These simple Poppy Seed Overnight Oats are easy to prepare and super nutritious – top with nuts or seeds and enjoy!
POPPY SEED OVERNIGHT OATS
Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for most people. There is the wrapping of presents, festive cooking and endless trips to the shops and eating healthily is likely to be the least of our worries. Who has time to think about having a nutritious breakfast? This simple Poppy Seed Overnight Oats recipe shows that nutritious breakfast can be absolutely fuss free.
Overnight oats
Overnight oats take about 2 minutes to put together, which is not much longer than it takes to prepare a bowl of cereal in the morning. The difference is that a bowl of cereal is likely to contain more sugar and doesn’t really leave much room for creativity the way that overnight oats do. They can be enjoyed with as little or as much sugar as you like and the flavour combinations are practically endless. This is my first overnight oats recipe on the blog and since Christmas is only a few days away I thought I’d give these oats a festive twist.
Poppy seeds are a very popular ingredient used around Christmas time in Poland (mainly in baking). I adore poppy seed cakes of all types! Poppy seeds pair well with nuts, raisins, honey and typical Christmas spices such as cinnamon and cloves – which is essentially what goes into this recipe.
By the way, I did a little digging and found out that poppy seeds are very nutritious! They contain calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc so it makes sense to sprinkle them on cereal or salad. (don’t forget tp enjoy a slice of poppy seed cake once in a while, too:). And it certainly makes sense to use them in healthy overnight oats!
I am bringing this Poppy Seed Overnight Oats recipe to Fiesta Friday
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup semi-skimmed milk
- 2 heaped tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 heaped tablespoons sultanas
- 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- Serve with quick toasted crushed hazelnuts
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Combine all the ingredients, stir thoroughly and place in a jar with a lid. Keep in the fridge overnight. Makes 1 good size portion.
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I love overnight oats & this one looks luscious!
Mollie
Thanks! I must say I haven’t tried too many overnight oats recipes but this one turned out great, the kids loved it and I’ll definitely be making more soon:)
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Poppy seeds in oats? I haven’t tried it but why not? Sounds delightful! I love the crunch you get from the seeds ?
Thanks Angie! The crunch is still there even after being soaked in milk and yogurt overnight:)
I love the idea of overnight oats but I am still yet to make any. I am never quite that organised and my brain doesn’t work properly after about 8pm! Your version sounds absolutely fabulous and I love the idea of adding poppy seeds – who knew they were so nutritious? Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare 🙂 Eb x
I love the idea of adding poppy seeds, I often add chia seed but am definitely going to try this one x #CookBlogShare
Thanks Kirsty! I love chia too but poppy seeds have a special flavour that I really love especially around Christmas time:)
Monika, this looks and sounds delicious!
Thanks Mandy, my eldest son has now got the overnight oats bug and has been experimenting with different flavour combinations:)