Description
Quick and easy breakfast on the go with these overnight oats! Learn how to prepare steel-cut oats, old-fashioned oats, and quick-cooking oats overnight.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Old-Fashioned Oats:
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup milk
Quick-Cooking Oats:
- 1/2 quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup milk
Steel-Cut Oats:
- 1/4 cup steel-cut oats
- 3/4 cup milk
Instructions
Old-Fashioned Oats
- In an individual food container with a lid, mix oats with milk. Refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, stir the oats, add toppings of your choice or warm up the oats in the microwave before adding toppings.
Quick-Cooking Oats
- In an individual food container with a lid, mix oats with milk. Refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, stir the oats, add toppings of your choice or warm up the oats in the microwave before adding toppings.
Steel-Cut Oats
- In a microwave safe bowl, mix oats with milk. Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes, keeping an eye on the oats so the milk does not boil over. You may have to stop and stir couple times.
- Immediately, transfer the oats to an individual food container with a lid, close it shut, and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, stir the oats, add toppings of your choice or warm up the oats in the microwave before adding toppings.
Topping Ideas
- fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries); brown sugar; coconut chips; almond butter; peanut butter; raisins; almonds; fruit preserves; walnuts; cinnamon; dry fruit; maple syrup; honey
Notes
** if eating oats cold and you want extra creaminess, you can stir in Greek yogurt
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 294
- Sugar: 9.2 g
- Sodium: 78.7 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 40.4 g
- Protein: 11.5 g
- Cholesterol: 18.3 mg