There are days when you probably want to sleep in late and realize you’ll be in a rush to leave home in the morning. Well, how about make your breakfast the previous night, so you do not need to worry the next morning!
Here’s a simple and easy overnight oat breakfast recipe that you can make in just 5 minutes
Why will you like this Overnight Oats Breakfast recipe?
It requires few ingredients:
This recipe needs just a few ingredients, four ingredients to be precise. Rolled oats, chia seeds, coconut milk and bananas, are all you need to make this overnight oat breakfast.
It is easy to make:
Putting together this oat breakfast bowl takes around 5 minutes. Yes, it is that simple and easy to make!
It is healthy:
This recipe contains a combination of multiple nourishing ingredients that are healthy and rich in nutritional value.
It is vegan: I’ve used coconut milk in this recipe, so it is completely vegan. Nevertheless, for non-vegans, the coconut milk can always be substituted with cow’s milk.
Ingredients in this Recipe
This recipe is made with rolled oats as its base, along with chia seeds, bananas and coconut milk. When combined, these ingredients make the perfect blend for a wholesome and filling breakfast.
Oats is one of the healthiest grains you could have and eating it for breakfast can keep you well-satiated and sufficiently energized even until your next meal.
Make Overnight Oats Breakfast In 5 Minutes
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 2 small bananas
- 1 cup coconut milk
- Maple syrup to taste
- apple (optional)
Into a bowl, chop the bananas and mash it with a fork or a masher, until it becomes a puree and set it aside.
Next, into a medium sized bowl (or an 8-inch-long mason jar), add in the rolled oats, the chia seeds, the mashed banana puree, the maple syrup and the coconut milk. Give it a mix.
Store in the refrigerator overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
The next morning, before consuming this oat breakfast, give it a mix.
Chop up half an apple into cubed pieces (with or without the skin) and top it up on your oat breakfast bowl.
You could drizzle it with some maple syrup (optional)and its ready to eat.
Alternative Ingredient Substitutes
Maple Syrup: This recipe used maple syrup as its sweetener. You could substitute the maple syrup with any other sweetener syrup of your choice. Some alternatives are honey, date syrup, jaggery syrup etc.
Coconut Milk: I’ve used coconut milk in this recipe, as my choice of milk. You could use any other milk of your choice like cow’s milk (if not vegan) or other plant-based milks like almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashewnut milk, oat milk etc., (if vegan), in the same proportions.
Rolled Oats: This recipe is made using rolled oats. But it can be substituted with either quick oats or even steel-cut oats, whichever you’d prefer, in the same quantity.
Apples: I’ve used apples as my choice of fruit in this recipe. You can even use any other fruits like pears, blueberries, strawberries, green apples etc.
Recipe Additions
Dry Fruits and Nuts: This recipe doesn’t use any dry fruits and nuts, but you could add in some chopped dry fruits and nuts of your choice (maybe a tablespoon would suffice), for that extra crunch.
Note:
- I have chopped the apple along with its skin on. If you wish to remove the skin before chopping the apple you could do so. Nevertheless, eating the apple with the skin on is recommended because of its nutritional value and rich fibre content.