Good Morning, wake up to a readymade breakfast! All of us know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many of us are scrambling for time in the morning and the last thing on the list is to make or even eat a quick breakfast.

While some of us who do prioritize breakfast may be bored of eating eggs or toast every day or some want to decrease the stress time of packing kids lunches and making breakfast for all in that short span of time in the morning.

This amazing overnight breakfast satisfies all. Overnight Oats are easy to make, can be made ahead and are a power packed wholesome breakfast with all the nutrients and fiber from oats and delicious fixings. This breakfast keeps you full for much longer than other normal breakfast options.

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Important elements:

I highly recommend 8 oz wide mouth mason jars for overnight oats, since they come with lids you can make it ahead and store in fridge without exposure to other things of the fridge. Also if you are in a hurry in the morning you can take it to-go. We have packed this sometimes for power packed breakfast for camping trips or healthy options in long drives. Steel cuts oats are better for cooking an oats soup, for overnight oats I prefer normal Quaker oats.

The oats and chia seeds swell in liquid overnight and hence add enough milk for it to soak in. Layer the oats, chia seeds, yogurt, fruit and nut fixings as per your taste. There is no hard and fast rule, everything gets stirred before eating. Ingredients

Basic Recipe:

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup almond milk or 2% milk or more
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• + Fixings
• Popular fixings: fruits- fresh bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apple ; dry fruits- dates, dry figs, craisins, raisins; Preserves like strawberry preserves, orange marmalade, peach preserves; Nuts- Pecans, walnuts, pistachios, Almonds, Macadamia, Peanuts, coconut flakes; honey, maple syrup, agave, brown sugar, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla extract and more.

Below are few combinations me and my family team at Hotsweetspicyrecipes make and enjoy;)

POM-BON OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tblsp Pomegranate or Strawberry preserve
• Fresh Pomegranate seeds
• Chocolate Chips
• Pecans
• Pistachios

BANANA-NUT OATS:

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Sliced Bananas
• Honey
• Pecans

FIGS & HONEY OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or more
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Slices of fresh figs or dry figs chopped
• Brown sugar ( with fresh figs, optional with dry)
• Honey
• Pecans
• (The dry figs also expand in milk besides the oats and chia and taste amazingly delicious so add more milk)

DATE-NUT OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or more
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 4 Mejdhol date slivers
• Banana slices
• Coconut flakes
• Honey

ORANGE-U-NUTS OATS:

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Orange Marmalade
• Craisins
• Raisins
• Pecans
• Almond slivers
• Coconut flakes

MERRY-BERRY OAT

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tblsp Strawberry preserve
• Raspberries
• Blueberries
• Nuts

NUTTY-BANANA OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tblsp Peanut Butter
• Banana slices
• Pecans
• Honey drizzle

NUTTY-BANANA OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Chocolate Sauce or syrup
• Banana slices
• Chocolate chips
• Pecans

STAWBERRY-BANANA OATS

• STAWBERRY-BANANA OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Strawberry slices
• Banana slices
• Honey or Maple syrup
• Nuts

APPLE-PIE OATS

• APPLE-PIE OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• Apples chopped
• Cinnamon
• Brown sugar
• Pecans
• Maple syrup drizzle

BANANA-NANA OATS

• BANANA-NANA OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk or Almond Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup Banana slices
• Maple Syrup
• Raisins
• Pecans
• Almonds slivers
• Pistachios
• Coconut flakes

MANGO LASSI OATS

• MANGO LASSI OATS

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1 table spoon chia seeds
• ¼ cup Milk
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup Mango chopped ( when in season)
• Honey
• Cardamom powder Pinch
• Slivered Almonds
• Chopped pistachios