This recipe offers a delicious and healthy breakfast option that can be prepared the night before and enjoyed the next morning. Overnight oats are easy to make and can be customized with various flavors and toppings, making them a versatile option for any taste preference. This recipe provides four different flavor variations – Peach Melba, Banana-Berry, Carrot Cake, and Hot Apple Pie – all made with simple and wholesome ingredients such as rolled oats, fat-free natural yogurt, fresh fruit, and spices. Whether you are looking for a quick and convenient breakfast or a tasty snack, these overnight oats are sure to satisfy your cravings while providing a nutritious start to your day.
About Time
- Total Time 5 minutes plus 12 hours soaking overnight
Ingredients:
- 160g plain whole rolled oats
- 800g fat-free natural yogurt
For Peach Melba flavor:
- 300g fresh peaches, peeled and sliced, a few slices chopped into smaller pieces
- Fresh raspberries, some extra chopped or sliced fresh peach and fat-free natural fromage frais, to serve
For Banana-Berry flavor:
- 1 banana, diced
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Fresh blueberries, some extra chopped banana and ground cinnamon, to serve
For Carrot Cake flavor:
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1 ripe pear, diced
- 100g fat-free natural fromage frais
- 100g plain quark
- 2-3 level tsp sweetener granules
- Extra diced ripe pear and ground cinnamon, to serve
For Hot Apple Pie flavor:
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 red eating apple, finely diced and sliced
- Fat-free natural yogurt and mixed spice, to serve
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats and fat-free natural yogurt. Mix well.
- Divide the mixture into four bowls or glasses.
- To make Peach Melba oats, add the chopped peaches to the oat mixture, cover and chill overnight. In the morning, top with raspberries, extra peach, and dollops of fat-free natural fromage frais.
- To make Banana-Berry oats, toss the banana with lemon juice, then add to the oat mixture. Cover and chill overnight. In the morning, top with blueberries, extra banana, and ground cinnamon.
- To make Carrot Cake oats, stir the grated carrot and diced pear into the oat mixture. Cover and chill overnight. In the morning, mix the fat-free natural fromage frais with the plain quark and sweetener, then divide over the oats. Top with extra pear and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
- To make Hot Apple Pie oats, stir in the mixed spice, cover and chill overnight. In the morning, microwave the oat mixture in a heatproof bowl on high for 1 minute to warm through. Divide the mixture between four bowls or glasses, then top with the diced apple, fat-free natural yogurt, and a sprinkling of mixed spice.