Overnight Oatmeal

Name: Overnight Oatmeal
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 6-12 hours
Yield: 4 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats1 cup low-fat plain or flavored yogurt½ cup nonfat or 1% milk½ cup berries (fresh; frozen or canned and drained)½ cup chopped apple (about ⅓ a medium apple [3” diameter])

Quick and easy make-ahead breakfast recipe that can be easily customized with your favorite fruit.

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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 6-12 hours
Makes: 4 cups
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup low-fat plain or flavored yogurt

½ cup nonfat or 1% milk

½ cup berries (fresh, frozen or canned and drained)

½ cup chopped apple (about ⅓ a medium apple [3” diameter])

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse or scrub fresh fruits under running water before preparing.
In a medium bowl, mix oats, yogurt and milk.
Add the fruit now or add just before eating.
Cover and refrigerate oatmeal mixture for 6 to12 hours. For grab-and-go breakfasts, place scoops of mixture in small dishes or spoon into small containers with lids.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

Try other fresh, frozen or canned fruits.

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Comments

Submitted by AshleyT on Fri, 08/23/2024 - 09:41

This Overnight Oatmeal recipe is quick and delicious! I use whatever fruit I have on hand and the end result is always great.

Submitted by Abbie on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 09:39

This is easy and good. I made it with blueberry flavored yogurt and frozen blueberries so their juice made the whole thing turn a pretty blueish purple color.

Submitted by AliLind on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 14:27

This is such an easy recipe for a quick breakfast. It stores well too, so it could easily be made Sunday night and eaten several mornings in the week. I have never had an issue with it being too thick, but that could easily be amended by adding a little extra milk to get the preferred texture.

Submitted by Jennifer Pettit on Wed, 02/17/2016 - 17:00

This recipe goes great with Food Hero's Not Your Everyday Apples when the apples are prepared ahead of time and served cold as a topping for the oatmeal.

Submitted by sweetiepiekris on Fri, 04/24/2015 - 11:22

This was yummy, but turned out a bit thick.

Submitted by veithr (not verified) on Tue, 07/29/2014 - 12:40

Oatmeal is my favorite food for breakfast, so this is a good recipe for the hot summer-time! I use any fruit I have on hand.