How to make overnight oats
Official Good Food demonstration of the overnight-oats technique; quantities and toppings in this recipe are separately specified.
Official cooking video · Good Food · YOUTUBECinnamon Berry-Almond Overnight Oats
Two portions of no-heat oats: assemble in 10 minutes, refrigerate 6–8 hours overnight, then spend about one minute adding toppings. The one-minute cook-time field is for finishing, not heating.
Ingredients
servings: 2 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Wash your hands, rinse berries under running water, drain, and keep them refrigerated.
- 02
Divide 50 g oats and 100 ml milk between each of two lidded containers. Divide the cinnamon and salt evenly and stir.
- 03
Cover promptly and refrigerate at 4°C/40°F or below for 6–8 hours or overnight; do not soak at room temperature.
- 04
The next morning stir each chilled portion, then top each with 30 g yogurt, 50 g berries, 6 g honey and 8 g almond butter; serve immediately.
Before you cook
Contains milk/dairy and almonds (tree nuts); check oats for wheat/gluten cross-contact. Soak at 4°C/40°F or colder and do not leave unrefrigerated for over two hours (one hour above 32°C/90°F). Do not serve honey to infants under 12 months.
Allergens: milk, tree nuts (almond), check oats for wheat/gluten cross-contact
Image & source credits
AI-generated illustration; this is not an actual food photograph.
Berry and almond overnight oats · AI illustration, not a photograph
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