Tips & Tricks For Making Delicious Overnight Oats (2024)

What are Overnight Oats?

Overnight oats are an easy, no-bake way to prepare oatmeal. Just throw your ingredients together the night before, and enjoy a healthy, ready-to-eat breakfast in the morning.

Tasty & Healthy

If you’re looking for something healthy to eat in the morning, it’s hard to beat overnight oats. This well-balanced, nutrient-rich breakfast is filled with important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. And the oats in the recipe are filled with fiber and protein, which will help you feel fuller for longer.

How to Prepare

When it comes to making overnight oats, there’s no set recipe. You can make them as sweet or savory as you like, and literally add any ingredients you want.

1. Start with the Oats

Stick with old-fashioned rolled oats. While using steel-cut oats or quick-cooking oats might seem like a good idea, these options will ruin the consistency and flavor. For most people, about ½ cup of rolled oats is perfect for breakfast. You can make more if you like a hearty morning meal, or less if you’re watching your weight. But no matter how much youadd, put those oats in a jar before adding your next ingredient.

2. Add Seeds, Nuts or Fruit

While you don’t actually have to add anything other than the oats, most people prefer to add something yummy to the recipe. If you want to have a thicker, tapioca-like texture, add chia seeds. If you like a nutty taste, mix in chopped nuts. You can also add flax seeds, shredded coconut, dried fruit or more. The only limit is your imagination.

3. Add Twice as Much Milk as Oats

Whether you prefer whole milk, rice milk or coconut milk, you can use it. Just make sure to add twice as much milk as oats. Note: You can also use whey, buttermilk or thinned yogurt for a tangier flavor.

4. Stir In Spice & Sweetener

Add a pinch of salt, then sweeten or spice your overnight oats. For a little kick of spice, try adding cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cocoa powder or matcha powder. Or if sweet is your thing, stir in C&H Sugar, C&H®LightBrown, C&H® Dark Brown Sugar. Mix everything together, taste and adjust flavoring until perfect.

5. Refrigerate Overnight

Now that your ingredients are mixed together, seal your jar and place it in the refrigerator overnight. For best results, let your overnight oats sit for eight hours before opening. Note: You don’t have to eat your oats right away—they stay good for about three days.

Tip: If you want to give your overnight oats a crisp, sweet taste, try using C&H® Turbinado Sugar as a topping. Its delicate, crunchy texture is simply delightful on any recipe.

Our Top Recipe

If you’re looking for a simply delicious way to make overnight oats, try our recipe for Overnight Peaches and Cream Oatmeal. It’s sweetly made with the delightful flavors of peaches, vanilla, cream and C&H®LightBrown Sugar.