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Aight, I will not stand for overnight oats slander.
Shit is delicious. Get your toppings and sweetner right, try it again and then come back.
No peasant had strawberries, bananas or blueberries to fuck around with. They ain't had maple syrup or Greek yogurt in that shit. No one thought to make butter from peanuts (I know it's mostly butter, shhh) and add that in.
what do you mean it's mostly butter? even peanut butter with added oil/sugar/salt is still some 85% peanuts. Or do you mean simply that it had a high fat content?
Can’t they make peanut butter where they don’t add anything at all? Like just peanuts?
Unsalted natural peanut butter is just roasted peanuts. Salted natural peanut butter is just peanuts and salt. The oil is just from the peanuts, not added.
No mix peanut butter is the same but with palm oil and usually whichever sweeteners are cheapest. Palm oil hardens at room temperature and keeps the peanut oil from separating.
They do! But the oil separates and you have to stir it first. And it needs to be refrigerated after opening.
Convenience, whether it's for the producer or consumer, got us again.
Sounds like you've never been to a hippy store. They sometimes have machines that you pour the peanuts into and then you have some peanut butter. You can also have cashew butter, etc.
You can get the just peanuts stuff from any store. I think Adam’s is like that. It is the kind you have to stir the oil back in when you get it.
The peanut butter I buy is 99% peanuts and 1% salt.
What I buy is 100% peanuts and no salt.
I make my own peanut butter because I like it extra roasty. It's like 500g peanuts, a half teaspoon of salt.
That was the most surprising bit to me when I started making them too. You can make it with literally just blending peanuts and that's it
Many people really don't understand how simple many processed foods are. "Taco flavoring" and ranch dressing packets are both literally 5¢ worth of herbs and/or spices any normal person already has at home.
they can, and some brands only make it like that, but others want peanut butter that doesn't shift and so add other oils
Yes but it will separate and you need to stir it up to get all the layers mixed together
it’s literally what pb is.
Right, the high fat part.
I use peanut butter powder in my overnight oats. Imagine a peasant seeing all that work done just to remove nutritional content because I want to lose fat.
Just think, genetically we are the same. Our biology has not caught up to the modern world we have constructed.
Oooh, j gotta try that. I bet that with a protein shake instead of milk goes hard.
We had berries just growing everywhere along the streets and forests as a kid. Where the fuck did they go?
Fairly sure that seasonal berries would have been on the menu.
Honey as a sweetener seems viable
Greek yoghurt seems pretty likely anywhere cows were milked
The feudal lords also dit not have giga-yachts, enough wealth to buy social media companies and own about 50 politicians.
Yep. Rich get richer. It was also easier to hang them back then.
But overnight oats are still bomb.
Healthy AF too!
Gruel isn't bad, it's just like a savoury porridge. Of course you can make it really shit, but you can do that with regular porridge/overnight oats, too.
Ok, I've got some cut oats and oat milk. How do I go about this overnight oats thing? It just goes in the fridge?
Yes but that alone will probably not taste too good. A little more effort is worth it. Easy to meal-prep for the whole week too.
I use this guys base recipe and mess around with toppings. The banana bread and pb&j ones are a favorite.
This is a copy paste from his video description:
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1 serving of BASE OATS contains: 310 calories, 12g protein, 45g carbs, 6.5g fat, 14g sugar, and 7g fibre. This is based on using unsweetened almond milk.
BASE OATS (1 serving):
Combine and refrigerate overnight:
► Rolled oats (1/2 cup)
► Chia seeds (1 tbsp)
► Milk (1/2 cup)
► Greek yogurt (1/4 cup)
► Maple syrup (1 tbsp)
BASE OATS (4 servings for meal prep):
Combine and refrigerate overnight:
► Rolled oats (2 cups)
► Chia seeds (1/4 cup)
► Milk (2 cups)
► Greek yogurt (1 cup)
► Maple syrup (1/4 cup)
FLAVOUR #1 - BANANA BREAD
First, prepare banana puree by mashing a ripe banana until it softens into a puree.
Refrigerate ingredients:
► Base oats (1 serving)
► Banana puree
► Ground cinnamon (1/2 tsp)
► Vanilla extract (1/2 tsp)
Add toppings:
► Banana slices
► Maple syrup
► Chopped walnuts
I also like blueberries here
FLAVOUR #2 - PB&J (PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY)
Prepare raspberry puree:
► In a saucepan over medium heat, combine raspberries (1 cup), maple syrup (1 tbsp), and vanilla extract (1/2 tsp)
► Whisk and stir until it softens into a smooth puree consistency
► Set aside to cool
Refrigerate ingredients overnight:
► Base oats (1 serving)
► Raspberry puree
► Natural peanut butter (2 tbsp)
Add toppings:
► Raspberries
► Chopped walnuts
► Maple syrup
Thanks, I'll give it a go. How important are the chia seeds to the whole operation?
And one more dumb question: are rolled oats and steel cut oats different?
The chia seeds are fairly important. Both nutritionally and they give it a more pudding like texture.
Yes; cut oats are quicker to cook generally and in this case result in a less firm texture. But nutritionally the same.
Thanks for taking the time. I'm a little excited for this project.
Hell yea. Glad I could inspire giving this a go.
The nice thing is is that you get to control a lot of variables here. So pay attention to the first batch and note what you should tweak.
Need more texture? Walnuts! I'm curious to see how other nuts fair. Wanna try cachews at some point.
Too sweet? Less sweetner! Alternatively, add more for a morning sugar rush (I don't really do coffee so this works).
Something more tart? Dark chocolate & Dutch processed coca!
More frutty? Absolutely! I didn't mention mangos and peaches but I'm partial to them for this.
But as always: don't force yourself to like things some rando on the net is yapping about enthusiastically. Everyone is different so do what works for you.