The vanilla adds a subtle sweetness and a hint of… vanilla! Vanilla Extract: This is my secret ingredient, and I urge you not to skip it! Adding just a tiny splash of vanilla extract to your overnight oats before soaking them overnight makes a huge difference in the flavor. Adjust the amount of sweetener to your tastes, or leave it out for a sugar-free breakfast. You can also use honey, brown sugar or coconut sugar. Sweetener: I use pure maple syrup to sweeten my overnight oats. Dairy, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, pea milk, cashew milk… they will all work well! I don’t recommend using water because you need the milk for flavor and creaminess. Milk: Use your milk of choice in this recipe. I recommend soaking your steel cut overnight oats for at least 24 hours. With steel cut oats you can expect a much chewier texture. You may use steel cut oats in this recipe. Do not substitute quick oats or instant oats, as the texture would be less than pleasant. Oats: Traditionally, overnight oats are made with old-fashioned (rolled) oats.
Here’s a quick rundown of the ingredients you’ll need: Making this quick breakfast is as simple as combining four ingredients in a jar or bowl and letting the mixture sit overnight in your fridge. In the winter, I’ll sometimes warm this overnight oatmeal in the microwave, but most often I enjoy it cold. It’s up to you! Cold oatmeal might sound strange if you’ve never tried it, but trust me, cold overnight oats are delicious! I especially like to make this overnight oats recipe in the summer when it’s already warm out at breakfast time. It’s not necessary to cook old fashioned oats before eating them.ĭo you eat overnight oats cold or warm them up? The oats are soaked in your milk of choice in the refrigerator. The oats soak up some of the milk and soften a bit, yet also retain some of their chewy texture. Overnight oats are made by combining old fashioned rolled oats and milk and then letting the mixture sit overnight in your refrigerator. You can just pour everything into a mason jar ( these are my favorite jars, along with these lids), shake, and refrigerate until morning. I usually don’t even measure when I make these overnight oats.
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