Today, I'm going to show you
how to make my strawberries and cream overnight oats.
They taste like dessert, they're super easy to make,
and the best part is that you can make them ahead of time
and so you have them ready in the refrigerator
and you're less likely to grab
an unhealthy breakfast option.
Now, for this recipe, all we need is oats,
our star of the show.
Now, for today's recipe, I'm using old-fashioned oats.
I like all old-fashioned oats in my overnight recipes
because they have a larger flake
that I feel like it just kind of has
a heartier texture when I eat it.
Now of course, you can also use quick oats
or even steel cut if that's what you have on hand.
Make sure you check the recipe right below this video
because that will have all the measurements
and how much you need of each.
Our liquid of course, or our cream,
is going to come from milk.
To make these a little sweeter and taste more like dessert,
I'm adding a little bit of vanilla to the recipe.
This is of course optional,
but I do feel like it tastes definitely like a dessert
when I add a little bit of vanilla in my oats.
I've got some fresh strawberries
that I just chopped up right here.
I'm going to put some in each of these jars
but if you don't have fresh strawberries,
you can definitely make overnight oats with frozen berries.
Just take them out on the counter,
let them thaw out for a little bit
and then chop them up before you put them in your jars.
To get started, I like to add my berries at the bottom
so I make sure that I can close the lid.
So you just want to add some berries to each jar.
So just the base, maybe one to two large, juicy strawberries
is all that goes in these.
A lot of people always ask,
could I add chia seeds or flax seeds?
You could absolutely add, hemp, chia, flax, to the recipe.
Now would be the time for sure.
To top my berries, I'm going to put my oats next.
Now, one serving of oats is about half a cup
so you're just going to put it in your cup right inside.
And I have a small jar right here,
you can also do this on plastic containers
or in a bowl if that's what you have on hand.
Now is when I'm going to add
my little bit of vanilla extract, right on top of the oats.
It really doesn't matter what order you put this in
but I feel like if I put it now I don't forget it.
Up next, we put our milk.
I like to use these eight-ounce glass canning jars
because to every half cup of oats,
you're going to want to add about a cup of liquid.
So it just so happens that it's exactly how much it fits
when I pour it right over the mixture.
All the way to the top, just like that.
And really the reason I grab the skinny spoon,
is so I could stick it in here
and kinda make sure that,
I don't want to fully stir everything but I do wnt to make sure
that the oats at the bottom get soaked up with milk too.
So you want to stir this up a little bit.
If you added chia seeds or flax,
you also want to make sure
that the milk goes all the way down.
So just a quick stir to make sure, just like that.
And then you're going to take your lids
and put them right on your jars.
Now all you have to do is put these
in the refrigerator overnight,
but I knew you'd be here today so I made one last night,
that's why we also only have three jars.
So hang tight.
(joyful music) See?
That would be our fourth jar.
The recipe right below the video yields four servings
so I went ahead and made one last night for us.
So you can see what it looks like.
Now, these are cold straight out of the refrigerator,
that's how I love to eat them,
but if you want to heat them up,
you can definitely microwave these
and heat them up in the morning.