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What Type of Oats for Overnight Oats: Instructions for Three Type of Oats

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  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: American

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

  1. In an individual food container with a lid, mix oats with milk. Refrigerator overnight.
  2. 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

  1. In an individual food container with a lid, mix oats with milk. Refrigerate overnight.
  2. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Immediately, transfer the oats to an individual food container with a lid, close it shut, and refrigerate overnight.
  3. In the morning, stir the oats, add toppings of your choice or warm up the oats in the microwave before adding toppings.

Topping Ideas

  1. 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