School me on your Overnight Oats recipes

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I’m planning on moving away from making a single large pot of cooked oatmeal to individual overnight oats jars. So school me on your favorite recipes:

  • What type of oats you use - steel cut, rolled, quick cooking, etc.
  • What is your oats to liquid ratio, and how much of each do you use
  • What type of liquid (water, milk of some varietal, etc.) do you use
  • What additives do you put in while the oats are overnighting vs. when you eat them
  • What else should I know?
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I usually use:

Quaker Old Fashioned (rolled) with unsweetened coconut milk, 1 cup of each

Add a dash of cinnamon, and a little less than a teaspoon of brown sugar.

Overnight, I also thaw some frozen blueberries and cherries (or other berries if I’m out of cherries), and add them to the oatmeal right before I eat it all the morning.

I always wish I had another half bowl or more.

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I add powdered vanilla bean and some monk fruit powder for sweetness. Wife likes cinnamon ( I do not like it… sam I am) I use water. Let sit over night. Pop some in the microwave or not, a pad of butter. A bit of coconut milk ( cold fresh kind ) . I don’t put fruit in mine. I eat that separately.
Some times I use steel cut oats when it’s cold in winter.

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My daily recipe:

  • 0.4L cup, 50:50 with milk and whole grain oats, soaking overnight
  • teaspoon of honey
  • teaspoon of chia seeds
  • ~10g ginger
  • heaped spoon of casein protein powder (~30g)
  • handful of various frozen berries (rotating daily)
  • blend to smoothie

For me it is enough from 8 - 12, until lunch

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I’m not very strict or formal on measurements when making them. Overnight oats are quite forgiving, in my experience. My general recipe:

  • about a cup of whole grain old-fashioned oats
  • enough unsweetened oat milk to fully submerge the oats
  • a banana, chopped into small pieces
  • a handful of blueberries
  • a heaping scoop of chia seeds
  • a dash of cinnamon
  • a drizzle of maple syrup (sometimes I’ll add more to taste right when I eat it)
  • A larger pinch of salt than you’d think. This is the magic ingredient. More salt (within reason) = tastier oats.
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Thanks everyone. Follow-up: what do people make theirs in? Going this route I’d like to have a bunch of 'jars" (or whatever) so I’m doing prep Sunday for the entire week

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My foundation is a cup of milk, a cup of oats, a couple of tablespoons of greek yoghurt, some chia seeds and milled flaxseed. Will then add whatever I feel like or have handy. Honey or maple syrup as a sweetener, berries (frozen the night before or fresh just before I eat it), cinnamon, raisins, grated carrot, grated apple, sliced up banana, etc.

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I brew mine in a pot on the stove over night, no heat needed. The next day leftover goes in the fridge for the rest of the week or until gone. We have chickens so when they are laying full time we have to eat eggs a lot.
We probably could use mason jars with lids but since I’m not working I don’t see the point in me doing that.

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Do steel cut work as overnight oats? They are infinitely better on blood sugar spikes than old fashioned rolled oats or instant oats.

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Yes over night is fine. They are real chewy. Gives me gas unless I simmer them for 10 min before leaving over night.
I think you can even do overnight in the fridge.

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I do mine overnight in the fridge in a tupperware container.

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Steel cut oats do NOT work for overnight oats.

I do my overnight oats in straight walled coffee mugs. 2/3 cup of rolled oats, cover with milk (any type), teaspoon or two of sweetener (I use maple syrup). I eat one serving on a normal morning, two servings before a ride.

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This is such a fun topic.

As someone who does a lot of food prep, I have a large collection of Pyrex dishes that I utilize. For overnight oats, I use the 2 cup Pyrex dishes and generally make a batch of 7 ~1.5 cup servings each time. Here is my go to recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups of Bob’s Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats. For me, organic is important. I like the slightly chewy factor of the extra thick oats but other oats are fine. Just be patient with establishing how much milk to add as different oats absorb different amounts of moisture.
  • 32 oz Greek yogurt. My current favorite in Nancy’s Organic in a Vanilla flavor. Plain works as well. Zoi Greek yogurt has also been a winner.
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 7 scoops of whey protein. I’ve been enjoying the Gold Standard Whey in French Vanilla
  • ~1.5 cup of milk. I use 2%, but others will work and bring a different level of creaminess to the mixture. For me, vitamin D milk was too much.
  • 2-3 cups Frozen mixed berries. I’ve been using Kirkland’s Three Berry Blend

Steps:

  • Mix everything but the berries in a large bowl.
  • I like to let the mixture set for 30-60 mins to give the oatmeal and chia seeds a chance to absorb some of the liquid and enable me to judge if I might need a bit more milk to get the consistency I like.
  • Divide up across 7 Pyrex dishes (or however many dishes that match your desired serving size)
  • Top with a small handful of the frozen berries.
  • Let sit at least overnight.

I experiment periodically:

  • Did a pineapple version that was a win within the house. Used a can of pineapple bits and replaced a bit of the milk with about half of the juice in the can.
  • Some nut pieces like almond slivers or walnuts can be a nice addition
  • Coconut was a mixed outcome.
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Ever since getting my Instpot, I don’t do overnight anymore.

1 cup steel cut oats
4 cups of water
1/4 chia seeds
8 dates chopped
handful of chopped roasted almonds
1 cinnamon stick
1 tbsp of vanilla

Cook on the grains setting and enjoy a dense & nutritious dollop of oats

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Why do none of these recipes include coffee?

1/2 cup protein oats
1 tblsp chia seeds
2oz milk
2oz cold brew concentrate

Add agave nectar to taste in the morning. Proceed to rack up the PRs.

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@Trix8806 You can solve that by adding nut butter or walnuts or even just going for a walk after you eat your oats.

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yes this and the greek yogurt are the way to go

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Mine do not because I’m allergic to coffee. Ya I know… I envy people that can eat Tiramisu.

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A nice hot Americano is the perfect pairing with some tasty overnight oats.

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I make a batch once a week which is good for 7 to 8 servings. The batch is stored dry in a large nut container from Costco. I used to make my oats every day, then I switched to using a cheerios bag, to what I use now and have been for a few years, a nut container.

The measurements are rough, I don’t measure, I eye ball it each time. I put the ingredients in from largest to smallest as smaller stuff can find its way to the bottom easier than large objects can.

  1. 1/2 C walnuts
  2. 1/4 C raisins
  3. 1/4 C unsweetened coconut flakes
  4. 6 C oatmeal (or such that the container is mostly full)
  5. 2 T ground chia seeds
  6. 2 T ground flax seeds
  7. 2 t vanilla
  8. 1 T cinnamon

I close the container, shake it a bit and keep adding oatmeal until it is packed.

Then, I pour out a pyramid shape in my bowl (it ensures I don’t overfill the bowl), and then saturate it with milk. I take it out in the morning and mash in a banana.

Sometimes, I want something sweet, so I add chocolate chips :), but that is rare. The banana mashed in makes this delicious and every day, it is a treat to eat.

To the statement about blood sugar rising, that is a good point. Thanks for that.

Perhaps I need to change my habits such that I move more. While I normally eat breakfast after working out which is either getting a bike ride in for at least an hour, or doing 30 minutes of strength training, when I eat lunch and dinner, I don’t move.

So, perhaps after lunch AND dinner, I go for a short walk. It is also worth considering, when I’m in the office, I should perhaps get up and move every 25 minutes, use the pomodoro method.

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