Pear-Raisin-Cinnamon Overnight Oat
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.
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Ingredients
- ½ to ¾ cup oats
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- ½ to 1 Tbsp coconut sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 scoop raisins (35cc)
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (plain)
- ¾ cups almond milk
- ½ large pear
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Instructions
- Peel and dice the pear, then set aside.
- On the bottom of the jar add in the following order: oats, chia seeds, sugar, cinnamon, raisins. With a fork, stir very well the dry ingredients until well mixed.
- While stirring, add the milk slowly and keep stirring quickly, then add vanilla extract. If necessary, add more milk.
- Add the pear chunks on top of the oats, leaving out a few chunks for topping (some will sink into the oats, which is OK, but do not push them down yourself), then add the yogurt. I used plain yogurt, but if you wish to have your oatmeal sweeter, opt for a vanilla or pear yogurt.
- Add last pear chunks on top of the yogurt, then sprinkle a little cinnamon & raisins on top and close the jar. Refrigerate.
- When you take it out of the fridge, let it warm up a little at room temperature, then stir very well with a spoon or a fork before you eat so all ingredients are well distributed.
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