Looking for a quick and easy gluten free and dairy free breakfast you can just grab-and-go on a weekday morning that will keep you full till lunch? No, I’m not talking about a drive-through window. I’m talking about overnight oats! Super simple basic overnight oats make for a quick, on-the-go, weekday breakfast or snack. Customize however you like, or add toppings to put your own spin on this classic.
Lazy Weekday Breakfast
You guys, this basic overnight oats recipe may be the laziest of lazy recipes. You literally have to do like, zero prep. Simply throw a few ingredients into a jar, store it in the fridge overnight, and you have a meal. Does it get any easier? No longer can you say “I don’t have time for a healthy breakfast!”
This basic overnight oats recipe is what I make for myself for weekday breakfasts when I have exactly 10 free minutes on a Sunday night to prepare for the upcoming week. I pull five 8-oz mason jars out of the cupboard, throw in some gluten-free rolled oats, chia seeds, spices, frozen fruit and coconut milk, and toss it in the fridge. Done! Breakfast for the whole week, ready in 10 minutes flat! Most of the time, I don’t even measure anything, because I’m just that lazy.
In the morning, I just pull a jar out of the fridge, add a topping or two, eat up, and I’m out the door! The best part about this recipe is you can prepare five days in a row with the super simple basic recipe, and then mix it up by adding different fruit or toppings each day.
Example toppings to add to basic overnight oats:
Monday: Raspberries + chopped walnuts
Tuesday: Sliced bananas + almond butter
Wednesday: Diced mango + almond slivers
Thursday: Fresh blueberries + hemp seeds
Friday: Blackberries + coconut butter
Or mix it up weekly, instead, for a little variety with even fewer things to prep!
Why this basic overnight oats recipe?
There are, of course, other overnight oats recipes on the internet. But none can match this level of laziness. Sometimes, you just don’t have time to combine 13 different ingredients to make overnight oats that taste like cake in a jar, OK? Sometimes, you just want something healthy to eat that you didn’t have to spend hours preparing. And you just don’t want your easy weekday breakfast to come from a package or a drive-through window, y’know?
Now, go make these super simple Basic Overnight Oats, so you can finally have something delicious and nutritious for breakfast, without having to spend even a single second in front of the stove. Then, report back and let me know what delicious topping combination you discovered, so I can try it too!
Basic Overnight Oats (DF) (GF)
Super simple basic overnight oats make for a quick, on-the-go, weekday breakfast or snack. Customize however you like, or add toppings to put your own spin on this classic.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (be sure to get certified gluten-free if avoiding gluten)
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- 2/3 cup milk of choice (coconut milk is my favorite)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- dash kosher salt
- fruit of choice (I used frozen raspberries for this recipe, but I also love frozen mango chunks or sliced bananas)
- toppings of choice (more fruit, nuts, nut butters, hemp seeds, chia seeds, pepitas, coconut, coconut butter, etc)
Instructions
Place all ingredients (including any frozen fruit), except toppings, in 8oz mason jar. Close lid and shake to combine.
Store in fridge overnight, and up to 5 days.
Top with your favorite toppings and eat up!
Nutrition
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372 Calories
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31g Carbohydrates
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28g Fat
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5g Fiber
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7g Protein
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.6g Saturated fat
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3mg Sodium
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.6g Sugar
Notes
I like to make 5 or 6 of these at a time and eat them throughout the week for a quick and easy breakfast or snack. Nutrition information is for basic recipe, with coconut milk, and without any fruit or toppings.
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