Great morning to you!
With the exception of the fact that our house still smells like chili powder, it’s a great one here! No cooking and no dishes to do with breakfast thanks to a jar of overnight oats!
Normally when I make anything in a jar, it’s a nut butter jar on its last leg…er nut. Yesterday when I made the Honey Crunch PB, I filled up a little jar to the brim and had about 3 tbsp left. I put two of them into this big empty jar to use for overnight oats and the other into my mouth! [Licking the food processor after making nut butter is second only to licking a bowl that held buttercream frosting!]
See that buttah down there?
I missed the globs on the walls of the jar, but getting to the bottom was still such a fun wait.
The filling was a mix of:
- 1/3 cup raw oats
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 banana
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- Handful p-nuts
- Sprinkle cinnamon
- Pinch salt
^ All stirred together and in fridge overnight.
This AM I added a little puffed brown rice and a small crumbled FANNEtastic Oat Puff Ball.
Coconut Chai
Our garden is just bursting with flowers!
Especially those of the pajama variety!
Hehe 🙂 Cute pajama pants! Have fun eating your way to the bottom of that jar! I know I would 😉
Classic breakfast! My dark choc dreams jar is finally ready for some overnight oat action…finally!
kath, can you make the overnight oats without the yogurt?
You can – Angela @ Oh She Glows does a vegan version with lots of chia seeds and almond milk. But I think yogurt is key for the texture I love.
Your feet look so comfy! I’m putting on my dress shoes for the day as I type (girls always multi-task). Overnight oats are so great as the temperature rises!
I love your slippers — I have the same ones in dark brown! So comfy.
I have these slippers from tar-jay too…love them, but wish the laces would stay tied:)
I have the same ones in dark brown too!! LOVE them 🙂
ME TOO!! I hate the laces!
I love your PJ pants and comfy shoes! Too cute!
I still haven’t tried OIAJ or overnight oats – am I really a food blogger?? hehe I must remedy this!
Have a great start to your week! 🙂
Those overnight oats look really good.
Sadly, I’m trying to limit my dairy intake since my allergies are quite bad right now [and I find too much dairy makes me too congested], but I have an almost-empty jar of cashew butter in the fridge that could use some. I suppose I could fill the jar with oats instead…
Your garden is looking good. I can’t remember, do you grow any herbs or plants? We just planted some herbs in pots the other day – it will be nice to save some money over the summer!!
Yeah! We have a whole huge garden sprouting at the moment!
Looks like a great breakfast! much better than the granola bar i had 🙂
Flowers are so pretty this time of year!
I’m sooooo close to emptying my favorite jar of PB and am already salivating over the thought of oats in a jar using it. It’s the little things…
You give me such serious spoon envy! I need to get cute ones ASAP 🙂
Do you ever find your overnight oats to cold to eat comfortably?(sometimes a chilly thing ‘
hard to tackle in am!)
Any suggestions ?
thanks!
Yes. You can put them in the microwave for 10 seconds
I have this same issue with using thick mugs to let berries thaw; it’s not only whats inside that is cold but the mug makes it 100x worse!
PS I know hot oats another option 😉
but just wondering if you try and get your overnight stuff closer to room temp
or eat it cold?
I know I can’t answer for Kath, but I don’t think ten seconds would make the overnight oats hot, it would just make them not refrigerator chilly.
Those overnight oats look amazing! I’m going to have to try making them the way that you do because mine aren’t coming out right!
The oats look great and your feet look comfy. Sounds like a perfect morning.
Is it bad that every time I buy a jar of peanut butter I fantasize not about eating a spoonful of it later that day, but rather about using it for overnight oats a week later? haha
Love those flower’s! So pretty 🙂
i swear everything tastes better eaten out of a jar, especially a glass one
I hate waking up and having my house smell like dinner from the night before. That means some kind of baking has to occur that day. Although I don’t mind that part! Have a great day Kath! Your oats look delicious!
Love overnight oats 🙂
Breakfast looks great! I’ve been doing a 21 day purification, under the supervision of my naturopath, and the two things I miss the most are nut butters and oats. Who knew?
I am looking at purchasing my first food processor (been getting by with a Magic Bullet and a blender so far, but really do need a food processor!). Do you have a recommendation/preference for food processor? I am hoping to make my own nut butter with it in addition to plenty of other uses! 🙂
I have a Cuisinart 14 cup stainless steel and love it. It’s nice and classic and about $129
those OOIAJ look awesome!
Mmmm, where’d you find the coconut chai tea??
World Market. Mom got it for me
Nice pj’s!! Your garden looks like it’s coming on really well! I’m still waiting for it to get a bit warmer before planting anything as some mornings we’ve had frost on the ground, but I’m excited to get some spring flowers going! Delicious looking breakfast!
I’m having the same breakfast this morning! I love overnight oats 🙂
I love to make overnight oats in the summer with fresh berries – I also love reusing old glass jars. What a perfect use!
Love the pj bottoms – I love relaxing and enjoying my breakfast in my pjs!
I love your pajama bottoms! Those types of designs are my favorite. I wish they were more “public” appropriate because I would totally wear them all the time. Oh wait, I do tend to do that either way… 🙂
I tried overnight oats once and didn’t like them, so now I stick to vegan overnight oats. But you make this look seriously delicious! I think overnight oats deserve another shot.
Cute pjs! 😀
I almost finished a jar of pb this morning but held a little back for oats in a jar tomorrow! Since it’s still chilly here in Washington I’ll probably go with the warmer variety.
Such pretty flowers surrounding you. Happy monday!
Coconut chai sounds amazing. Overnight oats are amazing as well. I’ve recently gotten into eating quinoa mixed with banana, almond milk and almond butter in the mornings. Just mix it together and leave in the fridge overnight.. it’s so good!
Lucky you…so jealous of your flower garden!
Oooh, that pop of orange is fabulous!!! Totally agree about licking the nut butter from the food processor. It’s a must!
It’s like “fruit on the bottom” yogurt, only “PB on the bottom” oats! I don’t delay gratification too well, so I suppose I’d keep my nut butter on top 🙂
As far as licking the food processor, I’ve also oh so carefully licked the BLADE of the dang thing, only to realize I was being “nutty” and that no sunbutter, however sugared and delicious, is worth a cut tongue…
I totally lick the blade..
Oh my God – that sounds scary…be careful! Giving me the shivers.
What brand is the coconut chai? I just got some of that flavor from Teamotions.
Gypsy. It’s a bit too spicy for me
Love that breakfast! And those pajamas are adorable… the slippers look so comfy too!
I make overnight oats in jars of empty pb jars that I’ve already used and wash but definitely better when you get to scrap the pb off the sides 😀
The flowers look so pretty! My house always smells of Bath & Body Works wallflowers, Kendall Jackson Chardonnay and melted cheese….
That jar of yummies sounds so good!!
I’m sure you’ve already explained this somewhere…but how do you make your overnight oats??? Thanks Kath! 🙂
“overnight oats” is hyperlinked in the post – I also explained the technique in the recipe above. Do you have a specific question about the technique?
ahhh just saw that- thanks!
Beautiful! and love the Anthro mug 🙂 I have the Missus version – which is more of a fancy teacup. I love using it!
I LOVE your kitchen towel in the photos–where did you get it?? Also, just wanted you to know you’ve totally inspired me to change my eating habits! I’m currently enjoying homemade egg salad (Ellie Krieger’s recipe) on Wasa Fiber crackers and an apple with Trader Joe’s Sunflower Seed Butter for lunch–yum!
They are from here!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002H9XAFY
Having no dishes to do in the morning is probably one of my favorite things about OIAJ!
I never have any PB left on the sides of the jar when I have OOIAJ. I always scrape it out and eat it plain 🙂
Overnight oats was on the breakfast menu yesterday and choco-banana buckwheat today… Breakfast is my favorite. That spoon lodged in your oatage is also one of my favorites!
Kath —
I have been a loyal reader for about a year now and have never commented, but I feel today is a good day to start. I just want to express my disgust at your lack of acknowledgement of last night’s major news headline. Today is a day I have no interest in a blogger’s oats in a jar or miles ran on the treadmill. Today, I was hoping to read reflections on the state of our country and an acknowledgement of all the lives lost 10 years ago. I am deeply upset that none of my favorite bloggers seem to think the death of Osama Bin Laden, a man directly responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent people, is not significant enough to even briefly reflect upon.
I’m sorry, but this is not a political blog.
I was going to express a similar opinion re: blogs on Twitter. Today–or at the very least, this morning–represents a time to take a pause from endless internal focuses (e.g., breakfast consistency, local weather forecast) and reflect on the the grander external picture. Food and health blogs may not be inherently ‘political’ in nature but this was a bipartisan event and, as residents of the universe, silence simply appears self-absorbed, even if it is unintended.
A lot of blogs are personal or focus on more positive events. If you want to read/hear more about life’s current events, simply turn on the radio, CNN, Today show, GMA, Nightly News, or grab any newspaper or check online from the News sources.
I would not have come here expecting Kath to comment on the death of Osama Bin Laden. Actually, I would have been pretty shocked if she did. Likewise, it isn’t everyone else’s responsibility to react to or comment on anything just because you are having feelings about it. Personally, I’m disturbed by a lot- probably most- of the reactions I *am* seeing, but I would do what Baking Books suggested if I actually wanted to read about it.
Hehehe I have those shoes 🙂
Hey Kath! Any idea what the nutritional/calorie stats are per tbs of that delicious Honey Crunch PB?
Probably just like regular PB – 2 tbsp = 180-200 kcal
I love doing food prep on Sunday afternoons. You’re right that it makes a difference in what you eat mid-week. I didn’t get to do it yesterday. My fridge decided to quit working and I spent most of Sunday afternoon cleaning out the stuff that went bad. I do HATE to throw away food.
Ooh Coconut Chai sounds delish! I will have to scope this out…
PS – I bought my sister and baby nephew some of those engraved spoons off Wooden Hive via etsy! So excited. Thanks for the idea!
Have a great week 🙂
those overnight oats and making me hungry! they look awesome, I like the handful of peanuts 🙂
I am also totally loving the coconut chai tea…amazing!
I have recently found coconut chai tea myself and it is amazing.. Oats look awesome this morning 🙂
I have to add licking the whisk that you’ve made meringue in to your list! 🙂
I just threw together this oatmeal – looks great! Just no peanut butter 🙁
Kath,
Thank you so much for introducing me to Overnight Oats!!! I have been enjoying your blog since the beginning of the year, but I just made myself a couple of batches the past two nights (to be eaten in the AM). I feel like I am eating dessert for breakfast, and I am disappointed by my other meals of the day…nothing can compare!
Haha – I know what you mean! Nothing compares to breakfast 🙂
I’ve got to get going on this overnight oats jar action! Looks delicious 🙂 I have steel cut oats ‘cooking’ overnight in a pot of water that I brought to a boil, covered, and let sit …not as exciting.
a spoon full of granola that my friend makes, a splish splash of agave, a spoonful of nature’s balance P-nut butter and some nutritional yeast. can’t wait until morning.
the only thing is now I know they are in the refride
I hope I can wait until morning. ay….