Overnight Oats Recipe That’s Really Easy

This overnight oats recipe is just what you need for a healthy breakfast. It’s cheap and it has all kinds of great nutritional value – from the fiber in the oats to the probiotics in the greek yogurt.

It only takes about 5 minutes to prepare this the night before, too! Let’s go over some of the things you need for this overnight oats recipe.

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Alright, here’s what you need:

What It Is	Name	Where to buy
Glassware	Mason jar with handle	Amazon
Cookware	Mesh strainer	Amazon
Cookware	Cutting board	Amazon
Cookware	Little kitchen knife	Amazon
Cookware	1/2 cup measuring cup (for dry goods)	Amazon
Cookware	Pyrex measuring cup (for liquids)	Amazon
Cookware	Small mixing bowl	Amazon
Cookware	Regular sized spoon for mixing	Amazon
Ingredient	1/2 cup whole milk	Store
Ingredient	1/2 cup rolled oats	Store
Ingredient	150g yogurt (1 individual greek yogurt cup – like Chobani)	Store
Ingredient	1/2 smashed banana	Store
Ingredient	Handful of blueberries to top it with later	Store

Let’s start making this overnight oats recipe by taking out a mason jar.

Next, get your whole milk and Pyrex measuring cup.

Measure out a half cup of whole milk and pour it into the mason jar.

You can feel free to add other stuff to this overnight oats recipe, like chia seeds or granola. Frankly, my jar was almost full (as you’ll see) so I couldn’t fit anything else in there anyway.

Next, grab your yogurt. I just bought the Wal-Mart brand since it was only like 78 cents. That’s pretty darn good.

Dump all of that into the jar.

Then, get the oats.

It might be tough dumping those in if the mason jar you use is like mine with a smaller opening. Avoid trying to dump the oats in near the edge of the counter or you’ll spill some like I did.

Once that’s all in there, mix things around with a spoon.

Following that, grab a cutting board, knife, and a small mixing bowl.

Cut half a banana into the mixing bowl for this part of the overnight oats recipe and smash it up.

There it is all smashed:

Scrape all of that into the mason jar, too.

Once that’s in there, cover your mason jar in aluminum foil.

Stick it in the fridge for this part of the overnight oats recipe. At this point, you’ll need to let it sit in there for at least a few hours (I’d say minimum 5 or go all the way over night).

Once enough time has passed, you’re ready to put the finishing touches on your overnight oats recipe. Grab the blueberries.

Put a handful of those into your mesh strainer and rinse them off in some cold water.

Once those are washed, put them into the mason jar to finish off your overnight oats recipe.

There you go! Overnight oats. I decided to put an extra 1/2 cup of oats into mine since it seemed like there was too much liquid with only 1/2 a cup, however, once it was ready to eat it seemed like maybe a full cup of oats was a little too much after all.

Bottom line, go with your gut if you’re adding anything extra. The next time I do this, I probably will get some chia seeds and granola in there and just do a 1/2 cup of oats. Just be aware of how much space is left in your container that you make this in.

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Calorie Calculation

Name	Calories
1/2 cup whole milk	75
1/2 cup oats	150
150g greek yogurt (calories depend on brand)	80
1/2 banana estimate (about 60 grams)	50
handful of blueberries est	15
Total calories	370