Overnight oats

Name: Overnight oats
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 8 h 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 g rolled oats; 1 tbsp chia seeds, optional; 1 pinch salt; 200 ml whole milk, plus a splash in the morning; 150 g plain yogurt; 1 tbsp maple syrup, or honey; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 150 g blueberries, or other fresh fruit

8 h 5
Prep 5 min
Cook 0 min
Serves 2
easy

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Rolled oats soaked overnight in milk and yogurt with chia seeds and maple syrup, ready to eat cold from the fridge with fresh blueberries.

Method

1
Put the oats, chia seeds and salt in a bowl and stir them together.
2
Add the milk, yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla and stir until no dry oats remain.
3
Divide the mixture between two jars or containers and put the lids on.
4
Chill overnight, or for at least 6 hours, until the oats are soft and have soaked up most of the liquid.
5
Stir in the morning, adding a splash of milk if the oats are thicker than you like.
6
Top with the blueberries and eat cold.

Notes

Covered in the fridge, they keep for up to 3 days, so a batch can cover several breakfasts.
Chia seeds absorb liquid and give a thicker, almost pudding-like set. Leave them out for a looser texture.
Use rolled oats rather than instant oats, which turn mushy, or steel-cut oats, which stay hard.

Equipment

Mixing bowl, 2 jars or lidded containers

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