The other morning I needed to be out of the house by 7am. That might be a normal time for most people; but for me, that is early. Listen, I've tested it time and time again. My body naturally wakes up at 9am every day. It doesn't matter when time I go to bed, I am up at 9am. I realize for a lot of people their body naturally wakes up at 6am. I feel sorry for those people. But anyway, for me to have to be out of the house by 7am, I had to wake up at 5am. FOUR FULL HOURS BEFORE MY BODY LIKES TO WAKE UP.
So, the night before my early wakeup call, I decided to create a new recipe for breakfast so it would be ready to go as I ran out the door. These overnight oats were my new creation. I had bought a few containers of strawberries from the grocery store days earlier because they looked delicious and were on sale.
This recipe reminds me of when I was a child and I would have the strawberries & cream instant oatmeal packets before school. Yes, it reminds me of that, but this is way more delicious, and with whole chunks of strawberries, it's way better for me.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick cook oats
- 3/4 cup almond milk (or your milk of choice)
- 1/2 Tbsp. chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 4 large strawberries, washed & chopped
Directions
- Place all ingredients in a mason jar and mix well
- Store in the refrigerator overnight
- Optional: Reheat when ready to eat (I like mine cold!)
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