Overnight Oats Recipe: Easy Base + 5 Flavors (High Protein Option)
Creamy no-cook overnight oats ready in 5 minutes the night before. One simple base ratio, five flavor ideas and a high-protein version.
Published
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
Overnight oats are the easiest breakfast you can make ahead: five minutes in the evening and breakfast is waiting in the fridge. The base recipe is just oats, milk and yogurt in roughly equal parts.
5 flavor ideas
- Peanut butter and banana: 1 tbsp peanut butter, ½ sliced banana.
- Apple pie: grated apple, ½ tsp cinnamon, a few walnuts.
- Chocolate: 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 extra tsp of honey.
- Tropical: mango, coconut flakes and lime zest.
- Berry cheesecake: frozen berries and 1 tbsp cream cheese stirred in.
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Ingredients
- 50 g (½ cup) rolled oats
- 120 ml (½ cup) milk or plant milk
- 100 g (⅓ cup) Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- Pinch of salt
- 80 g (½ cup) berries or chopped fruit, to top
Instructions
- Add the oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, honey and salt to a jar or container.
- Stir well, making sure no dry oats are left at the bottom.
- Close the lid and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- In the morning, stir, loosen with a splash of milk if it is too thick and top with fruit.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal
- 390
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 11 g
Tips
- Use rolled oats, not instant: instant oats turn mushy and steel-cut oats stay too hard.
- Overnight oats keep for up to 4 days in the fridge, so you can prep the whole work week on Sunday.
- Add 1 scoop (30 g) of protein powder and 60 ml more milk for about 40 g of protein.
