Mornings feel rushed—and you don’t want to cook? Try these overnight oats. No cooking. Just mix 2 ingredients, cool overnight and go.

Click here for the printable step-by-step photo recipe, that requires only:

  • Rolled oats (not steel cut — too coarse for this)
  • Water or milk
  • Jar or container with lid
  • Spoon
Overnight oats ingredients using either water or milk to soak oats

Then to make them, as the step-by-step photo PDF will you show you, just:

  • Add as much oats to a jar as you expect to eat in a meal or two
  • Cover the oats with water or milk.
  • Refrigerate for at least 6 hours – or overnight
  • Done

To have fun with these oats, try something geared for breakfast – or dessert – with yogurt, fresh fruit and jam or…

Using overnight oats to make a sweetly flavored meal - easy for beginners

…something savory for lunch or dinner using ingredients like chickpeas, cheese, avocado, tomato and salad dressing.

Using overnight oats to make a savory flavored meal - easy for beginners

As always here, imagination and personal taste are your only limits.

Enjoy, come back for more, and if you know of someone who could use help like this, please pass it on.