overnight oats

Overnight Buckwheat Chia Porridge with Banana and Peanut Butter

I discovered this recipe from a Food Blogger in YouTube. I did make some changes on her recipe according to how I want my porridge to be. My daughter loves chia pudding so instead of blending the chia with the softened buckwheat groats, I soaked the chia seeds with unsweetened Almond Milk overnight and mixed it with the porridge in the morning to give some dimension to my creamy morning porridge.

Here’s my simple recipe for a 2-serving Overnight Buckwheat Porridge.

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup Organic Raw Buckwheat Groats
2 cups of cold water
1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
3 tbsp. of Chia Seeds
3/4 cup of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (or any milk or non-dairy Plant Milk of your choice)
2 tbsp. Monk Fruit (sweetener of your choice)
1 tsp. Vanilla
Pinch of Sea Salt
1 Banana (or any fruit of your choice; berries, mango, kiwi, peach, etc.)
1 tbsp. of Nut Butter (mine was unsalted, no-sugar creamy peanut butter)

In a blending jar, soak the buckwheat groats with water, overnight. Meanwhile, in a small mason jar, soak the chia seeds with 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Milk.

The next morning, drain the water from the buckwheat groats and add 1/2 cup of Milk. Add Vanilla, sweetener, a pinch of salt and half of the fruits you prepared for this recipe. Blend together until you get the consistency that you want.

Prepare two bowls or mason jars to assemble. Pour the buckwheat porridge into the bowl. Add in some chia pudding then top with your choice of fruits and nut butter. Drizzle honey or maple syrup to add more sweetness and to be more creative, you can also add a sprinkle of chia seeds, coconut flakes, dried berries or granola.

I do not add any syrup or honey on mine but still, it is over-the-top. I enjoy this hearty and healthy morning breakfast filled with lots of healthy ingredients while keeping me full and active the entire morning. Best of all, I made this with my daughter. Making overnight oats/porridge with her is a fun way for me to spend time and teach her how to make healthy breakfasts.

I love the earthy taste of this raw buckwheat porridge. Tell me how yours will turn out. Thank you for visiting my blog and for reading my post.

I am betting that there are a lot of overnight oat recipes online. I actually learned to make this by watching YouTube videos of people sharing different ways to make overnight oats.

I was inspired to make this in order to serve a quick morning meal to our children while my husband and I enjoy drinking our coffee.

Both my children love oats (specially my 4-year-old), that is why I worked with an ingredient that they love to eat for breakfast. Since we do not really eat cereal at home because it’s too sweet, this jarred overnight oats worked really well for us.

As you can see, the simple ingredients I used are Old Fashioned Oats, unsweetened almond milk, greek yogurt (flavored or plain), chia seeds and agave nectar.

Using a small mason jar, I just put around 3-4 tbsp. of oats, add in a little bit of almond milk around 1/4 cup, 1 tbsp. of chia seeds, and mix some greek yogurt of our choice. I cover the mason jar and shake it to saturate the oats with the goodness of the greek yogurt and milk, then place it in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, each one of us mix in whatever extra ingredient we want such as honey or agave nectar or nothing sweet at all, some berries, nuts and fresh fruits but this blog is all about our new discovery. I bought sweetened red beans (japanese adzuki beans) from an Asian store and because it’s already sweet, we just mix in a tablespoon or two with our overnight oats and it’s heaven in a mason jar!!! You should try it!

If you love sweetened red beans like my daughter does, this is really a treat.