Overnight oats are such a surprisingly delicious and healthy way to make your tummy feel whole on a busy morning, especially when you're crunched for time. When I first saw overnight oats popping up in magazines and food sites I didn't quite get what this new breakfast phenomenon was until I finally tried it for myself. I will admit it took me a while to try it and I even made it for my husband before I ever sampled it myself. (Yup, it's true. I was overnight oat shy apparently) I wasn't quite sure I'd like it, but now I'm hooked on this easy, fulfilling breakfast.
Oats Treat
Now that I've made this breakfast in a jar
The other treat regarding these oats is that you can make your life even simpler (yes, healthy can be simple....it's true!) by using frozen berries. I love just grabbing a scoop of my awesome frozen Costco berries to make this. It reduces your prep time and makes it a quick fix the night before. By morning your frozen berries have defrosted in the fridge and they're ready to eat!
Oats Preference
I personally prefer organic rolled oats
Banana Surprise
When I first saw an overnight oats recipe call for banana I thought it must be horrible! I mean, the banana sits and soaks overnight, um...maybe not so good I thought. You know how banana gets funky and brown once it's exposed to air; well I thought it would become a soggy unpalatable mess in my oats by morning, but it's truly the opposite. It brings a surprisingly nice flavor and texture to your oats. I became a big fan of adding them to my oats. If you're not a fan of banana though, you can always just add more berries to your oats and still enjoy your breakfast in a jar.
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia
I can't help myself with chia seeds
Give this jarred breakfast a try if you haven't yet, you'll be surprised by the delicious outcome.
PrintBanana-Berry Overnight Oats
Easy Breakfast made the night before. Eat right out of the jar! Easily double or triple the recipe to make 2 or 3 servings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Ingredients
- ½ cup organic rolled oats (can use steel cut oats instead if preferred)
- ½ cup milk of choice (add ⅛-¼ cup more milk if you don't want it too thick)
- ½ Tbsp ground flax seed
- ½ Tbsp chia seeds
- ⅓ cup mixed berries, frozen or fresh (I love using blueberries and cherries)
- ½ banana, cut into ½ " quarters
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
- drizzle of raw honey
- ⅛ cup chopped nuts of choice (walnuts, pecans or almonds great)
Instructions
- Pour oats and milk into a smaller personal sized mason jar (16oz/500ml jars work great)
- Add flax seed and chia seeds on top and stir.
- Add cut banana and layer remaining ingredients on top, cover jar and let chill in fridge overnight.
- Next morning oats can be eaten cold right out of the jar or warmed up in the microwave.
Notes
Can be eaten cold right out of the jar or warm glass jar in microwave 30 secs to a minute, depending on your temperature preference. Give it a stir and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
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