Easy Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are perfect to make ahead for a healthy breakfast or snack. Make the base overnight oats recipe then customize with add-ins and toppings!

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Overnight Oats Recipe

To stay organized and on track throughout the week, I love to meal prep. These easy overnight oats are one of my favorite breakfasts to meal prep, as well as mini egg frittatas, no-bake breakfast cookies and my homemade granola bar recipe.

This overnight oat recipe is one of my favorite healthy breakfasts to make for the week ahead! It’s perfect to grab and go and can be customized with fresh fruit, nut butters, honey, chocolate chips, coconut and homemade granola. The options are endless!

Ingredients

• Oats: I love to use old fashioned oats, however quick oats work too. Use uncooked for this recipe.
• Milk: I love to use almond milk, but you can use any type of nut of cows milk).
• Greek yogurt: I love to add this to help thicken the oats.
• Vanilla + cinnamon: This adds great flavor. Feel free to add brown sugar to sweeten as well.

How to Make Overnight Oats

Start by making the base recipe for the overnight oats, then let it chill in the fridge overnight. The next day, add all your favorite toppings and dig in!

1. Mix. In a medium bowl, combine oats, milk, Greek yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. If desired, add in protein powder, chia seeds or a Tablespoon of nut butter, brown sugar, honey or fruit.
2. Pour. Pour oat mixture into 4 jars and cover with a lid.
3. Chill. Place the overnight oat base in fridge overnight.

Overnight Oats Recipe Combinations

Once the base has set in the fridge overnight, add your favorite toppings. I sometimes even add a little more almond milk, depending on how much the oats have thickened up.

• Peanut butter, banana and chocolate chips
• Greek yogurt, blueberries, sliced almonds, cinnamon and honey
• Fresh berries and yogurt with granola for berry overnight oats
• Apples, cinnamon, sugar and honey taste like apple pie overnight oats!
• Brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and maple syrup
• Mango, mandarin oranges and coconut for tropical overnight oats.

Additional Add-Ins

Feel free to mix in some extras to your base mixture though, like protein powder, chia seeds, nut butter, brown sugar, honey or fruit. These will hold up just fine when mixed in with the oats and stored in the fridge. If the mixture has thickened up too much in the fridge, add in a little milk to thin it back out.

Storage

These easy overnight oats will stay fresh in your fridge for up to 1 week. For storing, I used these Pyrex containers in the photos, however mason jars work great too. As long as the oats are stored in an airtight container with a lid, they will be fine!

When storing, I typically only store the base mixture. Then right before eating, I’ll add in my toppings of choice. This helps the toppings to remain fresh and not get soggy.