Kristi's Kitchen: Overnight Refrigerator, No-Cook Oatmeal

If you're super busy like me, skip breakfast 90% of the time and frequently resort to cereal for the kiddos, this will be a great recipe for you!  It is healthy, easy and a great option to pack in a lunch as well.

What you will need:

Milk (Any kind will do).

Yogurt (Plain, Greek, or otherwise).

Old fashioned rolled oats

Chia seeds

Honey (I encourage local honey, but you can use any preferred sweetener such as maple syrup!). 

Fruit.  Fresh and ripe is best, but frozen will do if it's not a good season for fruit. 

Half Pint mason jars

Combo 1

Banana Cocoa

My kids LOVE this combo and it's a great cure for the sweet tooth you have been fighting.  This recipe will make one serving (mason jar).

Ingredients:

1/4 cup rolled oats

1/3 cup skim milk or any milk you prefer

1/4 cup yogurt if your using regular yogurt instead of Greek use a little less milk

1 teaspoon of chia seeds.  I just use a larger pinch with my fingers

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 teaspoon honey or any sweetner you prefer

1/2 of a ripe banana

Directions:

Poor the Oats, milk, honey, chia seeds, cocoa powder and yogurt into the jar.  I recommend that order to keep from stuff clumping together.  Then Shake Shake Shake while dancing to your favorite tunes, but of course (optional, but a lot more fun).  Once you have it all mixed, add about 1/4 C chopped up banana and stir gently.  Once it's all mixed together put the lid on and put it in the refrigerator over night.  Depending on how ripe your fruit is it should be good for up to two days.  Serve cold.

Combo 2

Banana Peanut Butter Oats

Ingredients:

1/4 cup rolled oats

1/3 cup skim milk or any milk you prefer

1/4 cup yogurt.  If you're using regular yogurt instead of Greek use a little less milk

1 teaspoon of chia seeds.  I just use a larger pinch with my fingers

1 tablespoon peanut butter

1 teaspoon honey, or any sweetener you prefer

1/2 of a ripe banana

Directions:

Poor the Oats, milk, honey, chia seeds, peanut butter and yogurt into the jar.  I recommend that order to keep from stuff clumping together.  This time you better Shake Shake Shake while dancing to your favorite tunes, but of course (optional but a lot more fun).  Once you have it all mixed add about 1/4 C chopped up banana and stir gently.  Once it's all mixed together put the lid on and put it in the refrigerator over night.  Depending on how ripe your fruit is it should be good for up to two days.  Serve cold.

Combo 3

Strawberries and Cream

Ingredients:

1/4 cup rolled oats

1/3 cup skim milk, or any milk you prefer

1/4 cup yogurt.  If you're using regular yogurt instead of Greek use a little less milk

1 teaspoon of chia seeds.  I just use a larger pinch with my fingers

1 teaspoon honey or any sweetner you prefer

1/4 of cut up strawberries

Directions:

Okay you get the point just do all the same stuff as before :)

Combo Suggestions

Apple Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce or enough to fill jar)

Blueberries and maple syrup (instead of honey)

Peaches and Cream

Mango and Pinapple

Raspberries and Vanilla  ( 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or to taste)

Don't you just love how on cooking blogs or cooking shows everything is always so neat and tidy?  Well I have my husband to vouch for this, I am seriously the messiest cook around!  This is nothing compared to what a full on meal would like like after I was done! 

If you try any combos I did not list here please share them with me!

ENJOY!!!! 

Kristi :)