Overnight Oats Recipe

(adapted from: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/how-to-make-overnight-oats-recipes/)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup oats 
• 3/4 cup milk of your choice (plant-based/regular milk/lactose-free milk)
• 1 tsp chia seeds (optional)
• 1 tsp ground flax seeds (optional)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup plain/greek yogurt/plant-based yogurt (optional but makes it creamy!)
• 1 tbsp maple syrup/honey/your choice of sweetener (optional)

Possible flavours/additions:

Chocolate Peanut Butter

• add 1 tbsp cacao powder
• add 1 tbsp peanut butter

Mocha

• add 2 tsp espresso/instant coffee
• add 1 tbsp cacao powder

Banana Bread

• add 1/2 to 1/3 mashed banana
• add 3-4 tsp chocolate chips
• add 2 tbsp walnuts/pecans

Protein

• simply add one scoop of your go-to protein powder and ensure you mix it in well

Carrot Cake

• add 1/4 cup grated carrots
• substitute the plain yogurt for vanilla flavoured (optional)
• add shredded coconut

Chocolate Chip

• substitute the plain yogurt for vanilla flavoured (optional)
• add 3-4 tsp chocolate chips

Chai

• add 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• add 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• add 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a jar. Shake/mix with a spoon to ensure everything is mixed well.
2. Allow to sit in the fridge overnight.
3. In the morning, mix everything once more and top with anything else you would like such as frozen/fresh fruit. You can also top them with hemp seeds and/or maple syrup flakes.

Note: the overnight oats can last 4-5 days in the fridge, which is perfect if you would like to prep them in advance for the week in jars!

Written by Leemah Sana

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