These creamy overnight oats are one breakfast that’s definitely worth waking up for!
Your instant breakfast awaits!
In this overnight oats recipe, you basically just throw a bunch of ingredients into a jar the night before, and breakfast magically appears on the table in the morning.
If you normally find yourself with no time in the morning or no motivation to make an elaborate breakfast, the “overnight oats” method could be perfect for you.
Over five years ago, I first published something called the Voluminous Oatmeal Trick, and it spread through the internet like lightning.
Overnight oats are similar to voluminous oats in that you make them up the night before. But this time it’s even easier:
There is no cooking required whatsoever!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Overnight Oats
Chocolate Chip Cookie Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt - such as Wholesoy
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- optional, 1 tbsp chia seeds
- optional chocolate chips or cacao nibs
- sweetener of choice or melted banana, as desired
Instructions
In a small mason jar or lidded container, stir together all dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Cover the container and let sit overnight. The next day, stir the overnight oats and enjoy. Depending on your yogurt and milk of choice, you may or may not wish to add any sugar or sweetener.
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First time I’ve made overnight oats, and I’m hooked – Delicious! I added black cherry concentrate – tasted like a desert! Love getting those probiotics with my oatmeal.
Oh my goodness this sounds delicious!! Gonna make that right now actually. And wow, that spoon. Would you mind telling me where you bought it? I’ve searched everywhere online and can’t find anything quite as beautiful
This recipe is a true winner, Katie! It is so delicious and rich and filling and has complex elements that satisfy. This truly takes the cake! Thanks for such a simple recipe that fills you up and makes you want to eat breakfast!
This was SO GOOD! Going in my breakfast rotation 🙂
I LOVE this recipe!!!! I have made it for breakfast the past 3 days and I absolutely adore it!!! I followed the recipe exactly and used vanilla almond milk as my milk of choice. I did not add any optional sweetener. I thought it didn’t need it and tasted amazing without it. Thank you so much Katie!!! You are so talented!!! ☺
Love these oats! Have used yogurt with water or sometimes just almond milk & both times are fab! I use between 1/4-1/3 C oats.
To the person asking about steel cut oats- I recently did this as I saw it on Pinterest…I UNpinned it today! Haha.
After 48 hours in the fridge the steel cut oats were very chewy. I still ate them because I’m out of town & packed it, plus I’m cheap & don’t want to waste the ingredients 😉
I won’t be doing steel cut overnight oats again.
This oatmeal was awesome. I’m making it again. Can’t wait to eat it!
Where did you get that beautiful spoon??
I felt compelled to write my opinion of this oatmeal. First of all, it was AMAZING!! But, what kind of vanilla yogurt did you use? I can’t have soy, so I use regular dairy yogurt. I made the oatmeal with fat-free Fage Greek yogurt, then added stevia and pure vanilla extract to make it like vanilla yogurt, but I found that the end product was still too bitter – although good… I feel like it should have been a little more “cookie-like” with less of a bite to it. This is the FIRST TIME I have ever made one of your recipes. I just started looking at your blog and I am truly impressed! You are an inspiration and a god send because I have been on a diet and going stir crazy with all the “healthy” foods. Thank you for your recipe!
If you can’t have soy and don’t want dairy, there is also So Delicious coconutmilk yogurt if you’d prefer.
This looks absolutely delicious!
But I do need some help with the recipe though..
Could you please tell me measurements in grams so I can kitchen scale them ^^?
Because I don’t have cup measurements and whenever I try to measure those with something other than a cup it doesn’t go well..
I really appreciate your help <3
And keep up the amazing work, you have the best recipes ever =))
I’ve tried overnight oats in the past, and they always came out slimy in the morning. Is there a way to prevent that?
Today, April 11,2015, I watched The Kitchen. They did a section on “secret Ingredient”. Katie Lee had a chocolate cake covered with chocolate gnache. It was sugar free and dairy free. I have searched and searched for it and can not find it. The secret ingredient was quinoa. Please help.
Yummy!! I have tried this recipe as I usually have a cooked porridge in the morning and I am now *addicted* to it!!! I do it with dates, cinnamon, coconut, any fruits, and I just love it 🙂 Thanks for sharing this super idea!!!
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Refrigerate or not
I made these last night and am currently enjoying them. I used plain yogurt and added vanilla protein powder. Soooooo good! And on such a hot morning a perfect treat!
Can I use protein powder in this?
Sure why not?