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Build Your Own: Overnight Oats

March 1, 2026
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Build Your Own: Overnight Oats
Featuring: Instant Oats

Ingredients

Choose ingredients from each category below:
  • 1 Cup Liquid
    • Water
    • Low-fat milk
    • Soy milk
    • Almond milk
  • 1/2 Cup Grains
    • Instant oats
    • Rolled oats
    • Steel-cut oats
  • 2 Tablespoons of Protein
    • Peanut Butter
    • Sunflower Butter
    • Walnuts
    • Almonds
    • Hazelnuts
  • 1/2 Cup Fruit (Sliced, dried, frozen… any way you like it!)
    • Apples
    • Peaches
    • Bananas
    • Pears
    • Blueberries
  • 1/4 tsp Flavoring
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • Cocoa powder
    • Pumpkin pie spice
    • Vanilla extract
    • Get creative and add your favorite!

Instructions

  1. Wash hands with soap and warm water
  2. In a medium bowl or container with a lid, add 1/2 cup oats, 2 tablespoons of a protein of your choice, 1/2 cup diced fruit, and your favorite flavorings
  3. Pour in 1 cup of preferred liquid into the container and stir well to combine
  4. Cover the container and place it in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 8 hours
  5. In the morning, stir the mixture and serve cold