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Overnight Oats for One

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword apple cinnamon oats, make ahead breakfast, oats in a jar, overnight oats
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Oats soaked in milk and yogurt in a jar overnight, with an optional apple-cinnamon twist. Grab it cold in the morning.

Ingredients

Base

  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup milk (dairy or plant based)
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • 1–2 tsp maple syrup or honey
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Optional apple-cinnamon

  • ¼ cup diced apple
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp nutmeg
  • Walnuts for topping

Directions

  • Put the oats, milk, yogurt, maple syrup or honey, and vanilla in a jar with a lid. Stir until all the oats are moist.
  • For the apple-cinnamon version, stir in the apple, cinnamon, and nutmeg now.
  • Put the lid on and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Stir and serve, topped with walnuts if you like.

Nutrition

Serving: 263g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2.9g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 5.8g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 222IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 304mg | Iron: 2.2mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for the whole recipe (1 serving); ½ cup milk (the first choice counted), ¼ cup yogurt counted as plain nonfat yogurt, maple syrup or honey (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.