Overnight oats
- Anna Glover
Published: June 25, 2022 at 12:31 PM
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Serves 2
Easy
Total time: 5 mins
+ overnight soaking
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This healthy, no-fuss breakfast can be prepped just five minutes the night before, ready for you in the morning. Customise with your choice of fruit, nuts, seeds and other toppings
Low calorie
Low salt
Low sugar
Vegan
Vegetarian
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Try this simple recipe for overnight oats, then check out our overnight protein oats, coconut overnight oats, healthy overnight oats, vegan overnight oats and more healthy breakfast recipes.
Forgot to soak your oats overnight? Whip up our homemade muesli or healthy granola for a speedy breakfast fix instead.
Overnight oats recipe tip: use a milk alternative and coconut yogurt to make your oats vegan.
Cook’s tip: Boost your plant points
"Give your overnight oats a caffeine-boost by adding 1 tsp of matcha powder into the oat mixture. For extra plants, add 1 tbsp of ground flaxseed. Layer up your overnight oats with coconut yogurt and top with pumpkin seeds and fresh raspberries."
Note these changes to the recipe will alter the nutritional information displayed.
Here are more ways to boost your plant points and plant-packed recipes.
Overnight oats recipe
Ingredients
Nutrition
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75g porridge oats
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175ml milk (of your choice)
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2 tsp chia seeds
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1 tbsp pumpkin or sunflower seeds
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2 tsp maple syrup
(optional)
TO SERVE
- chopped nuts or nut butter
- seasonal fruit (such as chopped apple, berries or sliced banana)
- yogurt (of your choice)
Nutrition: Per serving (excluding toppings)
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kcal257
low
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fat10.1g
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saturates2.8g
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carbs29.9g
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sugars3.5g
low
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fibre4.5g
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protein9.5g
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salt0.1g
low
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Method
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step 1
Put the overnight oats ingredients in a bowl and mix together, adding the maple syrup for sweetness, if you like. You can add some cocoa, mashed berries, grated apple or a few pinches of ground spice such as cinnamon and cardamom if you prefer to flavour the oats. Cover and chill overnight.
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step 2
In the morning, give the oats a stir and add a splash more milk if you prefer them a little looser. Top with nuts, fruit, yogurt or whatever you fancy.
More overnight oats ideas below:
Vegan overnight oats
All it takes is 10 minutes and four ingredients to make these vegan overnight oats. Finish with grated apple, coconut yogurt and maple syrup.
Healthy overnight oats
Prep your oats the night before to make this quick and easy vegan breakfast for two. It may be low calorie but it'll leave you feeling satisfied and full until lunchtime.
Coconut overnight oats
You can soak oats in any milk overnight but we love the creaminess that coconut milk gives. This makes a few portions for the week.
Overnight bircher muesli with cherries, peach and coconut
This recipe for overnight bircher muesli with cherries, peach and coconut is a great healthy, make-ahead breakfast if you're short of time in the mornings.
Bircher muesli with chia seeds
To make this bircher muesli we've used chia seeds, yoghurt and some extra fruit. You can soak the oats for just a few hours if you like, but it's best when it's left overnight.
Authors
Anna GloverSenior food editor
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