Strawberry fruit-bottom overnight oats

Name: Strawberry fruit-bottom overnight oats
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen and thawed strawberries; 2 tbsp chia seeds, preferably white; 2 to 3 tbsp honey; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk or 2% milk; 1 cup quick oats; 2 tbsp flax meal; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tsp chia seeds, preferably white; 1/2 tsp vanilla; pinch salt; sliced strawberries, optional

Prep Time15 mins
Total Time15 mins
Makes4 servings

Photo: Carmen Cheung

With less sugar than store-bought jam, these easy-to-make strawberry overnight oats are still tasty and packed with healthy fibre.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen and thawed strawberries
2 tbsp chia seeds, preferably white
2 to 3 tbsp honey

Instructions

To make strawberry jam, mash strawberries in a medium bowl with a potato masher. Stir in chia seeds and 2 tbsp honey. (add more honey if you prefer it sweeter.) Carefully divide among four 250-mL Mason jars, refrigerate until thickened, about 15 mins.
To make oats, combine almond milk with oats, flax meal, honey, chia seeds, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl. Pour into jars, overtop of jam. Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.
Serve topped with sliced fresh strawberries, if desired. Refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Nutrition (per serving)

Protein 6g, Carbohydrates 43g, Fat 6g, Fibre 7g, Sodium 64mg.

Kitchen Tip

Make your own flax meal by grinding flaxseeds in a coffee grinder.

Serving Tip

Make smaller portions by using eight 125-mL jars instead.

Originally published in the Today’s Parent July/August 2019 issue. Photo by Carmen Cheung.