Description
A delicious and nutritious overnight oats recipe that’s easy to prepare and perfect for breakfast!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup rolled oats (old-fashioned oats)
- ½ Tbsp chia seeds
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅔ cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
- ¼ cup vanilla Greek yogurt (or plain)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ Tbsp pure maple syrup (1 Tbsp if you want it sweeter)
- ¼ cup grated carrots (I use a box grater to grate a large carrot)
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1 Tbsp golden raisins or chopped dates
- 1 Tbsp chopped nuts
Instructions
- In a mason jar or other small container with a lid, mix the dry ingredients including the rolled oats, chia seeds, cinnamon, and nutmeg (if using).
- Add the wet ingredients to the oat mixture including the yogurt, vanilla extract, maple syrup, milk, and grated carrots. Give it a good stir until everything is well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for 4 hours to let the oats soak.
- When ready to serve, add an extra splash of milk if needed and your favorite toppings. Chopped dates or golden raisins and toasted walnuts or pecans are my favorite toppings.
Notes
- This recipe can be adjusted based on your preferred sweetness and toppings.
- Feel free to use any milk of choice.
- Perfect for meal prep as it can be made in advance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 5mg