Overnight Oatmeal

jpaul · 5 Jul 2017 at 09:05

inspired by overnight-breakfast-rice-pudding/

sultanas/pineapple/maple/cinnamon

dl8860 · 7 Jul 2017 at 10:55

I've had terrible experience with pineapple in porridge, will never be trying that again.

Currently having good success with 3 parts oats, 3 parts milk, 1 parts yoghurt, and then a handful of blueberries, blackberries or any other berry.

the-evaluator · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:16

I stopped off at Tesco on the way home to get a few bags of frozen cherries. Yummy.

jpaul · 7 Jul 2017 at 14:05

dl8860 said:
terrible experience with pineapple in porridge

something that is acidic, though, as opposed to just sweet, adds some contrast - cut up tangerine this morning.
(none of their clementine / satsuma bretheren), have not tried blackcurrants, but even blueberries can be a bit lost.

dl8860 · 7 Jul 2017 at 14:08

I get what you mean, I enjoy the acidity too. Something just went weird last time I did it though. Maybe that's because it was hot cooked porridge, but the pineapple itself went a really weird flavour.

I love using blackberries, if you halve them first then the milk goes purple and delicious.

SPG · 8 Jul 2017 at 15:16

Frozen fruit is the way forward

50g Large Rolled oats
80g Yogurt (I make my own, full fat vanilla stuff)
100ml Almond Milk
40g Blueberries
40g Raspberries

Stick in a soupcup lakeland thing and bang it in the fridge overnight. NOM NOM NOM

Also go to ICELAND to buy your frozen fruit, mega cheap.

Scam · 17 Jul 2017 at 08:48

Finally tried this for breakfast this morning.

Two portions (me and the girlfriend)
1 cup oats
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Greek yoghurt
Chia seeds
Sliced apples
Dash of lemon juice

It was really very nice, although the apple was way too chunky as I was in a rush. Should have grated it. I added some banana, almonds and a drizzle of honey in the morning. Yum. Great texture.

Has anyone made bigger batches to last through the week or just a few days?

Will definitely get some frozen fruit in I reckon.. Probably add a pinch of salt as well.

Zenduri · 24 Jul 2017 at 00:04

Overnight oats are a staple for me during the week now. Been amending the amount of milk to yogurt i've been putting in them. Think i've found whats right for me though now. Even tried it with just water and no milk or yoghurt but needed to add sugar to make it eatable so think i'll be giving that a miss lol

the-evaluator · 24 Jul 2017 at 08:58

I'm having overnight oats most mornings (probably 6 days a week) and have found that I'm not starving hungry at 11am. It may be a placebo but I am sure I can concentrate better in the mornings too.

My recipe hasn't changed much but I'm chucking in a few frozen cherries (annoyingly they nearly all still have the stones still in them - thanks Tesco!) and often a few chunks of frozen mango.

Scam · 24 Jul 2017 at 13:30

the-evaluator said:
I'm having overnight oats most mornings (probably 6 days a week) and have found that I'm not starving hungry at 11am. It may be a placebo but I am sure I can concentrate better in the mornings too.

Well, it's oats innit? I haven't eaten anything apart from porridge and occasionally muesli for breakfast for yonks. Oats are well known to be full of slow-releasing energy. I can't fathom how people have a slice of toast in the morning and expect that to keep them going until lunch. I'd be hungry an hour later! Same goes for sugary breakfast cereals, cornflakes etc.

The only time I go for anything different is on holiday/travelling where you can get some eggs etc. Protein fills you up as well as oats. Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon is my go-to treat breakfast

Zenduri · 24 Jul 2017 at 19:58

bought 2 kg of oats and 1 kg of Greek yogurt today as well as about 2kg of frozen fruit and a big jar of honey. Think im sorted for a while now

DrToffnar · 25 Jul 2017 at 12:03

Oh how I would love to sub out my old stand by of 3 Wheetabix for something like this. I just can't stand the texture of porridge! The thought of it cold is just unfathomable to me!

ci_newman · 3 Aug 2017 at 09:11

DrToffnar said:
Oh how I would love to sub out my old stand by of 3 Wheetabix for something like this. I just can't stand the texture of porridge! The thought of it cold is just unfathomable to me!

If you want to change it up a bit, Weetabix works really well broken up and mixed with fruit and yogurt.

dl8860 · 3 Aug 2017 at 14:10

So I decided to buy some Quaker 'rolled' oats, as I hear they are what you should use, so expected an improvement on my Tesco Value 50p/sack oats.

But what I've ended up with is like wallpaper paste, two days in a row. It reminds me of ready-brek, but obviously cold. I've not been exactly precise with my measurements, but I've not consciously changed any ratios since switching oats.

Anyone else found similar? Is there a particular type of oats people find work best?

Shadowness · 3 Aug 2017 at 15:10

I use Flahavans jumbo oats, as I personally find the normal ones to go to a mushy consistency easier.

Scam · 3 Aug 2017 at 15:10

We use Waitrose own brand oats and they're perfect. Although to be honest you could say any type of oatmeal is a bit like wallpaper paste. It should never be sticky though.

We use a ratio of 2/2/1 of oats/milk/greek yoghurt. Basically same amount of milk to oats, then half yoghurt. Works great, ends up like slightly runny porridge.

the-evaluator · 3 Aug 2017 at 16:26

I'm using Waitrose organic Duchy oats, only because they're the cheapest that Ocado sell. My recipe is 40g oats, 200g yoghurt and a handful of frozen red fruit. In my opinion it tastes great.

At the moment I'm using Tesco 'perfectly imperfect' frozen red fruit and Tesco sweet cherries. I'll give the cherries a miss when I've finished this bag as the stoning of the cherries is very hit and miss. Mostly miss.

jpaul · 3 Aug 2017 at 16:54

dl8860 said:
But what I've ended up with is like wallpaper paste,

will depend how long you let them soak too.
... but there was a comment earlier about batch prep for week - not convinced by that idea - oats eventually go to sludge(like weetabix)

Scam · 3 Aug 2017 at 17:48

the-evaluator said:
I'm using Waitrose organic Duchy oats, only because they're the cheapest that Ocado sell.

Ocado sell Waitrose own brand, or is that what you mean? :confused:

Spleenus · 4 Aug 2017 at 05:23

dl8860 said:
So I decided to buy some Quaker 'rolled' oats, as I hear they are what you should use, so expected an improvement on my Tesco Value 50p/sack oats.

But what I've ended up with is like wallpaper paste, two days in a row. It reminds me of ready-brek, but obviously cold. I've not been exactly precise with my measurements, but I've not consciously changed any ratios since switching oats.

Anyone else found similar? Is there a particular type of oats people find work best?

The main difference between all the types of 'rolled' oats is the thickness. The instant oats (rolled steel cuts) which you get around 0.4mm-0.6mm thick are the ones which take the shortest time to cook and in my experience go starchy. These are also the ones you'd get in ready-brek. Quick Oats (are slightly thicker rolled steel cuts) will take a couple of minutes to cook and have a better taste. But visually there is not too much of a difference. But get slightly too thick on these and the taste, ratios needed suddenly will result in your porridge going starchy or gloopy.

If you've swapped brands they're likely at a different thickness which will change your perception of the quality as the ratio of water/milk and cooking time will be slightly different.

Rolled oats are essentially whole oats which have been rolled and these are the large ones which take far far longer to cook. That taste I find the best though, much more toasted and oaty.