Lemon-Poppy Seeds Overnight Oat with Lemon Essential Oil
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Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp Tbsp maple syrup + ½for the topping
- 2 drops DoTerra Lemon Essential Oil
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt vanilla is preferable
- 1 cup almond milk
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Instructions
- Wash the lemon then grate the peel and set aside.
- On the bottom of the jar add in the following order: oats, chia seeds, poppy seeds (leave some aside for the topping), lemon zest (leave some aside for the topping), maple syrup and DoTerra essential oil drops (2 is the perfect amount for these ingredients, if you make a larger oatmeal, add more but be careful not too add too much).
- With a fork, stir very well and, while stirring, add the milk slowly, then the vanilla extract. If necessary, add more milk.
- Add the yogurt: again, for this one as well I used plain yogurt, but if you wish to have your oatmeal sweeter, opt for a vanilla or a lemon yogurt.
- Top with some lemon zest, poppy see and an additional half teaspoon of maple syrup (especially if you used plain yogurt), then add a slice of lemon and close the jar.
- Refrigerate.
- When you take it out of the fridge, let it warm up a little at room temperature, remove the slice of lemon and then stir very well with a spoon or a fork before you eat so all ingredients are well distributed.
Recipe Notes
Before we start, some useful tips I recommend you to read:
- You need to prepare the jar at least the night before but it stays good in the fridge for up to 2~3 days, as long as you’re using fresh ingredients (especially referring to the fruit): best result is when you keep it in the fridge for 2 nights and one full day. I prepared these on a Friday night and had one on Saturday morning – which was delicious – and the other 2 on Sunday, which were even better!!
- The ingredients listed below are for a medium to small size jar. You may need to adjust the amounts if you’re using a much larger or smaller jar. To give you an idea, if I had to fill up my jars with water, they would contain 400ml of it.
- I do NOT recommend to leave a big gap between the content of the jar and the lid. The more air in it, the likely is the fruit to oxidize (with the exception of citrus- based oatmeals: their higher vitamin C content serves as a natural preservative against oxidation). I usually try to fill up my jar almost all the way up to the bottom of the threaded part of the jar.
- Last, please try to use GLASS jars, not plastic… plastic affects the flavor of what’s inside and is not really known for being healthy!
- Most overnight oatmeals are made of the same 3 basic ingredients: oats, milk and chia seeds. Chia seeds help achieve a “jelly-like” consistency and absorb a lot of liquid in order to grow. Make sure you always have enough liquid in your oatmeal (don’t try to put less) and you stir VERY WELL the dry ingredients before you add milk, you want the chia seeds to be well distributed and spready out in the mix, NOT concentrated in one layer of the jar. Here I introduce you to 3 of my favorite versions of oatmeal, the lemon one being my absolute favorite (I was extremely skeptical about this one and it surprisingly came out perfect from the very first time I made it). You can come up with your own version of oatmeal, let us know what you try out if you do so!!
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