I’m not sure the world needs another overnight oats recipe, yet here we are. It’s barely a recipe to be honest, just put everything in a bowl and mix. It’s also not the prettiest, but I’ve been making this regularly for the last 6 months so I thought it deserved a place on the blog.

Since meeting with a dietitian last year, I’ve been eating oats most days and trying to add flaxseeds and chia seeds too. I get bored easily so I need to change it up a lot. Luckily, I’m not sick of this combination yet. And I’ve yet to make baked oats that are tasty enough to justify a blog post!

This makes 2 very generous portions, so I usually eat half a portion when I wake and take the other half into work for my break.

 

Useful tips & links:

• This recipe is very adaptable, so feel free to use it as a base guide and adjust with your own choices.
• I make this exact recipe when I want to throw the kitchen sink at getting the maximum amount of fibre and protein into my breakfast. However, I often just go with the oats, chia seeds, cacao, milk and honey.
• Use any milk you like, I use regular cows milk but you can use oat, soy or almond milk.
• Cacao and cocoa powder both come from cacao beans, but are processed in different ways. Cacao retains more nutrients and has a more bitter taste than cocoa. If you don’t have cacao powder, you can substitute a good quality cocoa powder instead.
• I serve this with greek yogurt and fresh berries or kiwi fruit. You can top with anything you like, such as nuts, seeds, granola or, if you’re feeling indulgent, more chocolate!
• My Crunchy Chocolate Granola would be an ideal topping for this.
• Have a look at Nessa’s gorgeous Tiramisu Chia Pudding on Instagram for more ideas for using chia seeds. You could also adapt that to add overnight oats.
• This keeps for up to 5 days in the fridge so you can even double or treble it for the week.

 

 

Overnight Oats with Cacao

Makes 2 generous servings

Ingredients:

• 80g oats
• 30g milled flaxseeds
• 30g cacao powder
• 20g chia seeds
• 20g protein powder
• 1 green apple, peeled and grated
• 300ml milk
• 10ml honey
• Greek yogurt and fresh fruit to serve

Method:

• Put all of the oats, flaxseeds, cacao, chia seeds and protein powder into a large bowl and mix throughly until fully combined.
• Add in the grated apple, milk and honey.
• Mix until fully combined again.
• Cover the bowl with clingfilm or an airtight cover, or divide the mixture into individual serving pots with lids.
• Place in the fridge and allow to rest overnight.
• When ready to serve, stir in case any of the mixture has separated and add your toppings of choice.