So confession: I have never had oatmeal before. I know - weird. In my defense, I grew up in sunny Arizona, where eating hot cereal for breakfast could possibly put you on the road to heat exhaustion. I have seen these oats in a jar thing on pinterest, and they looked yummy and all, but since I didn't know what oatmeal tasted like I was just like, "Meh, I'll pass."
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING???
I have been missing out people. This was the most delicious, dessert like breakfast I have ever had!! I. LOVE. IT.
This recipe can be completely customized to your personal tastes, so here is the bare bones and you just need to take it and run with it. Make it your own. I have seen it made with yogurt, but I don't really care for yogurt, so this one is yogurt free. If you want to add it, go for it.
Overnight Oats in a Jar
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (or almond,skim, soy)(I used Silk coconut milk, found in the dairy section right by the regular milk)
1/2 tbsp. chia seeds
1/2 cup berries (today I used strawberries and blackberries)(and more like a 1/2 cup of each)
1/2 banana (ok, ok, I used the whole thing, IT WAS SO DELICIOUS!!!)
sweetener to taste (brown sugar, honey, stevia - whatever you like best)
dollop of almond butter
pinch cinnamon
For the topping:
Granola for crunch factor
Directions:
Place all the ingredient in a jar; shake, cover and refrigerate overnight. I only had the oats sit overnight, I have to be honest. I didn't want the fruit all mushy, but I am weird like that. I know, but remember, I just barely found out oatmeal was good!! There are so many weird things about me, you don't even know!! Add your favorite crunchy toppings such as nuts, granola, etc and enjoy the next day. Other things you could add - vanilla or almond flavoring, puffed rice cereal, coconut, gojis, sunflower seeds, pepitas, dried fruit instead of fresh fruit - whatever you have that sounds good!!!
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