Tips: The overnight oats keep for 2-3 days; add toppings when ready to eat. The crisp oat crumble keeps for several weeks in an airtight container, if you want to make a larger batch.
Apple Crumble Overnight Oats
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4 Amazing Health Benefits of Soaking Oats Overnight
Are you one of those people who often skip breakfast due to busy mornings and lack of time? If yes, you need to start soaking your oats overnight.
The first meal of the day is pivotal for boosting your metabolism and kicking off your day with energy. So, what do you need to digest so early in the morning?
The solution: Overnight Oats.
4 Health Benefits of Soaking Oats Overnight
- A bowl of soaked oats in the morning will support you in feeling full and satisfied. According to research, people who eat porridge for breakfast feel fuller for longer and consume fewer calories at lunch.
- Soaked oats improve oat digestibility and allow nutrients in the grain to be more easily absorbed by your body. When you soak oats, it’s almost like you’re cooking them without heat. Soaking helps the starches break down and reduces the natural phytic acid, which may help your body utilize the oats’ nutrients much more efficiently.
- Overnight oats are healthier for your gut. Rolled oats contain 8.5 grams of resistant starch, by soaking rather than cooking, the oats retain more of the resistant starch. Resistant starch is a type of prebiotic fibre that your body cannot digest. Instead, it passes through your digestive system till it reaches your gut, where it is fermented by your gut bacteria, promoting a healthy gut environment.
- Oats are beneficial to one’s cardiovascular health. According to a study, a specific oat fibre known as beta-glucan has been shown to lower cholesterol levels by 5 to 10%.
Simple Way to Make Overnight Oats:
To prepare overnight oats, simply put porridge oats in a container, fill them with water, your choice of milk or yoghurt, and place them in the fridge. Remember to always soak the oats for at least 12 hours, but 24 hours is better. Adding toppings of your choice and there you have your overnight oats!
Looking for more overnight oats recipe inspiration:
Black Forest Gateau Overnight Oats
What happens when Black Forest Gateau meets Cherry Bakewell…!? The result, is something truly magical!
Why wait to have dessert, when you could be enjoying it for breakfast as overnight oats? Creamy Cherry Bakewell oats, sweet cherries and a black cherry & cacao dark chocolate ganache make this a truly tasty breakfast treat.
Ingredients:
For the oats layer:
• 40g Oat Pantry Cherry Bakewell Porridge Oats
• 100ml unsweetened almond milk
For the Chocolate Ganache layer:
• 1.5 tsp Butter Belle Black Cherry & Cacao Almond Butter
• 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
• 2.5 tbsp water
• 1 tsp maple syrup
For the Raspberry & Cherry Jam layer
• Small handful of frozen cherries & raspberries
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/2 tsp maple syrup
Method:
1. In our overnight oats jar, glass or bowl mix together the oats and almond milk, then microwave for 1 & 1/2 minutes and mix again. Leave to sit and firm up whilst you prepare the other layers.
2. To make the jam, place into a small bowl the frozen raspberries, cherries, chia seeds and maple syrup. Microwave for 1 minute, then take out of the microwave and mash together with a fork.
3. Top your oats with the jam, place in freezer whilst you prepare the ganache, this allows the warm jam layer time to set.
4. Mix together in a separate small bowl the Butter Belle Black Cherry & Cacao Almond Butter, cocoa powder, water and maple syrup, until you get a thick paste. Then spoon over the top of your mixture.
4. We topped ours with optional flaked almonds and more frozen raspberries and cherry pieces.
5. Leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.
6. Enjoy!
Apple Pie & Custard Overnight Oats
Apple Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats
Seriously thick and creamy overnight oats bursting with cinnamon and juicy apple.
Perfect for prepping the evening before and keeping you fuelled throughout the day.
Ingredients:
• 40g Oat Pantry Cinnamon Bun Porridge
• 50g plain yoghurt of your choice
• 50ml milk of your choice
• half a grated apple
Method:
1. Place all the ingredients in a jar and mix thoroughly.
2. Put the lid on the jar and leave to soak in the fridge overnight.
3. Optional – top with more apple and mixed nuts in the morning.
Natural Salted Caramel Overnight Oats
This 4-ingredient salted caramel sauce is a quick and simple recipe made from medjool dates. It’s vegan friendly, refined sugar free and gluten free. It makes the perfect topping to your oats, we’d definitely recommend pairing it with our Maple & Pecan Porridge Oats.
Ingredients:
- 16 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 –1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients (starting with 3/4 cup almond milk) into a blender and blend until mixture is smooth and there are no date chunks easily visible.
- Add more almond milk, 1-2 Tablespoons at a time, if needed to help the blending process or to thin the caramel to your desired texture. Use immediately or store in the fridge for later.
Simple Cherry Compote
