Thought overnight oats were a waste until I tried them on a Tuesday whim

For about two weeks I rolled my eyes at the jar of oats sitting on my shelf, since cold mush for breakfast seemed like a sad way to start a day in my little Seattle kitchen. Then one Tuesday I dumped in half a cup of oats, a spoon of yogurt, and some frozen berries before bed and grabbed the jar at 7am on my way out. The difference after 24 hours was nuts: the oats went from gritty and chewy to soft and creamy, and I did not have to stand at the stove for 10 minutes. That week I made them four more times just to make sure it was not a fluke. What are you all putting in yours that does not turn into a gummy mess by day three?

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mark_cooper9d ago

Check your math on the soak time, because 7am to bedtime the next night is way past 24 hours. If you made the jar Tuesday night and ate it Wednesday morning, that is more like 8 or 9 hours, not a full day. This matters for your gummy question, since oats left three days in the fridge will get pasty no matter what you add. Keep the soak to overnight and stir in crunchy stuff like nuts or seeds right before you eat, and they hold up fine.

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