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Overnight Oats

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Diet: Veg

Mix rolled oats with milk, yogurt and cinnamon. Refrigerate overnight, then add berries and almond butter.

Prep
10 min
Cook
0 min
Chill
480 min
Total
490 min
Servings
1
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Everyday
Course
Breakfast

Estimated times for the original batch. Preparation, cooking and listed waiting time are included. Batch cooking can take longer.

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Photograph uses tropical fruit; this recipe specifies fresh berries. Photo credit and licence
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Ingredients

Metric weights use grams. US weights use ounces; liquids use fluid ounces. Conversions are rounded. Spoon measures use 5 ml teaspoons and 15 ml tablespoons; cups use 240 ml.

Serves 1

Main ingredients

Liquids

Equipment

Lidded jar or bowl; spoon; refrigerator.

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Steps

Mix · About 1 min

  1. Put 50 g rolled oats, ¼ tsp cinnamon, 100 ml milk and 2 tbsp plain yogurt in the jar.
  2. Stir until all the oats are wet.
  3. Cover the jar.

Chill · About 1 min

  1. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

    Check: The oats should soften and thicken the mixture.

Finish · About 1 min

  1. Stir the chilled oats.
  2. Add 50 g fresh berries.
  3. Spoon 1 tsp honey and 1 ½ tsp almond butter over the oats.
  4. Serve cold.

Tips

  • The pictured tropical-fruit topping differs from the berries in this recipe. Overnight chilling is included in the total.

Substitutions

  • Use unsweetened oat milk and coconut yogurt for a vegan adaptation.

Storage

  • Get perishable Overnight Oats into the fridge within two hours, or within one hour above 32°C / 90°F. Eat Overnight Oats within two days, keeping it covered at 4°C / 40°F or colder.
  • Bring cooked Overnight Oats to 74°C / 165°F, stirring or turning it for even heating. When Overnight Oats is part of the meal, serve cold salads, dips and chilled desserts straight from safe refrigeration.

Make ahead

  • Mix one evening ahead and keep refrigerated.

FAQ

Can I use steel-cut oats?

They stay much firmer; this recipe uses rolled oats.

Can I warm it?

Yes. Warm gently and add a little milk if it thickens.

How should I store overnight oats?

Get perishable Overnight Oats into the fridge within two hours, or within one hour above 32°C / 90°F. Eat Overnight Oats within two days, keeping it covered at 4°C / 40°F or colder.

Recipe source and adaptation

Measured home adaptation: Sophie Godwin – Cookery writer: Overnight oats.

Specifies milk, honey and almond butter quantities; chilled overnight rather than room-temperature soaking.

Food safety references

FoodSafety.gov: cooking temperatures · Food Standards Agency: rice storage and reheating

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