Overnight Oats Three Ways

If there’s one food that’s perfectly made to kickstart your day, it’s oats. There are countless health benefits to eating oats: they help lower cholesterol, stabilize blood sugar, and reduce inflammation, just to name a few. Even better, their high fiber content promotes good digestive health and keeps you feeling full for longer.

 

Oats can be prepared in all sorts of ways: sweet, savory, hot and cold. You can easily switch things up by mixing and matching your favorite toppings thanks to their neutral flavor too.

 

Overnight oats skip the microwave and stove top in favor of your fridge, which chills it into a refreshing, nutritious meal. Don’t let the name fool you, overnight oats can be made in as soon as 10 minutes. This recipe offers three different ways you can prepare it. Try it and see which one you like best, or go off-script and add your own toppings!

 

 

Overnight Oats Three Ways

 

Cook time: 10 minutes or up to overnight

  

 

Orange overnight oats:

● ½ cup oat mix*

● ¾ cup orange juice

● Half a fresh orange, cubed

 

Raspberry yogurt overnight oats:

● ½ cup oats mix*

● ½ cup milk

● ¼ cup plain yogurt

● 1 cup raspberries, frozen

 

Banana + nut butter overnight oats:

● ½ cup oat mix*

● ¾ cup water

● 1 tbsp peanut butter

● 1 banana, sliced

 

 

*Oat mix ingredients:

● 2 cups rolled oats

● ½ cup coconut flakes

● ¼ cup pumpkin seeds

● ¼ cup sunflower seeds

● 2 tbsp chia seeds

● 2 tbsp raisins

 

 

Instructions:

1. Combine oat mix ingredients in a bowl.

2. Put oat mix into a mason jar or a bowl with a lid.

3. Add milk, water or orange juice. Stir or shake well.

4. Store in the fridge for 10 minutes or up to overnight.

5. Stir well before eating.

6. Top with diced fresh fruits, nut butter or yogurt. Serve.

 

 

 

Source:

https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/bonnie-taub-dix-nutrition-intuition/reasons-why-you-should-eat-oatmeal-every-day