Easy Overnight Oats

Servings: 1

Oat Base

• ⅓ to ½ cup old fashioned oats
• ⅓ to ½ cup milk of your choice
• ⅓ cup plain greek or low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional but provides extra fiber)
• ½ cup mashed banana (optional)

Toppings (add as many or few as desired)

• ¼ cup fresh, frozen or canned and drained fruit
• 1 tablespoon nut or seed of choice
• 1 tablespoon nut butter of choice
• 1 teaspoon of spice such as cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
• ½ tablespoon sweetener (i.e. honey, maple syrup, low-calorie sweetener)

Instructions

1. Mix together the overnight oat base ingredients together. Make sure the mixture has enough liquid and easily mixed. You may need to modify the amount of oats or milk to get the desired consistency. Add more milk if you desire a thinner consistency or less milk for a thicker mixture. Put mixture in a sealed container such as a Mason jar or Tupperware with lid.
2. Place oat mixture in the refrigerator and let sit overnight or at least 6 hours. When it is ready to be taken out of the fridge, add your favorite toppings to the oat mixture and enjoy.

Recipe adapted from: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/overnight-oats-3416659