overnight coffee oats

Quick & easy make-ahead breakfast that’ll keep you going all morning. A complete breakfast in one bowl with protein, fiber, and caffeine

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Hi there friends.

I have good news and I have bad news… I’m going to start with the bad because I like to end on a positive note.

The bad news: I had a terrible fail in the kitchen today attempting to make a tomato pie. It was a soggy mess, and it brought a few tears to my eyes.

However, there’s no reason to cry over spilled milk unpretty tomato pie that still tastes really good.

So I ate a few slices globs of tomato pie and decided to share this amazing new breakfast I’m loving, which happens to be the easiest thing on the planet.

And that brings me to my good news: Overnight Coffee Oats

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Overnight Oats – Have you heard of them?

I used to be incredibly skeptical about them. For years, I’ve seen these gloopy messes of pictures referred to as “overnight oats” that everyone claims are so wonderful.

How can cold oatmeal be good I thought. There’s just no way.

Well, I am the first to admit it: I was wrong. Dead wrong.

Overnight Oats are creamy and delicious and perfect for the summer because they don’t warm you up like a normal bowl of oatmeal would.

Plus, they are sooo easy to make. So so so easy.

You put everything in a bowl, cover, and put in the fridge. When you wake up the next morning, you stir and eat.

And it’s everything you need in one bowl: complex carbohydrates plus filling fiber {thanks to the oats & chia seeds}, protein {from the combo of dairy + oats + chia seeds}, and a little boost of caffeine from the coffee concentrate.

Oats are rockstars in my kitchen; in fact, they should have made it in my list of my top 5 things always in my kitchen. I seriously always have them. {I’m making a round two version of this. You better believe oats will be in there!}

See that big giant 110+ serving box of oatmeal right there. It makes me laugh, but it proves that yes, I really always have oats.

Oats are amazing because they are all 100% whole grain — so they’re full of fiber — and pairing them with dairy helps bump up the nutritional value even more to add in some extra protein along with calcium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B 12, riboflavin and niacin. 

I like to use lactose free milk because it’s the same as regular milk {with all the protein, vitamins, and minerals} but it doesn’t give me a stomach ache.

If you aren’t into coffee, then just skip the coffee concentrate and replace with an equal amount of milk.

I found that these didn’t need any added sugar thanks to the cinnamon and vanilla extract. However, feel free to add a teaspoon of maple syrup or honey if desired.

Whatever you do, please don’t judge this wonderful breakfast by its pictures.

I know it’s not pretty but it’s glorious. It really really is.

Especially if you are in need of a quick, filling, and healthy breakfast. {I didn’t even need my mid-morning snack today because these kept me so full. That doesn’t happen very often…}

Enjoy!

Overnight Coffee Oats

Quick & easy make-ahead breakfast that'll keep you going all morning. A complete breakfast in one bowl with protein, fiber, and caffeine

Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 TBSP coffee concentrate 1 oz.
• 2 TBSP chia seeds or flaxseed meal
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract optional
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon optional

Instructions

• Add the oats, milk, coffee concentrate, chia seeds, and vanilla extract to a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight {or at least 4 hours}.
• When ready to eat, remove cover, add cinnamon {if using}, and stir well. Enjoy!

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