2 delicious ways to jazz up Overnight Oats – easy to make and wholesome breakfast to start any day.
Fourth day of mega marathon and today’s dish couldn’t be simpler. Overnight oats have become quite popular in the recent past and today I have 2 delicious ways to jazz up basic overnight oats recipe. One is with strawberries and other one with chocolate – so there’s something for everyone here.
Oats are packed with nutrition and I have started eating them quite regularly. My most favorite way to eat them is this Swiss Oats, which is like the very basic overnight oats recipe. I also just cook them plain and eat them with curry and dal for lunch or dinner. Oats are very versatile and can be used to make anything from pancakes to dosa to cookies to snacks.
Recipe for this overnight oats is from Food Network magazine. For the basic recipe, old fashioned rolled oats are soaked overnight in milk and yogurt. One way to jazz this up, is to mix in freeze dried strawberries and banana and the other way is to add cocoa powder and hazelnuts. Oats soak up all the flavors and taste amazing the next morning.
All that needs to be done in the morning is to stir in some fresh fruit and/ or chopped nuts and dig right in. I had my kids taste both the strawberry version and chocolate version. I was surprised that they liked the strawberry version better because they said ‘it tasted almost like an ice cream’. Try these 2 variations and I’m sure you will love both of them.
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Overnight Oats - 2 Ways
Ingredients
Basic Overnight Oats:
- ½ cup Old fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 tbsp Ground Flaxseed
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup Plain Yogurt
- 2 tsp Brown Sugar or Maple Syrup
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
Double Strawberry:
- ¼ cup Freeze dried Strawberries, crushed
- 1 Small Banana, chopped
- As needed Fresh strawberries, sliced for topping
Chocolate-Hazelnut:
- 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsp Sugar/ Maple syrup
- ¼ cup Toasted hazelnuts, chopped
- As needed Chopped hazelnuts & chocolate, for topping
Instructions
- In a small jar, combine oats, flaxseed meal, sugar/ maple syrup, salt and cinnamon. Next add milk, yogurt and mix well.
- To make double strawberry oats -- mix in freeze dried strawberries and banana. Seal the jar and refrigerate overnight.
- To make chocolate-hazelnut oats - mix in cocoa powder, sweetener of choice and chopped hazelnuts. Seal the jar and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, open the jar, stir and add the toppings and serve right away.
Kalyani
Simple yet filling breakfast! My sister loves this and the little one also eats it fuss free. Loving both versions here , Pavani
Manjula Bharath
Overnight oats are so trending recipe and what a perfect time to share this amazing overnight oats 2 ways.. looks fantastic and am sure would taste so yummy .. Quick to whip up healthy breakfast idea there !! The chocolate version is to die for, looks so addictive !! I love to have chocolates for my breakfast, this is just perfect. My favorite version is the chocolate version, I am unable to resist myself 🙂 Send me a jar pavani !!
Harini
I love oats in any form, Pavani. I have tried various combinations with overnight oats except the chocolate one. Should give that a try sometime soon.
Padmajha PJ
The strawberry version sounds delicious. I made a double batch of overnite oats and my daughter had a portion and she loved it!
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner
Beautiful pics.. Love both the ways you have prepared.. This overnight oats is actually a healthy and fun breakfast ,we can add any ingredient as per out liking..
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
Adding those strawberries sounds interesting. Will give it a try. These are my goto breakfast these days. 🙂
Sandhiya
Still i’m yet to try this overnight oats. Simple and fulfilling breakfast for the busy mornings!!! Look delicious !!!
Priya Suresh
Overnight oats looks fabulous and am lost between the two flavors however my choice will be always the chocolate one. What an interesting and alluring overnight oats to kick start a day. SImply delicious.
Vaishali
Even though I am not a person who would eat cereals and oats i love such recipes. the chocolate variation looks absolutely fantastic and i love the nuts in it…, i like the chocolate part too..Maybe I would remove the strawberries from that plain one and add to the chocolate one…to fill my bowl..ehe..he..
Excellent take on breakfast !!
Gayathri Kumar
I am coming across so many over night oats recipes but I haven’t tired any of them so far. Both version of oats look fabulous and I think I wold go for the chocolate one..
Srivalli
I am yet to get myself make these ovenight oats..your versions look so inviting and makes me want to try right away!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Overnight oats are so popular these days Pavani and I am the only one who still has not made it. The thought of not cooking the oats keeps me from not making it. This looks so good with all the toppings that I need to give it a try.
sapana
I love plain oats for breakfast one some days but somehow not developed a liking to try in other forms or should I say I do not like the oast in breakfast as much. But these overnight oats looks like something I can try for a change and love both ways you presented.
Priya Srinivasan
Such a fantastic recipe pavani! Both the flavors look tempting! I would definitely mop that chocolate oats clean!!
Mayuri Patel
I’ll go with the chocolate and hazelnut one. I love how easy it is to prepare overnight oats and jazz them up differently to make exciting flavors every single day.
Suma Gandlur
absolutely my favorite breakfast. :)I love overnight oats and this has been my to go dish in the summer mornings for the past year or so. I haven’t dared to try chocolate in it yet.