Tropical Overnight Oats before the Day Starts

Tropical Overnight Oats before the Day Starts is filed under Breakfast and built around rolled oats not quick oats, 2 % Organic Milk, and Juice from 1 medium lemon. Plan on 6 people.

Count on 10 minutes of prep, 12 hours of resting, about 10 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 2 cups rolled oats not quick oats
• 2 cups 2 % Organic Milk
• Juice from 1 medium lemon
• Zest from ½ lemon to taste
• 1 large granny smith apple peeled and grated
• 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon+ 1 teaspoon honey more to taste
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ginger you could also use fresh!
• ¼ cup shredded coconut I used lightly sweetened because it’s what I had on hand
• ¼ cup toasted pecans chopped
• ½ teaspoon chia seeds
• Mango/ Papaya /Pineapple okay, any tropical fruit

How the cooking goes

1. The night before, mix oats, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, yogurt, spices and apple in a large, sealable container. Let sit over night, covered in the refrigerator.
2. Right before serving Top with pecans and fresh fruit! Wasn’t that obscenely easy?

After it comes off the heat

Give the plate the rest the method asks for. Cover leftovers and refrigerate them when the dish includes meat, eggs, or dairy.

If you want another plate from Breakfast, open KIND Bars Copycat Packed for Later and Maple Steel Cut Oats Granola Pumpkin Yogurt Parfaits for a Slow Morning.