Christmas pudding overnight oats

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stuck in a breakfast rut?

It happens to the best of us. Here’s a ripper (and simple) recipe to help you and the family get whole grains back on the menu.

Overnight oats are just a new name for bircher muesli! The joy in this is that you can assemble your breakfast the night before, and even take it with you if you prefer to wait till later in the morning to break your fast. Depending where you are in the world, you may want to warm these up quickly in the microwave before tucking in.

This recipe shows you the basic ropes of overnight oats, with a Christmassy twist from the cherries and spices. Cardamon is one of my favourite new spices - you can buy ground cardamon from the supermarket spice isle, and it adds an elusive, exotic element to the flavours. As you can imagine, it’s easy to sub in or out various ingredients, use the milk of your choice (I used fortified almond milk for this one) and make it your own.

Simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry already.

Nutrition profile of overnight oats

Oats are one of my favourite whole grains, and whole grains are something we are recommended to include more of in our diets. Oats are a great source of soluble fibre and beta glucans, which help to slow the glycaemic response after a meal, keep our gut moving and healthy and feed good bacteria down there. The soluble fibre in oats can even help to reduce our cholesterol absorption.

When you add in nuts, seeds and fruit, you get even more fibre and good stuff, which is why this recipe is such a brilliant and easy one for boosting your gut health.

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The only limits here are your imagination. I made a version last week with tahini, dark chocolate chunks, vanilla and sea salt, and it was also INCREDIBLE.

Enjoy x.

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Christmas pudding overnight oats

Serves: 3-4

Author: Marnie, Fork That Nutrition

Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 8 HourTotal time: 8 H & 5 M

This is a delicious way to eat your oats! It honestly tastes like christmas pudding, and is a great way to feed your gut microbes and support good gut health.

Ingredients

• 120g (1 ¼ cups) rolled oats
• 100g (~3/4 cup) cherries
• 1/3 cup sultanas
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 350mL milk
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• ¼ tsp ground cardamon

Instructions

1. Pit the cherries and cut each into 4 pieces, and combine with all other ingredients. Mix well, then refrigerate, covered, for 8 hours or overnight.
2. In the morning, mix oats again and add more milk if needed, for your desired consistency. Serve as is, or add yoghurt and berries if you want to get fancy.
3. Pop into a jar or Tuppaware container for breakfast or lunch on the run!

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