Preparing breakfast is extremely easy when it comes to making overnight oats!

Since overnight oats recipes are made the night before, all you need to do is get out of bed, grab a spoon and dig in.

Seriously, it’s that easy!

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• Why you will love this overnight oats recipe
• Ingredients
• How to make basic overnight oats with milk
• Variations
• Equipment
• FAQ’s
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Why you will love this overnight oats recipe

First off, overnight oats are about the easiest breakfast you could ever make! You will love just waking up in the morning and already having your breakfast made for you.

Second, you will fall in love with the flavors of this easy breakfast.  Goji berries bring a tart and aromatic flavor to it, and the oats turn out to creamy perfection!

Ingredients

Once you get the basic recipe for overnight oats down, then it’s time to get creative with the toppings.

Standard overnight oats consist of a 1:1 ratio of milk to rolled oats.

Some recipes call for using steel cut oats, which are less processed and more dense with nutrients.

For this recipe, we are not using steel cut oats, but rather we are going to use old-fashioned rolled oats.

Old-fashioned rolled oats turn out creamier and soak up the milk better than steel cut oats, which tend to turn out chewier.

Some people like to add yogurt to their overnight oats also, which would make it even creamier, but it also gives it a little bit of a tart flavor.

I personally like my overnight oats with just milk, not yogurt.

As for sweeteners, honey is a wonderful sweetener in almost anything, but for this recipe, since it sits in the fridge, I use real maple syrup as my sweetener.

Honey crystallizes when it gets cold, and we don’t want that happening here.

Goji berries are a powerful and nutrient dense superfood. You can read about the many health benefits in this article from the NIH which include the following:

• Antimicrobial properties
• Anti-inflammatory properties
• May help heal gut-issues
• May help prevent certain cancers

The study suggests that there are many other health benefits to goji berries also, that I chose not to list here.

Bee pollen is an up-and-coming food ingredient that has a mild floral taste and aroma to it. I have access to bees and honey (my dad keeps bees), but bee pollen in recipes is relatively new to me.

You can read about the benefits of bee pollen on Healthline, but one of the main reasons people eat bee pollen is to boost their immune system.

You can find both goji berries and bee pollen in most major grocery retailers.  If you can’t find it at your local grocery store, you can easily order both of those ingredients online.

Goji berries come dried and look and taste similar to dried cranberries.

These are the ingredients for overnight oats with goji berries and bee pollen:

• Old-fashioned rolled oats
• Whole milk
• Maple syrup
• Goji berries
• Bee pollen
• Cinnamon
• Slivered almonds
• Salt

How to make basic overnight oats with milk

I’m going to give you the basics of how to make overnight oats with milk.

Some recipes call for steel cut oats, but we aren’t going to do that since, in my opinion, they turn out a little too chewy for my liking.

I personally like creamy overnight oats, as opposed to chewy, dense overnight oats.

The best ratio of milk to oats for overnight oats is a 1:1 ratio.  Take a pint size mason jar and add ½ cup of rolled oats to it and then add ½ cup of whole milk to it.

Add in a pinch of salt, ⅛ teaspoon of cinnamon and 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup and stir it up.  You can add more if you like it sweeter.

To the top, sprinkle on the goji berries, bee pollen and slivered almonds.

Put the lid on and place it in the fridge overnight or at least for 8 hours.

All you need to do the next morning is pull it out of the fridge and eat it with a spoon!  Enjoy!

Variations

If you want to make your overnight oats creamier, add a few tablespoons of plain yogurt.

Other nuts and seeds like chia seeds, are also very popular in overnight oats.

If I like to indulge a little more, I add a small handful of stovetop candied pecans.  YUM!

Equipment

• Mason jar

FAQ’s

Do I stir overnight oats before putting it in the fridge?

Yes, stir the overnight oats before adding the toppings and putting it in the fridge.

This will ensure that all of the ingredients get incorporated well.

What kind of milk is best for overnight oats?

Creamier milk with a higher fat content is a great option for making overnight oats.

The oats turn out creamy and delicious.  Any other non-dairy milk is also suitable when it comes to making overnight oats.

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