A good night's sleep makes us look and feel great. And, it's good for oatmeal too! Resting overnight in the refrigerator makes oats rich, smooth, and creamy. These jars of oaty overnight goodness are decadently creamy and totally gut-healthy. Bonus! They’re packed with tons of nutrients.

Oats are a delicious choice when looking for something gut-healthy. They're loaded with healthy dietary fiber.¹ Our vegan overnight oats include non-dairy almond yogurt and unsweetened almond milk. Or, use any other kind of milk of your choosing—keeping in mind the type of milk and yogurt will affect the vegan-ness. Different non-dairy yogurts and kinds of milk result in different thicknesses and textures. For our vegan friends, try a combo of coconut yogurt and milk for a sweeter, more pudding-like texture.

We made these vegan overnight oats with three choices of flavors: cocoa/coconut, vanilla raisin, and strawberry/raspberry. Make your oats using a 1 ½ cup or larger covered glass jars or sealable plastic containers.

Making good overnight oats is all about the proportions. The basic format is a combination of one-part oats to two-parts yogurt/non-dairy milk. Within these proportions, you can adjust the yogurt/milk ingredients to make the final result thicker or thinner to your taste. Overnight oats can be made super-dense and almost cake-like, or a softer rice pudding type of texture.

Yummy + Share: Vegan Overnight Oats (Three Flavors)

Serves: 1
Total Time: 8+ hours

Ingredients

1/3 cup unsweetened plain almond yogurt
½ cup rolled oats plus 1 tablespoon
2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon agave syrup or maple syrup (to taste)
Pinch of salt

Add-ins/flavors

Cocoa/Coconut 
1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon coconut chips or shredded coconut

Vanilla/Raisin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 tablespoons raisins

"Red" Strawberry/Raspberry
¼ cup sliced strawberries
¼ cup raspberries

Instructions

The night before, measure the oats, almond milk, almond milk yogurt, salt, and sweetener into your jar or container. Add the mix-ins you choose.

Put the container in the refrigerator. The next morning the flavors will blend, the oats will be soft, and the texture will be super-creamy.

Here's the good part—if you make all three, you could layer a Neapolitan-type overnight oats parfait the next morning! Or just make the flavor you like best!

Make this recipe with Greek yogurt and dairy milk for a non-vegan, high protein version.

Reference
1 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270680.php