Overnight Oat Jars -- GF, DF, V

Overnight oats are a great way to make breakfast fast, easy, and nutritious. Throw together the night before and then it’s ready to go in the morning. Or keep some freeze- dried fruit on hand, use only dry ingredients (coconut sugar instead of maple syrup), and make up enough jars for the week ahead. Then just add liquid to each the night before. Variations are limitless, but some are listed below.

Serves 2 (or one very hungry new mother)

Base recipe:
1 C gluten free rolled oats
1 ½ C dairy free milk–coconut, almond, oat*
¼ C chia, flax, hemp seed mix**
2 Tbs sweetener–maple syrup, agave, honey, or coconut sugar
Small pinch of salt

Mix everything together, add any flavor/toppings and refrigerate in a sealed jar overnight.

*Go for coconut milk for added fat if you are breastfeeding. You can also add 1 tsp of coconut or avocado oil for added fat.

**Make a large batch of this to keep on hand for this and other things like smoothies. Mix together 2 parts chia seeds, one part hemp seeds, and one half part ground flax seeds (2 C chia, 1 C hemp, ½ C flax). Store in sealed container in the refrigerator.

Strawberry Peach:
Add ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, 1 ripe peach-diced, 4 strawberries-diced

Chocolate Protein Peanut Butter:
½ scoop chocolate protein powder, 2 Tbs peanut butter, ½ banana-mashed, chocolate chips

Peach Blueberry:
1 ripe peach-diced, ½ C blueberries, ½ tsp cinnamon

Chocolate Cherry Coconut:
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ C frozen cherries, ¼ C coconut flakes, ¼ C choc. Chips

Apple Cinnamon
Add ½ tsp cinnamon, half an apple chopped

Other toppings:
Sliced almonds, coconut flakes, sliced banana, berries, coconut yogurt, nut butters, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds​