Overnight Oatmeal Jars

Name: Overnight Oatmeal Jars
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup rolled oats or quick oats; 1/3 cup milk; 1/4 cup greek yogurt (plain, vanilla, or honey); 1 tsp milled chia seeds; 2 tbsp sweetener of your choice; 1/4 cup fresh fruit, canned fruit, or frozen fruit; 1 dash or 2 of flavoring extract or spices; 2 tbsp chopped nuts, peanut butter, or 1 tblsp peanut powder; 1 12 oz mason jar with working lid & ring

Devon @Devon

Auburn, Nebraska

I've been making these Overnight Oatmeal Jars for a couple of years now. It's a great use for seasonal fruits & an easy way to have a to go breakfast for busy mornings. My husband even likes to take these for lunches on occasion. Get creative & try some fun combos!

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Ingredients

10 mins

1 serving

1/4 cuprolled oats or quick oats
1/3 cupmilk
1/4 cupgreek yogurt (plain, vanilla, or honey)
1 tspmilled chia seeds
2 tbspsweetener of your choice
1/4 cupfresh fruit, canned fruit, or frozen fruit
1 dashor 2 of flavoring extract or spices
2 tbspchopped nuts, peanut butter, or 1 tblsp peanut powder
112 oz mason jar with working lid & ring

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Steps

10 mins

1

First make your plan! Choose your fruit, sweetener, flavor, & nuts. Choose things you think will complement one another.
2

Prep your mason jar by cleaning/wiping it out. Fill the dry jar with the rolled oats, milled chia seeds, & nuts of your choice. (If you are using peanut butter - do not add yet)
3

Add your sweetener. Some options to consider: sugar, brown sugar, steevia powder, maple syrup, molasses, agave, cane syrup. (I like steevia personally for most combinations & it saves me some calories)
4

Prep your fruit. Chop up larger pieces into bit sized bits. If using fresh berries or grapes, cut in half so the flavors are released into the oatmeal. Drain canned fruit or slightly thaw frozen. Add to jar.
5

Add Greek yogurt.
6

Measure out milk. Add any flavor extracts or spices being used to the milk & stir. If using peanut butter, add to milk now & gently whisk until it is thinned out. Add to jar & stir to combine all ingredients.
7

Place lid & ring on jar. Put into the refrigerator & chill overnight, or for at least 4 hours. Will last for upto four or five days. So you can make ahead for the week. Eat directly from the jar!
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These are super versitile, but you might be overwhelmed by all the options. So here are a few of my favorite combos to get your ideas going: *Kiwi, blueberry, & almond - using almond extract. (Pictured) *Canned mandarin orange with cinnamon, walnut, & vanilla. *Peanut butter & red grapes. Roasted pumpkin, pecan, pumpkin spice & brown sugar. Get creative!