No-Cook Overnight Oatmeal with Chia

I love oatmeal but I'm not very fond of the instant packs so I find that I don't have it as often as I'd like since the mornings are always so rushed and usually involve me yelling at one child or another at some point (or many points).  So when I came across this recipe on the Betty Crocker website and saw that it was a make ahead, I HAD to try it. Plus, it  contained my then-new obsession, chia seeds AND was no cook! Practically perfect in every way!

I was a little leery of the no-cook part in all honesty...I thought, "How could uncooked oatmeal taste good? And not be all chewy and hard and gross?".  Well, it works.

The possibilities for this small but mighty recipe are ENDLESS...I tried out a few versions and I'll list them within the recipe but truly it can go as far as your imagination, and palate will take you. If you try some of your own variations, please share in the comments. We'd love to hear them!

~Leah

No-Cook Overnight Oatmeal with Chia

Recipe Type: Breakfast

Author: Leah (adapted from Betty Crocker)

Prep time: 8 mins

Cook time: 8 hours

Total time: 8 hours 8 mins

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• Base Recipe


• 1/4 c old fashioned oats


• 1 tsp chia seeds


• 6 oz. yogurt (any flavor, see below for suggestions)


• Cranberry Almond


• vanilla yogurt


• 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract


• dried cranberries


• slivered almonds


• Apple Crisp


• vanilla or apple pie/apple crisp yogurt


• chopped Granny Smith apples


• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon


• chopped walnuts


• Pina Colada


• vanilla, coconut, or pineapple yogurt


• pineapple tidbits


• shaved coconut

Instructions

1. Stir oats and chia together then yogurt (or yogurt and milk if using Greek yogurt -- see notes) in half-pint canning jar (or other resealable container).


2. Cover; refrigerate about 8 hours. When ready to serve, sprinkle with toppings.

Notes

Feel free to use greek yogurt also, but bear in mind that it makes it a lot thicker... so use 1/4 cup greek yogurt and 1/3 cup milk or almond or coconut milk to thin it.

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