferred sweetener)
    1-2 teaspoons
  • milk (1/2 cup)
    113 g
  • oats (old fashioned rolled, 1/2 cup)
    40 g
  • peanut butter
    1 tablespoon
  • sea salt (pinch of)
  • toppings of choice: fruit (nut butter, nuts, seeds, etc.)
  • vanilla extract (optional)
    1/2 teaspoon
  • yogurt (plain greek, 1/4 cup, 1/4 cup, or 57g more milk)
    57 g

🍳 Cookware

  • bowl
  1. 1
    Gather toppings of choice: fruit , maple syrup or honey , vanilla extract .
    toppings of choice: fruit (nut butter, nuts, seeds, etc.), maple syrup or honey: 1-2 teaspoons (or your preferred sweetener), vanilla extract: 1/2 teaspoon
  2. 2
    Add oats , milk , yogurt , maple syrup, chia seeds , vanilla and sea salt into a jar or storage container with a lid. Stir ingredients together. Place in the fridge overnight. If you’re in a rush you can shorten the soak time to ⏱️ 2-4 hours .
    oats: 40 g (old fashioned rolled, 1/2 cup), milk: 113 g (1/2 cup), yogurt: 57 g (plain greek, 1/4 cup, 1/4 cup, or 57g more milk), chia seeds: 1 teaspoon, sea salt (pinch of)
  3. 3
    The next morning (or when ready to eat), remove lid and give oats a big stir. If they seem too thick you can add a little more milk to loosen the mixture. Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy. You can eat the oats straight from the jar or pour into a bowl for serving.
  4. 4
    Overnight oats should last up to 5 days in the fridge in a sealed airtight container.
  5. 5
    CHOCOLATE CHIP Stir 1 Tablespoon of chocolate chips into the overnight oat mixture when prepping and then sprinkle oats with remaining chocolate chips to serve.
    chocolate chips: 2 tablespoons
  6. 6
    peanut butter Stir 1/2 Tablespoon of peanut butter into the overnight oat mixture when prepping and then drizzle oats with remaining peanut butter to serve.
    peanut butter: 1 tablespoon
  7. 7
    BERRY Stir 2 Tablespoons of berries into the overnight oat mixture when prepping and then top layer of jam and remaining fresh berries .
    jam: 1 tablespoon (strawberry jam or chia), fresh berries: 1/4 cup (I like sliced strawberries and blueberries best)