Summary: we often start our day with a pot of delicious, overnight oatmeal for breakfast. Oatmeal is not only really good for you but also supplies a healthy punch of energy that lasts until lunch. These recipes are so tasty, you will want to eat them all day! Every day.

Overnight oatmeal variations for breakfast

Oatmeal is a real superstar superfood because it has various health benefits when we eat it regularly. Yep, we are talking about those boring looking little, round and flat crushed grains. They are made of barley, wheat or rye. Oatmeal is made by removing their peel and crushing the grains flat. Indeed on their own, they don’t taste much, but when you add some healthy flavoring to them, you get a deliciously superb breakfast or snack. First things first, let’s check those wonderful health benefits first!

(At least) 7 reasons to regularly put oatmeal on your menu:

• It contains lots of fibers called beta-glucans. These will help to bind the bad cholesterol (LDL) and keep your cholesterol levels at bay.
• The fibers absorb moisture, hence keeping you feeling full for an extended period of time.
• Oatmeal is naturally gluten-free.
• Rich in vitamin B1 and phosphorus.
• Contains magnesium and high concentration of proteins. Excellent source for muscle building and muscle recovery after exercise.
• Helps digestion and contains relatively few calories.
• Contains lots of antioxidants that protect your body against free radical damage.

Before we dive into those divine recipes we promised, we share our secret to an even healthier version of oatmeal. How? We make the milk that we use to our recipes from the oats as well!

Homemade oat milk:

Preparation: 10 minutes

Serves: 750ml-1 liter

Ingredients: 

• 100 grams oatmeal
• 750ml to 1 liter of water (the less water you use, the creamier the milk will become)
• cheesecloth

Instructions:

• If the oatmeal is not pre-cooked, first soak it overnight.
• Put the oatmeal and the water in the blender and mix well.
• Pour the mixture through a sieve and collect the liquid.
• Pour the liquid through a cheesecloth and keep stir it until you only have the pulp left in the cheesecloth.

The oat milk can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Do not throw away the pulp, use it to your smoothies, in a yogurt or in the batter of your pancake or cookies.

Breakfast oatmeal apple pie:

Preparation: 10 minutes

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients: 

• 1 apple
• 90 grams of walnuts
• 40 grams of oat flakes
• tsp of cinnamon
• 70 ml of oat milk

What kind of apples you use will determine the sweetness or sourness of your dish. Here are the varieties to choose from:

Sweeter taste:

• Cox
• Royal Gala
• Fuji
• Braeburn

Sweet’n sour:

• Elstar
• Golden Delicious
• Jonagold
• Kanzi

Acidic and rather sour:

• Goudrenet
• Granny Smith
• Pink Lady
• Junami

Instructions:

• Cut the apple of your choice into small cubes and sprinkle it with the cinnamon.
• Put the mixture in the bottom of your jar.
• Add the coarsely chopped nuts and the oatmeal on top.
• Pour the oat milk over.
• Leave the jars in the refrigerator for overnight.

Banana split:

Preparation: 10 minutes

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients: 

• 1 big banana
• Teaspoon raw cocoa (another superfood)
• 1 pod of vanilla (scrape the beans out)
• 90 grams of mixed unroasted, unsalted nuts
• 40 grams of oat flakes
• 70 ml of oat milk

Instructions:

• Cut the banana into slices and put them in the bottom of your jar or pot.
• Chop the nuts roughly and combine them with the oatmeal, and pour on the banana.
• Mix the cocoa and vanilla with the milk and pour over it.
• Leave the pots in the refrigerator for overnight.

Not quite your usual carrot cake

This version is actually so much healthier and it tastes like heaven too!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients: 

• 1 carrot
• a handful of dates
• 90 grams mixed unroasted, unsalted hazelnuts
• 40 grams of oat flakes
• 70 ml of oat milk

Instructions:

• Grate the carrot and chop the dates into small pieces.
• Place the carrot and the dates at the bottom of your jar.
• Chop up the nuts coarsely and mix them with the oatmeal.
• Add the mixture to the carrot and dates.
• Pour the milk over the mixture.
• Leave the jars in the refrigerator for overnight.

These recipes are easy to make and you can have them in batches in the fridge for a couple of days. You can just simply prepare them in the evening and they are ready to go in the morning. Eat them at home or take them with you to the office. And if you do so, be prepared that you will have to share your recipes soon. For more healthy recipes, just check out our website, we post them regularly!