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Overnight Oats (5 Ways!)

Make a basic overnight oats base and customize with one of five flavor mix-ins. Refrigerate overnight and add toppings just before serving.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Total Time16 minutes
Servings: 1 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupold fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cupunsweetened almond milk plus more to thin if desired
  • 1/4 cupplain fat-free greek yogurt
  • 1 fair pinch fine sea salt or table salt
  • 1 - 3 tsphoney or maple syrup to taste
  • 1/3 cuppumpkin
  • 1/4 tspcinnamon
  • 1 pinch each nutmeg and cloves
  • 1/8 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 Tbspdried cranberries for topping
  • 1 Tbspraw unsalted pumpkin seeds for topping
  • 2 - 3 tspcocoa powder to taste
  • 1 Tbspcreamy peanut butter optional
  • 1/2 well ripened banana mashed
  • 1/4 tspvanilla extract
  • 1/2 Tbspmini chocolate chips for topping optional
  • 1 Tbspshredded toasted coconut for topping (optional)
  • 1/2 cupfresh berries such as strawberries blueberries or raspberries (chop strawberries)
  • 1/4 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tspchia seeds
  • 1 small ripe banana mashed
  • 1 Tbspcreamy almond butter
  • 1 Tbspground flax seeds
  • 3 drops almond extract pour it in the lid first so you don't add too much
  • 1/2 cupchopped crisp sweet apples
  • 1/4 tspground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 Tbspchopped pecans for topping

Instructions

Instructions

  • In a 16-oz jar or bowl, combine the base ingredients: 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1/4 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt, 1 fair pinch fine sea salt or table salt, and 1–3 tsp honey or maple syrup (to taste). Stir until evenly combined.
  • Choose one flavor and add only the mix-ins listed for that flavor (do not add toppings yet). Stir each mix-in into the base until evenly distributed. - Pumpkin Spice: add 1/3 cup pumpkin, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1 pinch each nutmeg and cloves, and 1/8 tsp vanilla extract. - Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana: add 2–3 tsp cocoa powder (to taste), 1 Tbsp creamy peanut butter (optional), 1/2 well-ripened banana, mashed, and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract. - Berry Vanilla Chia: add 1/2 cup fresh berries (chop strawberries if using strawberries), 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, and 1 1/2 tsp chia seeds. - Almond Butter Banana Flax: add 1 small ripe banana, mashed, 1 Tbsp creamy almond butter, 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds, and 3 drops almond extract (pour the drops into the lid first so you don't add too much). - Apple Pecan: add 1/2 cup chopped crisp, sweet apples, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, and 1 pinch ground nutmeg.
  • Cover the jar or bowl and refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, if the oats are too thick, thin with additional unsweetened almond milk as desired. Then add the toppings for the flavor you made (do not add toppings the night before): Pumpkin Spice — 1 Tbsp dried cranberries and 1 Tbsp raw unsalted pumpkin seeds; Chocolate — 1/2 Tbsp mini chocolate chips (optional) and 1 Tbsp shredded toasted coconut (optional); Apple Pecan — 1 Tbsp chopped pecans. Stir gently and serve.

Equipment

  • 16-oz jar or bowl
  • Refrigerator

Notes

Be sure to use old fashioned rolled oats here (notquick oats), or you won't get right consistency.
Let your oats soak for at least 4 hours — or 8 hours for even creamier results.
To keep things like nuts crisp, wait until the morning to add them so they keep that nice crunch.