overnight oats

Cold-soaked morning meal

Overnight oats are a breakfast preparation where rolled oats are soaked in liquid—typically milk or yogurt—and refrigerated overnight rather than cooked.

By morning the oats have softened and absorbed the liquid, ready to eat cold.

The method suits meal-preppers who want grab-and-go breakfasts: I make a week's worth of overnight oats every Sunday.

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Fast-cooking rolled grain cereal

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