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Overnight Oats
By: jpcher Date: April 3, 2022, 3:16 pm
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Has anybody made these before? I heard about them and was
intrigued. I thought it would be an easy way to make oatmeal for
breakfast. Truth be told, I've never made oatmeal from scratch
before. I used to buy the instant preflavored in a package type
thing but haven't done that in years. When I was going into the
office (pre-COVID) they served oatmeal for breakfast which I
would buy 2-3 times a week and top it with raisons.
So, I bought a container of steel-cut oats (not the quick-cook)
and went on-line looking for how to do this. So many recipes and
add-in options I'm getting a bit confused.
I have a few questions:
1. Most of the recipes I've seen use milk and/or yogurt. Can I
just use water? OR DD#2 has a store of vanilla protein shakes
that she adds to her coffee in the morning. Could I use that?
(As much as I like milk, I usually don't have it on hand, it
goes bad before I can drink even a pint of it.)
2. Most of the videos are using mason jars (with the sealable
lid). Is there a reason for that? Can I use Tupperware type
containers? OR I have ceramic soup mugs with lids. Would that
work?
3. Some of the sites that I visited say that you can eat it cold
right from the fridge. Cold oatmeal? Just doesn't seem right to
me. Is it good cold?
Any thoughts, helpful hints, instructions would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: Overnight Oats
By: Rho Date: April 4, 2022, 11:22 pm
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Milk and water should be interchangable. Think about hot cocoa
that is made with either one. A protein shake has chemicals and
the taste will be marred.
Cold oatmeal? I believe in the past oatmeal was like corn meal
and could be cut into slices to be eaten.
#Post#: 74699--------------------------------------------------
Re: Overnight Oats
By: jpcher Date: April 5, 2022, 2:35 pm
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Thanks Rho -- I made it last night with the protein shake and
while it was rather tasty the oatmeal was toothy/chewy . . .
like it wasn't done all the way. And there was still a lot of
liquid.
Maybe I'll try water tonight and see what happens.
#Post#: 74700--------------------------------------------------
Re: Overnight Oats
By: NFPwife Date: April 5, 2022, 3:10 pm
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I've made this for my husband with yogurt, kefir, almond milk,
and cow's milk (skim or 2% don't remember). Someone we know uses
orange juice. I wouldn't recommend water. I think kefir or a
think yogurt always worked best.
My basic "recipe" is the oatmeal, a soaking agent, some mix-ins,
and a sweetener. The one he likes best is oatmeal, kefir, golden
raisins, cashews, an all purpose curry spice, and some honey or
low cal sweetener. Walnuts, raisins, and cinnamon are second.
Blueberries, walnuts, and vanilla are third.
#Post#: 74704--------------------------------------------------
Re: Overnight Oats
By: Hmmm Date: April 5, 2022, 3:38 pm
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You might want to try it with rolled outs (not the instant or
quick ones... the ones labeled old fashioned). They will be
softer. They are a bit higher in calories for a cup of oats than
steel cut but might be a good starting point.
I do overnight oat bran sometimes as I try to have oat bran
daily. I use unsweetened almond milk, add some bananas,
cinnamon, pinch of salt and a bit of honey. Sometimes, I'll add
a bit of stevia and unsweetened chocolate. Almond milk will last
10 days once opened.
Glass jars look nicer in the photos but you can use your ceramic
cups or plastic.
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Re: Overnight Oats
By: silversurfer Date: April 5, 2022, 5:03 pm
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I love overnight oats!
We put them in any container that has a lid - usually a plastic
tupperware. We eat them cold, i had never thought about heating
them up!
Our recipe is
Half cup oats
quarter cut chia seeds
half cup yogurt
half cup milk (normally almond)
protein powder
honey/ maple syrup/
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Re: Overnight Oats
By: jpcher Date: April 8, 2022, 3:16 pm
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=2318.msg74704#msg74704
date=1649191115]
You might want to try it with rolled outs (not the instant or
quick ones... the ones labeled old fashioned). They will be
softer. They are a bit higher in calories for a cup of oats than
steel cut but might be a good starting point.
I do overnight oat bran sometimes as I try to have oat bran
daily. I use unsweetened almond milk, add some bananas,
cinnamon, pinch of salt and a bit of honey. Sometimes, I'll add
a bit of stevia and unsweetened chocolate. Almond milk will last
10 days once opened.
Glass jars look nicer in the photos but you can use your ceramic
cups or plastic.
[/quote]
I think your right with the rolled oats rather than the steel
cut. I had 1/2 of my first batch left over and tried it the
second day. While more of the liquid was absorbed it was still
toothy, and really not all that good.
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Re: Overnight Oats
By: MarmaladeMom Date: April 8, 2022, 5:55 pm
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When I make it with water I quite often bring water to boiling
in the electric kettle, then pour it over the oats, let it cool
and put it in the fridge overnight
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