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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LOVE overnight oats…love this recipe the best, because it’s chocolate chip cookie flavored 😉
I think I’ve made just about every overnight oat recipe in the book, lol!!! My kids (and I) love them! I make mine with chocolate chips VERY often but usually don’t give them to my kids. Their oats are always fruit based…but sometimes they do get something a little more decadent, like peanut butter!
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/pumpkin-pie-overnight-oats/
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/peanut-butter-banana-overnight-oats/
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??