Lately, I’ve been experimenting with a lot of recipes for a healthy breakfast, as this attention has helped me unlock my metabolism! The overnight oatmeal is one of the many solutions able to meet this need because it has a strong satiating power and allows you not to arrive hungry at the next meal! As already explained, this idea of breakfast typical of the Anglo-Saxon countries is very practical and quick as it is without cooking, just prepare it the night before and then find it ready and enjoy it the next morning! The oat flakes are dissolved in the vegetable milk together with chia seeds, and then left to rest for the whole night (overnight). You will get a kind of pudding, which in this version I enriched with slices of fresh strawberries, taking advantage of their seasonality, grated coconut, yogurt, and cocoa cream. I created a chromatic play, because the eye also wants its part, and truly irresistible consistencies! In the morning, just garnish shortly before enjoying with other fresh or freeze-dried strawberries and dive into it with a teaspoon! I leave you my version without added sugars because for my palate those natural of coconut and strawberries are sufficient but if you want, you can sweeten it at will, but sparingly. Try it and you’ll fall in love!
Below I leave you other fit spoon recipes that I’ve experimented for you and that you can bring to the table every morning according to your tastes and needs:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 12 Hours
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: English
- Seasonality: Spring
Ingredients
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- 5 oz vegetable milk (I use quinoa or spelt)
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 cups oat flakes
- 1 tablespoon beetroot flour
- 3 oz vegetable yogurt
- 3 strawberries
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons vegetable milk (spelt or quinoa)
- 1 oz freeze-dried strawberries
- 2 teaspoons grated coconut (shredded)
Tools
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Blender
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Jar
Steps
In the cup of a blender, combine the chia seeds, the oat flakes, beetroot powder, and vegetable milk (I chose unsweetened quinoa and rice).
Close with the blender’s lid and start to blend in pulses for half a minute until obtaining a homogeneous and still quite liquid mixture. Mix it with a ladle, close the lid, and put in the fridge to solidify temporarily (at least 20′).
Then wash the strawberries, dry them, remove the stalk, and cut them into approximately 1/8 inch slices.
Place 4 slices with the tip up along the edges of each jar.
And put another one also at the base.
After the resting time, the chia seeds will have absorbed all the liquid and doubled in volume, reaching the consistency of a sort of pudding. Add about 2 flat tablespoons of this pudding to each jar to create a first layer.
Cover with two tablespoons of vegetable yogurt and finally another tablespoon of pudding (always per jar), flattening well.
Separately, prepare the final topping: in a small bowl, work the unsweetened cocoa with the vegetable milk until you get the consistency of a fluid but fairly dense cream.
Divide it between the two jars and complete with other strawberry slices always at the edges, but this time placed with the tip down alternating with those at the base.
Complete with a handful of roughly crumbled freeze-dried strawberries and grated coconut, close the lid and put in the fridge for the whole night*.
The following morning, take your oatmeal out of the fridge, unscrew the lid, and enjoy!
And voilà… the vegetable strawberry and coconut overnight oatmeal is ready!
Enjoy from La Cucina di FeFè!
Storage
👉You can keep the base of the overnight oatmeal in the fridge for about 3 days inside glass jars with lids and garnish if preferred only at the time of serving.
Tips, notes, variations, and suggestions
🟣 *Soaking chia seeds is always mandatory, and must be at least 30′, because they have a great capacity to absorb liquids. If ingested without prior soaking, they could cause dehydration as they would absorb water directly from our body; not only that, soaking makes them easier to digest, also increasing the availability of their nutrients. In fact, being chia seeds rich in fibers, proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants, soaking can help release these nutrients, making them more easily absorbable by the body.
🟣If the season allows, you can add only fresh strawberries to your overnight oatmeal but if you like my idea of different consistencies, I recommend adding the freeze-dried strawberries shortly before enjoying your breakfast because in contact with air they tend to lose their crunchiness and fragrance. But if you like them softer, then follow all the steps of the recipe as it is.
🟣You can replace the cocoa topping with simple melted dark chocolate in a bain-marie. Here the options can be two: if you want it soft in the morning add also ½ teaspoon of vegetable oil, mix, pour everything on top, and put in the fridge; if you want a crunch effect to break on the surface and then sink into the soft part, make a thin layer of only melted chocolate. Both are highly recommended!
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can other types of vegetable milk be used?
It is certainly possible to replace the quinoa milk with another type of vegetable milk such as spelt, or if there are no particular dietary needs, it can also be replaced with cow’s milk.
Can sugar be added to the preparation?
You can sweeten if desired with a teaspoon of honey or maple or agave syrup by directly adding it to the yogurt before creating the layers.
Can beetroot flour be replaced?
You can replace beetroot flour with the same amount of unsweetened cocoa.
