5 Recipes That Prove Overnight Oats Don’t Have to Be Boring

3 · Feb 3, 2017 · Kiersten Frase · 6 Comments

When overnight oats first became a thing, they were so exciting. A healthy breakfast ready and waiting for you in the morning! You don’t even have to heat it up! You can put it in an adorable Weck jar!!! What’s not to love? But after a while, it started to feel like every recipe was just a slight variation of the same thing.

Apple Cinnamon? Again?

Pumpkin Spice? Yawn.

I feel like the internet collectively grew tired of the whole overnight oats phenomenon. Which is a shame! Because overnight oats are a fantastic blank canvas that lend themselves to all kinds of experimentation. We’ve gathered up some of our favorite creative overnight oats recipes to inspire you to try something new.

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You’ll be excited to get out of bed in the morning when you remember you’ve got these chocolatey oats waiting for you in the fridge.

Chocolate + Pear + Hazelnut Overnight Oats from Faring Well

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Is it fig season yet? Is it? IS IT? Because I’m counting down the days until I can have this for breakfast.

Maple + Fig + Tahini Overnight Oats from Probably This

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Elvis might not have eaten his oatmeal with coconut bacon, but you’ll love the crispy crunch and savory flavor it adds to this dairy-free recipe.

Elvis Overnight Oats with Peanut Butter, Banana, and Bacon from Eating Bird Food

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A mash-up of golden milk and overnight oats? Breakfast just got so much easier. Add a scoop of protein powder to make it even more filling.

Banana Flax Turmeric Overnight Oats from Nourish Everyday

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For those of us who aren’t morning people, there’s this vegan version of overnight oats made with espresso syrup to help wake you up. Yes.

Vanilla Oats with Coffee Syrup and Berries from My Goodness Kitchen

About Kiersten Frase

Kiersten loves quoting RuPaul's Drag Race, cooking with her toddler, obsessing over Korean skincare products, and (very) occasionally sharing recipes on her food blog VeggieTot.

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Janet says
February 11, 2017 at 4:04 am
You guys must be young and thin. I, as an oldster, eat steel cut oats (low glycemic) with non fat milk (calcium for my bones) because they stick to me and are relatively low in calories. I add fiber twigs (for you know what as oatmeal really doesn’t have any fiber), oat bran (heart) and a few blueberries (antioxidant) but all that other stuff just adds lots of calories, sugar and fat, and negates the whole idea of healthy steel cut oats. Also, I found overnight steel cut oats to be too chewy so now I just cook a big batch and store it in the refrigerator. I heat a portion up in the microwave for two minutes with those additions. I still haven’t moved on to savory oats yet. Someday…
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Kate Gentle says
February 4, 2017 at 2:19 pm
These all look amazing! Overnight oats will be back in my routine :-)
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Georgina Denby says
February 3, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Really interested to see what the turmeric one would be like…. They all look incredible! X
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Clare Knighton says
February 3, 2017 at 3:14 pm
Everything looks so yummy!!! To be honest i’m happy with oats and sugar haha!
Easily pleased me :)
http://www.clare-without-an-i.com
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Amanda says
February 3, 2017 at 2:36 pm
So many beautiful oats! Thanks so much for the inclusion – I forgot how much I loves these coffee syrup oats. I must make them again.
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Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
February 3, 2017 at 10:17 am
I couldn’t imagine overnight oats ever being boring. They’re so hearty for breakfast. I’d love to try the Vanilla Oats with Coffee Syrup and Berries – sounds delicious!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
http://charmainenyw.com
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