This overnight, vanilla oat porridge recipe is our go-to breakfast.  It literally takes no time at all, but you do need to remember to put your oats in the fridge the night before.  I like to put in 4 days worth, so I always put in 200g of oats which means I’ll have a nice healthy breakfast organised for 4 days (or less if the kids eat it).

The vanilla gives it a naturally sweet flavour, we don’t need sugar on top.  If you want some sugar, I’d add some 100% pure maple syrup, or a little sprinkling of rapadura sugar, but for us, we just have lovely fresh fruit.

Related: vanilla bean paste

Why soak your oats?

Your digestive system will love you for soaking your oats.  It helps break down the starches in the oats and the natural phytic acid (which all plants contain) is greatly reduced, making them more easily absorbed by your body.   If you go with steel cut oats like us, you really should soak them first.  Rolled oats work well, but we are not huge fans of quick oats or instant oats, as they are a bit too processed for our liking.

TIP: We like steel cut oats however rolled oats works well.

February 20, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 200 g oats
  • 500 mL milk of choice
  • 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste

Instructions

Thermal Cooking Method

  1. The night before add oats and vanilla to a container and pour enough milk on top to cover the oats by 1 cm.
  2. Stir well and place in an airtight container.
  3. Put in fridge overnight. The oats will soak up a lot of the milk. Read above for the health benefits of soaking oats.
  4. The next morning add ingredients to the mixing jug and cook for 9 minutes/90°C/speed 1/reverse.
  5. Serve with fresh fruit and enjoy.

Traditional Cooking Method

  1. The night before add oats and vanilla to a container and pour enough milk on top to cover the oats by 1 cm.
  2. Stir well and place in an airtight container.
  3. Put in fridge overnight. The oats will soak up a lot of the milk. Read above for the health benefits of soaking oats.
  4. The next morning cook on the stove top on a low-medium heat and stir constantly for approx. 10 minutes
  5. Serve with fresh fruit and enjoy.

Nutrition

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