Overnight Oats

Depending what you add to the basic mixture this is a syn free breakfast using the oats as your heb for the day.  I’m going to keep trying more varieties so watch this space!

Basic ingredients:

40g plain oats

1 fat free yogurt of your choice

Fruit/flavorings to your taste

Method:

Layer all ingredients so there is a thin-ish layer of oats with enough yogurt to soak into them overnight and add fruit/other toppings to your taste. 

I tend to layer oats/frozen fruit and then yogurt so the fruit defrosts into the oats - DO NOT use fresh fruit as it just sits there and you're going to end up with a very dry oaty breakfast!  You can give it a good stir the night before if you're not bothered about how it looks, it'll mix better and soak in but will be a more ugly breakfast!!

Flavour combinations:

Apple Strudel – 2 syns for the sultanas

Add grated granny smith apple, a dusting of mixed spice and a sprinkle of sultanas in each layer

I used a Muller light vanilla with chocolate sprinkles

Apple Strudel Overnight Oats

Fruits of the Forest – syn free

I used two Weight Watchers strawberry tart yogurts with fresh berries on the top for a really refreshing choice.  You can add a tablespoon of chia seeds too for a couple of syns, they add a really good texture and you only need about a teaspoon of them.  THis version has fresh fruit inside so extra yogurt as there's no frozen fruit defrosting in there.

Fruits of the forest overnight oats