Overnight Oatmeal with Chia Seeds

I eat overnight oats for breakfast almost every morning. If you don't like the gelatinous texture from the chia you can reduce the amount or just leave them out. I use a chia/flax mix but you don't really need either, these are also great with nut butters or peanut butter powder. In the fall I make them with apples or pumpkin.

Pat

I make overnight oatmeal on a daily basis, and I love it! You do not have to use chia seed or yogurt. I make a carrot cake overnight oatmeal that includes: 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, 1 cup of Almond milk, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of coconut sugar, 4 tablespoons of unsweetened coconut, (or raisins), and 8 baby carrots. Process the carrots and Almond milk in the food processor, and add to other ingredients placed in a wide mouth jar with a lid. Place in fridge overnight. Add cut up pecans or walnuts when ready to eat, next day.

Janice

Do you eat this cold or warm it up in the AM?

Gardengirl

If you want oat milk here is the recipe. Better than almond milk IMHO.

Cook up the oatmeal according to directions.

Put it in a large bowl and let cool to lukewarm If too hot the miso enymes will be killed.

Add one large tablespoons of hatcho miso or any fermented miso and stir well.

Cover and leave overnight.

Strain and put the milk in a jar in the fridge.

You can have it cool or warm. Don't heat too hot or the healthful enzymes will be killed.

This is process makes the oatmeal even more rich in vitamins and minerals.

The enzymes break down the oats so that the liquid remaining is delish. The remaining solids can be put in soups or cereals.

Miso doesn't leave a taste in the milk. It just tastes like oat milk.:)

IFortuna

I make this recipe everynight in a glass jar which makes it portable - 1/3 cups old fashioned oats - 2tbsp chia/flax seed or a combo - 2 tbsp. sliced almonds - 1/2 banana - 3 strawberries. mix 1 cup milk (any kind) with 1tsp vanilla - add to jar - screw on lid & place in fridge overnight. In morning I add spoonful of yogurt or honey or maple syrup. Optional - 1 tbsp protein powder which is not necessary if you add yogurt in morning

Think I will try your recipe - only need to fuss every 4 days

elizabeth Priddle

Can you use steel oats?

Melanie

I make overnight oats all the time. I usually do a snack version for less points. It's 1/4 cup oats and vanilla almond milk, 2-3 tsps of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tsps of honey. Sometimes I add a little pb2. Soo good! Works out to 3 sp.

Kelly Lynn

I make overnight oats pretty much daily, and have varied the recipe over time, just depending on what I have on hand or what I am feeling like adding. The standard ingredients include oats, chia seeds or hemp hearts, and non-dairy milk or yogurt. For the variations, ometimes I'll mash in half a banana and add a tbsp of maple syrup, some almond milk and pb2, or if I want more of a dessert-y version, I'll add in a tbsp of cocoa powder, and top it with a tbsp or two of coconut cream and some cacao nibs. Almost too good and decadent to have for breakfast!

Carla D.

I, too, make overnight oats almost every day and have been doing so for about five years.

As a base, I use 1/4c steel-cut oats, 2T chia seeds, a few T of ceylon cinnamon, and then I rotate through the following "protein" sources, using one different source each day:

1c almond milk (if not this or soy, then I use 1c water)

1T coconut shreds (unsweetened)
1T flaxmeal
1 scoop vegan protein powder
1c soymilk

1/4c walnut halves (I put these in right before eating, otherwise the cooking turns the oils yucky)

I stir the dry ingredients in a huge coffee mug, add the liquid (water or non-dairy milk, depending on the day), stir well (the chia seeds are mucilaginous, so they'll take a minute or two to gel up and must be stirred again after that happens) and stick the mix in the fridge overnight.

The next morning, I stir it all again, add a sliced banana and a diced apple (I [heart] Fujis, but I'm sure most anything will do) and heat it up.

If I'm running late, I throw it all into a to-go cup and eat on the road. If I'm traveling, I can usually make one the night before and put it in the hotel mini-fridge or even the ice bucket. If there's no microwave, it's just fine cold, too.

(I've seen "chia pudding" recipes here and elsewhere and those are just a little too much chia for me. :)

Note: I was thinking about Lisa's instruction of adding the strawberries the morning of and it reminded me that one day, I added fresh blueberries before putting mine in the fridge and the next morning, it was horrible! I'm not sure if they were too tart or what, but I'm now real careful about what I put in/don't for the overnight soak. (Raisins are great when I crave a little extra sugar!) I also used to use both rolled oats and steel-cut oats in the same mix (I figured I was hedging my bets on nutritional value), but I eventually dropped the rolled oats since I didn't think they were offering me anything more than the steel-cut were.) My wife jokes that I don't *have* to eat a 1,000-calorie breakfast, but I'd rather do that than be starving at 1030am. :)

Andy D

I make your recipe all the time. Tonight I added some of milk from my Golden Milk recipe with ginger, tumeric, cinnamon, and cardamon. Gives it a really nice warmth.

Jan

I eat oatmeal with chia and flaxseeds for breakfast everyday. Chia is great four your health in so many ways, fiber, omega 3, weight loss, etc but the oatmeal is terrific on its own. I wish that people would learn that oatmeal actually can extend your life by helping you lower cholesterol (there's a ton of studies on this: http://www.collectivewizdom.com/FoodsThatLowerCholesterol.h…) and by filling you up, making you eat less throughout the day. I remember when I was growing up that my grandmother started her day with oatmeal and she lived to 96, despite eating a not so healthy diet otherwise.

gabrielle

One of my favorite go to breakfast recipes. I cut it down to a single serving. In the morning I mix in thawed frozen berry blend. It’s terrific - thanks!!

JoAnne

This turned out great - I just vary the fruit and I used a little alomnd extract! Greg

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