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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Date-Nut Overnight Oats

I really wish I was a morning person.  I look enviously at all those people who get up nice and early and squeeze in a workout before finally hunkering down for breakfast.  They're probably the same people who organize closets and successfully avoid impulse magazine buys while waiting in the check-out line at the grocery store.

I like quick breakfasts because when I wake up in the morning the last thing I want to do is spend a long time making breakfast.  Overnight oats are great because they're fast and require minimal clean-up.  That's my main gripe about scrambled eggs.  They cook up quickly, but I always find cleaning the pan a pain in the you-know-what.


I usually mix just about anything into my oats (coconut is surprisingly tasty) and one of my absolute favorite mix-ins are chopped dates.  This one combines dates with chopped walnuts and warm cinnamon and nutmeg.  

Date-Nut Overnight Oats


Ingredients:

1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup milk
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
chopped dates
chopped walnuts

Directions:


Combine the oats, milk, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl.  Let chill in the refrigerator over night.  In the morning, mix in the dates and walnuts.  

6 comments:

  1. I'm with you on the quick breakfasts! Overnight oats are great for busy mornings!

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    1. Definitely! And I haven't made them in ages! I'm getting back in the overnight oats swing :D

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  2. I love the simplicity of overnight oats in the mornings!

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  3. A perfect healthy breakfast.

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