Healthy Overnight Oats (4 Recipes and Tricks)

What are overnight oats?

Overnight oats are a method of making oatmeal that involves no cooking at all. Instead of cooking the oats with liquid in the microwave or on the stove, you mix the oats with the liquid and other mix-ins and let the whole mix rest in the fridge overnight (or, if you forgot to do it at night, they can rest for just a few hours). If you leave the oats in the fridge at night, you are going to have a pudding-like porridge in the morning, and it is going to be perfect for easy grab-and-go breakfasts.

Healthy Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup (heaping) rolled oats
• 2/3 cup unsweetened milk of choice
• One tablespoon of ground flax meal or chia seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• One tablespoon of maple syrup or honey
• One large shredded and peeled carrot
• Two tablespoons of softened cream cheese
• 1/4 cup of raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Make a mix of all the ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Put the mixture into a jar – with a tight-fitting lid and close it.
3. The mix should be refrigerated for at least 4 hours, but it is best to leave the mix in the fridge overnight.

Approximate nutritional value:

• Calories: 520
• Protein: 15 grams
• Fat: 19 grams
• Carbs: 71 grams

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup of (heaping) rolled oats
• 2/3 cup of unsweetened milk of choice
• One tablespoon of ground flax meal or chia seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• a tablespoon of honey or maple syrup
• 1/2 ripe mashed banana
• Two tablespoons of chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Put the mixture into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and close it.
3. The mix should be refrigerated for at least 4 hours, but it is best to leave the mix in the fridge overnight.

Approximate nutritional value:

• Calories: 470
• Protein: 15 grams
• Fat: 17 grams
• Carbs: 69 grams

Healthy Tropical Coconut Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt
• 1/2 cup of (heaping) rolled oats
• 2/3 cup of full-fat coconut milk
• One tablespoon of ground flax meal or chia seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• One tablespoon of honey or maple syrup
• 1/3 cup of chopped fresh pineapple (canned pineapple works too)
• 1/3 cup of chopped ripe mango
• 1/2 ripe, chopped or mashed banana
• Two tablespoons of unsweetened flaked coconut

Instructions

1. Make a mix of all the ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Put the mixture into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and close it.
3. The mix should be refrigerated for at least 4 hours, but it is best to leave the mix in the fridge overnight.

Approximate nutritional value:

• Calories: 526
• Protein: 11 grams
• Fat: 19 grams
• Carbs: 84 grams

Healthy Coconut Chocolate Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup of plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup of (heaping) rolled oats
• 2/3 cup of full-fat coconut milk (in the can)
• One tablespoon of chia seeds or ground flax meal
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• One tablespoon of honey or maple syrup
• Two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup of unsweetened flaked coconut

Instructions

1. Mix the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Put the mixture into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and close it.
3. The mix should be refrigerated for at least 4 hours, but it is best to leave the mix in the fridge overnight.

Approximate nutritional value:

• Calories: 501
• Protein: 12 grams
• Fat: 19 grams
• Carbs: 63 grams