Description
Delicious and healthy overnight oats with chia seeds, perfect for breakfast!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats or sprouted rolled oats
- 1/4 cup chia seeds, basil seeds or a combination
- Pinch salt (a bit less than 1/8 teaspoon)
- 2 to 2 1/4 cups unsweetened milk
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, more or less, to taste
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- Greek yogurt
- Fresh berries, like blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.
- Chopped nuts, like almonds, pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- In a container with a lid, toss together the oats, chia/basil seeds, and salt. Add additional add-ins, if using, like cinnamon and/or protein powder.
- Add the milk and maple syrup. Mix well, scraping up seeds from the bottom.
- Cover the container and refrigerate for 12 to 18 hours.
- Scoop out desired portion. Serve with Greek yogurt, fresh or frozen berries, chopped nuts, and additional milk, if desired.
Notes
- For sweetness preference, adjust the amount of maple syrup.
- You can use your choice of unsweetened milk, such as almond, oat, or dairy milk.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 0mg