Overnight Oats with Fruit
Overnight oats are assembled at night and ready in the morning with no cooking. The ratio is one part oats to one part liquid, plus a spoonful of chia seeds for body. Fresh fruit and nuts go on in the morning — overnight they leach water and lose their crunch.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- —
- Total
- 5 min
- Calories
- 340
This is the easiest healthy breakfast there is: five minutes at night and zero in the morning. It suits school and work days perfectly because it is eaten cold with no preparation at all.
Method
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1
Choosing oats
Use rolled oats, not quick oats. Quick oats disintegrate completely and give a porridge texture, while rolled oats keep some chew.
⏱ 1 min -
2
Mix
Combine the oats, milk, yoghurt, chia seeds, honey, vanilla and pinch of salt in a jar and stir thoroughly until uniform.
⏱ 3 min -
3
Steep
Seal the jar and refrigerate for 6 hours to overnight. The oats absorb the liquid and the chia seeds swell and provide the creamy body.
⏱ 360 min -
4
Morning stir
Stir in the morning and check the consistency — if it is too thick add two tablespoons of milk; if it is loose add a spoonful of oats and wait 10 minutes.
⏱ 2 min -
5
Toppings and serving
Add the fresh fruit and nuts now, not the night before. Fruit leaches water and nuts lose their crunch if they steep.
⏱ 2 min
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Tips that actually matter
- Rolled oats, not quick oats — quick oats disintegrate into porridge.
- Chia seeds are not optional for texture; they are what provide the creamy density.
- Fruit and nuts always in the morning, never at night.
- It keeps three days in the fridge, so make three jars at once.
People also ask
Which oats should I use?
Rolled oats. Quick oats collapse completely into porridge, and steel-cut oats never soften enough with a cold soak.
Can I make it without chia seeds?
You can, but the texture will be looser. If you have none, increase the yoghurt and reduce the milk — yoghurt gives comparable density.
How long does it keep?
Three days in a sealed jar in the fridge. Make a batch at once and add the toppings fresh each morning.
Cook mode
Overnight Oats with Fruit
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1
Choosing oats
Use rolled oats, not quick oats. Quick oats disintegrate completely and give a porridge texture, while rolled oats keep some chew.
-
2
Mix
Combine the oats, milk, yoghurt, chia seeds, honey, vanilla and pinch of salt in a jar and stir thoroughly until uniform.
-
3
Steep
Seal the jar and refrigerate for 6 hours to overnight. The oats absorb the liquid and the chia seeds swell and provide the creamy body.
-
4
Morning stir
Stir in the morning and check the consistency — if it is too thick add two tablespoons of milk; if it is loose add a spoonful of oats and wait 10 minutes.
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5
Toppings and serving
Add the fresh fruit and nuts now, not the night before. Fruit leaches water and nuts lose their crunch if they steep.
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