Healthy and Delicious Overnight Oatmeal

As a busy new mom, I’m always looking for easy and healthy breakfast ideas. Thanks to pinterest, I’ve been experimenting with overnight oatmeal. I love oatmeal, and it’s supposed to help with breast milk production. The problem is that I never have time to make it in the morning.  Overnight oatmeal solves that problem because I can make it before I go to bed (or anytime during the day when the baby is napping), and it's ready for breakfast (or a healthy snack) the next morning.  But, the absolute best part is how delicious it is.  Seriously, it's like eating pudding with granola in it.

So far I have 6 overnight oatmeal recipes that I make and eat almost every day.  They are my Dark Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal, Milk Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Cup Overnight Oatmeal, Elvis Overnight Oatmeal (because it features peanut butter and bananas), Chocolate Covered Strawberry Overnight Oatmeal, and (because it's almost Christmas) Eggnog Overnight Oatmeal.  All of these recipes except for one (my Eggnog Overnight Oatmeal) feature chocolate because I just can't get enough chocolate right now.  I think this oatmeal is as good as dessert, but there's no guilt.  It's so easy to make and tasty enough that your whole family will probably enjoy it.

Dark Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

Serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

4 tablespoons Hershey unsweetened cocoa powder

4 tablespoons milk chocolate malt Ovaltine

Three-quarter cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Silk light vanilla soymilk

1 cup plain fage Greek yogurt

Method:

Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir together.  Add the soymilk and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Milk Chocolate Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

Serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

6 tablespoons milk chocolate malt Ovaltine

Three-quarter cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Silk light chocolate soymilk

1 cup plain fage Greek yogurt

Method:

Combine the first four ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir together.  Add the soymilk and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Peanut Butter Cup Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

4 tablespoons PB2

4 tablespoons milk chocolate malt Ovaltine

Three-quarter cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Silk light chocolate soymilk

1 cup plain fage Greek yogurt

Method:

Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir together.  Add the soymilk and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Elvis Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

4 tablespoons PB2

4 tablespoons milk chocolate malt Ovaltine

Three-quarter cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Silk light chocolate soymilk

2 ripe bananas

Method:

In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.  Add the first five ingredients, and stir to combine.  Add the soymilk and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

4 tablespoons milk chocolate malt Ovaltine

Half cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Silk light vanilla soymilk

2 5.3oz containers Dannon Light & Fit strawberry Greek yogurt

Method:

Combine the first five ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir together.  Add the soymilk and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Eggnog Overnight Oatmeal

Serves four

Serving size: one cup

Ingredients:

2 cups Quaker oatmeal (minute or old fashioned)

Three-quarter cup Splenda

Quarter teaspoon salt

2 cups Eggnog (I used So Delicious Coconut Milk Nog)

1 cup plain fage Greek yogurt

Method:

Combine the first three ingredients in a large bowl.  Stir together.  Add the eggnog and mix well.  Add the Greek yogurt and mix with a fork.  Separate into four airtight containers. Refrigerate overnight.

Happy eating!