Overnight Oats
This is porridge made by time rather than heat: cold liquid softens the flakes completely in eight hours. The chia is not decoration — it binds the liquid so the jar does not separate overnight. The ratio is easy to remember: equal volumes of oats and milk, with the yogurt on top of that for body.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Rest
- 8 h
- Total
- 8 h 10 min
- Servings
- 2
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 380 kcal
Ingredients
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What to use instead
Any plant yogurt works. Coconut gives the thickest result, oat the runniest — adjust the milk accordingly.
Makes: 2 jars, 350 ml each
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Method
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Step 1: Mix the dry things
Combine the oats, chia and salt in a bowl. Mixing them dry first spreads the chia around so it cannot clump once the liquid arrives.
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Step 2: Add the liquid
Stir in the cold milk, yogurt and honey until even. The mixture should look looser than you want it to be by morning — the oats still have hours of drinking to do.
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Step 3: Stir a second time
Ten minutes later, go through it again, scraping the bottom. That second stir is the only thing standing between you and a dry seam of chia under the oats.
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Step 4: Fill the jars
Divide between two jars, leaving 2–3 cm of headroom. Keep the berries out for now: fresh ones bleed and turn the whole jar watery.
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Step 5: Leave it overnight
Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Four hours is the minimum that makes it edible, but a full night is what gives the smooth, creamy texture.
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Step 6: Serve cold
Stir in the morning, loosen with a spoonful of milk if needed and pile the berries on top. Frozen berries can go in the night before and thaw in the jar.
Tips & variations
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Tip
For a thicker jar drop the milk to 150 ml, for a looser one add 50 ml. Resting longer barely changes thickness; only the ratio does.
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Swap
Any plant yogurt works. Coconut gives the thickest result, oat the runniest — adjust the milk accordingly.
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Variation
A spoonful of nut butter and a dusting of cocoa turn the same base into an entirely different breakfast.
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Storage
Three days in the fridge, but keep fresh berries out until serving: with them the mixture thins by day two.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 2 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 380 kcal | 760 kcal |
| Protein | 18 g | 36 g |
| Fat | 8 g | 16 g |
| Carbohydrates | 58 g | 116 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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