Overnight Oats with Vanilla Bean Paste
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Total Time: 3 hrs minimum; recommend 8 hrs
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Hands-on Time: 5 mins
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Makes: 1 serving
Ingredients
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1/2 cup rolled oats
2 teaspoons flax meal
1 tablespoon sliced almonds
1 sprinkle Simply Organic® Ceylon Cinnamon
2/3 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic® Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste
Directions
- In a pint-sized mason jar or other airtight, lidded container, add oats, flax meal, almonds and cinnamon. Swirl together until combined.
- Add almond milk and vanilla bean paste, secure lid tightly, and shake to mix well.
- Refrigerate for at least three hours; preferably overnight.
- Serve warm or cold. To heat, remove lid and microwave 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or warm in a small saucepan until heated through.
- Spring: Rhubarb compote, strawberries
- Summer: Blueberries, blackberries, or sliced peaches
- Fall: Thinly sliced apple or pear; better yet, pumpkin butter
- Winter: Dried tart cherries, fruit compote, or lemon curd
RECIPE TIPS:
This recipe can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Sprinkle on your other favorite spices for added flavor complexity, such as cardamom, ginger, nutmeg or pumpkin spice.
The oats are great topped with seasonal fruit. Here are our favorite toppings, by season:
