Overnight Oatmeal

This stuff is yummy. Overnight oatmeal is the easiest breakfast food I've ever had to prepare and it's packed full of healthy fiber, whole grains, calcium and protein. It's served and eaten cold but you can warm it up if you like and the topping options are endless. Once prepared, refrigerate it overnight and by morning time you will have a delicious and nutritious breakfast that you can grab on the go.
The following recipe is basic and makes 1-2 servings. You can prepare the overnight oatmeal base in larger quantities and then separate it into pint size mason jars or like below, prepare it all in a quart size mason jar.

What you need:
1 quart size mason jar with lid and rim
Uncooked Rolled Oats
Milk
Plain or Vanilla Yogurt
Toppings - I will be using almonds, cranberries and honey

What to do:
For the base, pour 1 cup oats, 3/4 cup yogurt, 1 1/4 cup milk into the quart size mason jar. Put the lid on and shake well. Basically its 2:1, dairy to oats. The more yogurt, the thicker the base. The less yogurt, the thinner the base.

Now add your toppings of choice. I added a handful of almonds, a handful of cranberries and a tablespoon of honey. Cap it and shake it again! I've also used frozen berries which sweetened it considerably so no added honey necessary. Another delicious version is chopped up green apples and lots of cinnamon. If you double the base, then divide it into pint size mason jars, you could create lots of different flavors. The only hard part is deciding which flavor you want in the morning! Hope you enjoy.

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