When I have an early start, the last thing I want to do is mess around with breakfast, so I thought I'd give overnight oats a try. They've been popular for years because you can prep a whole batch, they last up to 5 days in the fridge, and they're so versatile, you can alter the recipe to suit any taste.
I wanted to try coffee overnight oats because I had a super early morning and wanted an extra kick of caffeine to wake me up. I also made one of my easy peasy hazlenut iced coffees, so i was WIDE awake!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup / 40g rolled oats
1 1/2 tsp / 15g chia seeds
80ml brewed coffee
125ml almond milk or soya milk
60g plain dairy free yoghurt
2 tsp agave syrup or maple syrup
extra yoghurt for topping
sprinkle of nuts
Method;
Before you go to bed, grab a mason jar with a lid, and add the oats, chia seeds, milk, brewed coffee, plain yoghurt and agave syrup.
Mix, mix, mix, pop the lid on and refrigerate.
This will thicken overnight (or 3 hours if you make it in the day)
In the morning, top with some extra yoghurt and a sprinkle of chopped nuts.
Enjoy!
FYI -
Rolled oats work best, great texture
Steel cut oats would be too coarse
Instant oats work, but are too soft in my opinion
Also, this recipe is vegan, but you can use whichever milk & yoghurt you prefer.
I'm planning on trying some other flavours for the days I don't fancy coffee, so join my page for updates when I publish new posts!
Zoe x
Artwork drawn by Zoe Rush Illustration & Design
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