Overnight Oat recipes

 

I LOVE OATMEAL.  I also love variety in my food.  "Boredom" is one of the main reasons people fall off the wagon. 

So I wanted to share a new love I have.

It's called "Overnight Oats".

Now the concept is not mine.  I found many delicious pictures on instagram but you had to buy the "ebook" to get most of the recipes.

So I have been experimenting and creating my own simple Overnight oats.

 

These can be eaten as a dessert or even as breakfast, lunch...whichever you choose.

Just remember every single thing you put in your oats will contain calories.

 

 

 

#1 with peanut butter and chocolate chips (dark)

 

 

You will need:

 

1/2 cup of dry oats (can be regular, steel cut, etc)

1/4 cup of skim milk or almond milk

2 tablespoons of plain yogurt

 (you can use the flavored but remember most flavored contain artificial sweeteners.  But it's up to you)

1 tablespoon of natural honey

1 tablespoon of cinnamon.

(Make sure it's not cinnamon sugar that is bad bad)

1 packet of stevia (optional)

1 tablespoon of NATURAL peanut butter or almond butter

6 DARK unsweetened chocolate chips (optional)

 

 

Mix all of the ingredients together EXCEPT the peanut butter and chips.

Cover in refrigerator overnight or at LEAST 30 minutes while the oats soften.

 

Get a container (mason jar or glass containers are my favorites)

Put a table spoon of oats then a half tablespoon of your peanut butter

Then another layer of each

On the top you can save a tad of pb then add chips

 

 

#2 Overnight oats with PB and Greek yogurt

 

 

 

1/2 cup of dry oats (can be regular, steel cut, etc)

1/4 cup of skim milk or almond milk

2 tablespoons of plain yogurt

 (you can use the flavored but remember most flavored contain artificial sweeteners.  But it's up to you)

1 tablespoon of natural honey

1 tablespoon of cinnamon.

(Make sure it's not cinnamon sugar that is bad bad)

1 packet of stevia (optional)

2-3 tablespoons of greek yogurt

Chocolate chips (dark) (optional)

 

 

 

Mix all of the ingredients together EXCEPT the peanut butter and chips.

Cover in refrigerator overnight or at LEAST 30 minutes while the oats soften.

 

Get a container (mason jar or glass containers are my favorites)

Put a table spoon of oats then a half tablespoon of your peanut butter,

A layer of 1 table spoon of yogurt

Then another layer of each

On the top you can save a tad of pb then add chips

 

 

I will tell you personally I did not add the chocolate chips or stevia to mine and it tasted great!  It's all up to you.  You can add granola, nuts, flax seed, your own pureed fruit

This allows you to be so creative.

Just REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE THING ADDS calories

but this WILL keep you full for hours.

 

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADD THE NUTRITIONAL FACTS ABOUT THESE TWO SPECIFIC recipes let me know.