Overnight Refrigerator Oatmeal Recipe

This is a great baseline recipe for you to tweak according to what your tastes are or what you happen to have available. It's easy enough to change out the type of milk, yogurt, or fruit. I used unsweetened almond milk, non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt, and bananas in one small jar and blueberries in the other. I also needed some Truvia to sweeten it up a bit. Half the recipe was plenty for my breakfast.

First time trying overnight oatmeal, it was already past my bedtime when I made it so the ease of this recipe was fantastic! A cup of yogurt is more like 3/4 cup so instead of wasting the rest I just upped the oats and (unsweetened oat) milk to match. I used vanilla cinnamon yogurt, added a bit more cinnamon and a squirt of agave. It tasted good cold out of the fridge this morning but after adding some dried berries and a minute in the microwave, it was scrummy!

this is a good starting point. bf likes his oatmeal thicker so i used 6 tbsp of greek yogurt and 3 tbsp of almond milk. i also add 1.5 tsp of chia seeds, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and some sweetner. no need to precook the oatmela. left out the banana. ty for the recipe

So easy! I searched for the simplest overnight oatmeal recipe and this did the trick. After a few tries, I've modified the following: I use half a container of greek yogurt instead of measuring a half cup. I use 1% milk instead of almond milk. I really want grab & go, so I added the fruit when I made it, not the next morning. Sliced bananas and frozen strawberries are a winner. Frozen blueberries didn't translate. I make them two at a time and so far the jar that sat an extra day was better. I might try extending the times to see if I could make four in a batch.

Thought that the ratio of oats to liquids was spot on, especially if you add fruit such as banana. I used plain oat milk (to cut back on sugar), added half a banana and about a tablespoon of chopped pecans along with generous dashes of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Incredibly flavorful and so much healthier; didn't miss the sweeteners that most instant oatmeal brands have. I've had this breakfast cold and hot, both are good and a minute in the microwave doesn't overly thicken the oat milk.

Thought that the ratio of oats to liquids was spot on, especially if you add fruit such as banana. I used plain oat milk (to cut back on sugar), added half a banana and about a tablespoon of chopped pecans along with generous dashes of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Incredibly flavorful and so much healthier; didn't miss the sweeteners that most instant oatmeal brands have. I've had this breakfast cold and hot, both are good and a minute in the microwave doesn't overly thicken the oat milk.

Great easy recipe. You don't exactly need the jar, but if you want to use it, it's still fun. I used regular milk, but sweetened it with honey. I definitely recommend adding fruit before you serve it.

Simple to make and easy to remember. For me, this makes 2 portions, but I also added extra fruit: berries, kiwi, pineapple--it's really flexible. Also I like a small spoon of chia seeds mixed in. Any yogurt works too--personally I prefer it with something less thick than greek style yogurt.

I have been making this overnight oats recipe for years, and it is still a favorite of both me and my hubby. I always use unsweetened almond milk; and add maple syrup to taste for sweetness. There are numerous ways to customize this as well--you can add different fruits (dried or fresh), nuts/seeds, various spices, nut or seed butter; the possibilities are endless! I also really appreciate that this recipe uses a combination of yogurt and milk, as I often find overnight oats that use just milk to be too watery tasting. Thank you so much for this recipe--I will be making it for many more years to come!

Taste was great for me, but officially my son still doesn't like Greek yogurt. So I tweaked it up, and now, I use this recipe all the time as a baseline with vanilla yogurt instead of Greek. This is an amazingly versatile recipe to any taste (even used it to add 1tsb grape jelly and 1tsb peanut butter for some weekend fun breakfast). Thank you!

Some people are saying to cook the oatmeal first... that defeats the purpose of this easy make-ahead breakfast! If you use the right oats, you don't have to cook ahead. Add apple sauce and cinnamon, cocoa and bananas, brown sugar, or peanut butter to the jar for some variations. My kiddos always love this!

Added honey and nuts then refrigerated. After added my fruit. Perfect quick breakfast before church.

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This is my new FAVE! 😍

I tried it. Cold oat meal is bad. Heat it up to make it edible.

I LOVED this recipe it was tasty,simple,and if you were in a hurry you can just grab and go i will definitely be making this again

Love this, did like below added a pinch of salt and a smidge of vanilla, added 2 scoops protein powder

Great recipe. The recipe doesn't specify what flavour of Greek yogurt, but I use non-fat vanilla. Plain is too bland. It's great with banana and fresh berries. It's very filling, so I would say this actually makes 2 servings. I've subsequently tried to make this with regular vanilla yogurt, but found it too runny...I definitely think it tastes better with Greek yogurt.

Love it! I made it with vanilla flavored Greek yogurt and Vanilla flavored Almond Breeze milk and topped with 2 fresh strawberries and half a banana. Yummy!

delicious and so easy to change up the flavors! We've used vanilla yogurt, vanilla almond milk, flax seed, chia seeds, and all sorts of fruits and chopped nuts. Keeps it from getting boring when you can so easily change the flavors. Great recipe base!