Overnight Oats

Overnight oats seem all the rage right now.  

My teenage son tries to remember to make a smoothie with oats every night for his breakfast the next day, but it struck me that he could make several pots of overnight oats in advance.  So I tried him out on a chocolate one.

He seemed to like it (it's hard to tell with teenage grunts) so I am compiling a list of possible variations to try out over the next few weeks as his GCSEs start...

Serves 2

100g porridge oats
200ml dairy or plant based milk 

2 tbsp chia or flax seeds

1-2 tbsp maple syrup or honey

Flavourings

Chocolate - 2 tsp cocoa + 100g (frozen) raspberries

Coffee & Walnut - 25g walnuts + 1 shot expresso

Blueberry - 2 tbsp flaked almonds, 1/2 tsp vanilla essence, 100g (frozen) blueberries

Bakewell - 2 tbsp flaked almonds, 1/2 tsp almond essence, 100g (frozen) raspberries

Plain yoghurt

Mix all the ingredients together, including your flavourings.  If using whole nuts ie walnuts, liquidise  these up with the milk before adding to the oats.

Seal the container and place in the fridge overnight.

In the morning, stir in enough plain yoghurt to loosen the mixture to taste.

Overnight oats are best eaten within 5 days. The longer the oat are left, the softer they become, but liquid  may separate from the oats. However, this just needs stirring back in.

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