Overnight oats, simply put, are no cook oats recipes that you make at least four hours before eating (usually longer hence ‘overnight’). Making oats in this way also has digestive benefits as soaking them helps to break down antinutrients oats contain like phytic acid, that can inhibit mineral absorption and digestive enzyme production.
Flexible & Quick Breakfast Oats Recipes
Each of the recipes listed below serves two, allowing you to not only save time in the morning, but also allowing you to double up on the days you have these overnight oats ready to eat. As these can last up to 5 days if stored correctly in the fridge.
All of the recipes are super flexible also. So, if you are not a fan of an ingredient, it can easily be switched out for something you love. And sure, some of the overnight oats recipes might look a little like a dessert. But hey, if you ensure your ingredients are healthy - who's to judge?! Waking up should be a pleasure after all, and we hope these overnight oat recipes help to provide that!
Chocolate Almond Butter Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder
- 3 teaspoons almond butter (smooth)
- 1 cup organic rolled oats
- 5 cups almond milk
- 3 teaspoons coconut dairy free yoghurt
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
Method
- Mix all ingredients into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- Add your choice of sweetener and toppings and enjoy cold.
Banana & Vanilla Protein Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 banana (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
- 3 teaspoons dairy free coconut yoghurt
- 3-4 teaspoons raw honey
- 5 cups almond milk
- 1 cup organic rolled oats
Method
- Mix all ingredients except the banana slices, into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Layer a transparent glass jar or dessert bowl with bananas, then honey, then the oat mixture. Continue in this way until you reach the top. Add banana slices.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- Add your choice of sweetener and toppings and enjoy cold.
Tropical Sunshine Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup of organic rolled oats
- 5 cups of almond milk
- 3 tablespoons of coconut yoghurt
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
- ½ cup fresh pineapple (add when ready to eat)
- ½ cup fresh mango (add when ready to eat)
Method
- Mix all ingredients except the pineapple and mango, into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- Add the pineapple and mango when ready to eat, mix through.
- Add your choice of sweetener and toppings and enjoy cold.
Green Machine Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup of spinach (kale can be used instead)
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
- 2 very ripe bananas (the riper it is, the sweeter it will be)
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- 2 cups of milk or milk alternative
- 1 cup of rolled oats
Method
- Using a blender, blend the spinach (or kale), bananas, and milk.
- Add oats and chia seeds to a bowl.
- Pour contents from the blender on top of the oats.
- Place the bowl with the oats and blended smoothie in the fridge and leave for at least 4 hours or overnight. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- In the morning, add your choice of sweetener and enjoy cold.
Super ‘Buddha Bowl’ Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
- 1 small coconut yogurt
- 1 cup dairy free milk
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds (plus more for topping)
- Toppings: raspberries, cashew nuts, pecan nuts, apple (cubed), chia seeds and maple syrup.
Method
- Mix all ingredients except the extra toppings, into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- Top with your extras when ready to go, placing each topping in a neat line.
- Add your choice of sweetener and enjoy cold.
Blueberry Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
- ¼ cup blueberries
- 1 cup organic rolled oats
- 2 cups almond milk
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup, (top with extra blueberries)
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
Method
- Mix all ingredients into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- Add your choice of sweetener and toppings and enjoy cold.
Raspberry & Lemon Nutty Zinger Overnight Oats Breakfast Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- ¼ cup organic raspberries
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 handful of chopped pecan nuts
- 1 cup of organic rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons of raw organic honey
- 2 cups of almond milk
- 2 teaspoons of chia seeds
- 1 scoop of Half Human vanilla protein powder
Method
- Mix all ingredients into a breakfast bowl or a takeaway mason style jar with a lid.
- Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours. Stirring halfway through to ensure the chia seeds swell.
- Add your choice of sweetener and toppings and enjoy cold.
Overnight Oats Recipes Cheats & Tricks
We’ll let you in on a little secret. If time really is not on your side, these overnight oats recipe do start to thicken up in two hours. BUT to reach full flavour and if using chia seeds, to ensure the chia seeds have swollen adequately, we would recommend at least four hours rest time for each recipe in the fridge.
Also, you do not have to use chia seeds in any of the recipes you make as we appreciate not everyone likes them. However, you might just become a fan once you have tried one of our overnight oats recipes given how nutritious these tiny seeds are and how they just sit in the background of each recipe, as they are not overwhelming on your taste buds at all.
Let us know which recipe was your favourite and how good it felt saving time in the mornings. (You’re welcome ;)