A delicious way to kick start your day with a blend of caffeine from green tea, protein and fibre!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Refrigeration Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy, meal prep
Servings: 2
Author: Ashlen Leonard
Ingredients
⅔cuplarge flake oats
2tbspchia seeds
⅔cupvanilla Greek yogurt
1cupdairy milkor 1 ⅓ cup plant-based beverage
1tspmatcha powder
Toppings
1cupfresh strawberriessliced
⅓cupgranolaor your choice of nuts or seeds
1tbspdesiccated coconut
Instructions
In a sealable jar or container, mix the oats, chia seeds, Greek yogurt and milk together. Stir well.
Place the mixture in the fridge for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
When you're ready to eat, add a teaspoon of matcha powder and mix well.
Top with sliced strawberries, granola and desiccated coconut. Enjoy!
Notes
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.
Plain or flavoured Greek yogurt
If you prefer a plain Greek yogurt, you can use this in place of the vanilla Greek yogurt in this recipe. If you’re looking for a different flavoured yogurt, I recommend 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.
Raspberries, blueberries or blackberries
You can use a variety of berries in this recipe if you prefer them to strawberries.
If you’re trying to manage a nut allergy, opt for just using seeds instead, or disregard altogether. For example: pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, etc.
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
Dietary preferences:
Gluten free: make sure you opt for gluten free oats!
Nut free: disregard the nut-based granola. You could add seeds instead if you still want a crunchy element. For example, pumpkin, sunflower, or flax seeds.
Vegan: choose plant-based yogurt and milk like soy, almond or oat milk instead of dairy milk.