{"id":11380,"date":"2010-06-17T15:33:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T19:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=11380"},"modified":"2010-06-17T15:33:11","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T19:33:11","slug":"the-joy-of-overnight-oats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/06\/the-joy-of-overnight-oats\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Overnight Oats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you’ve been reading here for any length of time\u00a0 then you know that I love my oats.<\/p>\n

Probably a little too much.\u00a0 Oats bring me joy! And comfort and a full belly.\u00a0 I eat oats everyday in some shape or form.\u00a0 Typically a bowl of oats that I just made but I also have been known to inhale oatbran and a yogurt mess with granola often as well.<\/p>\n

Recently with the very hot temperatures we’ve been having and the ridiculous amount of humidity that has made itself known, the idea of a hot steaming bowl of oats is less than appealing.\u00a0 All I want is COLD stuff.\u00a0 I don’t mind hot coffee but everything else must be as cold as it can get!<\/p>\n

Even making and eating dinner is not so much fun because I don’t want to deal with the hot and my appetite has gone down a bit as a result.\u00a0 Anyway, I needed to solve this problem somehow because I have to eat breakfast.\u00a0 If I don’t eat breakfast, I can become cranky really quickly.\u00a0 And after an 8 mile run, food is very important.\u00a0 I thought about cereal and even bought some but have yet to open the box.\u00a0 Cereal just does not have enough staying power for me.\u00a0 I wanted the completeness of oats without all the hot.<\/p>\n

The solution seemed to be trying my hand at overnight oats.\u00a0 Tuesday I made up a mix and placed it in the fridge overnight.\u00a0 Wednesday morning I was licking the bowl clean and congratulating myself on finding the best solution ever!<\/p>\n

I know a lot of people have been making overnight oats for some time now.\u00a0 This is not a new concept in the world of food but here at the HQ it’s brand new and I’m pretty stoked about my new affair.<\/p>\n

It’s super easy to make!\u00a0 Sort of the same concept as muesli really.\u00a0 In a bowl combine oats and liquid of your choice.\u00a0 I use plain soymilk then I add in some dried cranberries and a pinch of cinnamon.\u00a0 The measurements do not have to be rocket science.\u00a0 Pour some oats in a bowl (I use about 1.5C) and then cover with the liquid.\u00a0 You want the oats to be covered and mixed well but not drowning in the liquid.\u00a0 Cover and let sit in the fridge overnight.\u00a0 In the morning give it a stir and see if you need to add more liquid or if it has the right consistency for you.\u00a0 Top with fresh fruit or toppings of your choice and enjoy!<\/p>\n

It is the most refreshing thing!\u00a0 It is cold and delicious and the best thing to eat after steamy hot run and shower.<\/p>\n

Of course if you prefer hot oats, you can still use this method and then just nuke in the microwave for a minute to warm through.\u00a0 The best thing about this is that there are no dishes to clean up!\u00a0 Everything is done in the bowl you are going to eat out of and it is ready to go when you are.\u00a0 No waiting around for it to cook and no dirtying up a pot.\u00a0 Not that making oats is a huge process but sometimes you just want to eat already!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Overnight oats are filling, satisfying, and refreshing! If you haven’t tried it before and you enjoy oats, give it a shot! You just might find a new favorite breakfast!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve been reading here for any length of time\u00a0 then you know that I love my oats. Probably a little too much.\u00a0 Oats bring me joy! And comfort and a full belly.\u00a0 I eat oats everyday in some shape or form.\u00a0 Typically a bowl of oats that I just made but I also have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,51],"tags":[31,76],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-2Xy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}