Substitutions

• Quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats
  • If you don’t have large flake oats you can substitute quick or rolled oats instead. I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp so that it’s not too liquidy or mushy.
• Flavoured Greek yogurt
  • If you prefer a different flavoured Greek yogurt, you can use this in place of the plain Greek yogurt in this recipe. If you’re looking for a flavoured yogurt, I recommend maple or coconut flavoured yogurt.
• Regular yogurt
  • Instead of Greek yogurt, you can use regular yogurt. However, this tends to be more liquidy than Greek yogurt so I recommend reducing the milk by 1-2 tbsp.
• Alternative milks
  • If you are looking for a higher protein option, I recommend using dairy milk or soy milk. Other plant-based beverages like oat milk or almond milk will still work in this recipe but provide much less protein.
• Pears
  • You can use pears in this recipe if you prefer them to apples.
• Other nuts
  • If you don’t like walnuts, you could use sliced almonds or chopped pecans instead. You can also omit nuts from the recipe entirely.
• Seed butters
  • If you’re trying to manage a nut allergy, opt for a seed butter or disregard altogether.
• Protein powder
  • If you want to add an extra boost of protein to overnight oats, you can use protein powder. I recommend adding a small amount to start with to make sure you enjoy the taste and texture. 
• Maple syrup, honey, vanilla extract, coconut flakes
  • Add any of these ingredients to increase the sweetness of this breakfast.

Dietary restrictions

• Gluten free: make sure you opt for gluten free oats!
• Vegan: choose plant-based yogurt and milk like soy, almond or oat milk instead of dairy milk. 
• Nut free: opt for a seed butter instead of a nut butter and omit the added walnuts or use pumpkin seeds for crunch instead.