Cool Summertime Oatmeal

Name: Cool Summertime Oatmeal
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups old-fashioned oats; 3/4 cup fat-free milk; 3/4 cup (6 ounces) reduced-fat plain yogurt; 1/4 cup honey; 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed; 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Start this breakfast the night before so you can get a few extra z's in the morning. My husband adds coconut to his, and I stir in dried fruit. —June Thomas, Chesterton, Indiana

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup fat-free milk
3/4 cup (6 ounces) reduced-fat plain yogurt
1/4 cup honey
1 cup pitted fresh or frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Directions

In a small bowl, combine oats, milk, yogurt and honey. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Top each serving with cherries, blueberries and walnuts.

To make individual grab-and-go servings:
Stir together 1/3 cup oats, 3 Tbsp. each milk and yogurt, and 1 Tbsp. honey in a resealable glass jar. Top with fruit and nuts; seal and refrigerate overnight.

Editor's Note

To toast nuts, bake in a shallow pan in a 350° oven for 5-10 minutes or cook in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 350 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 53mg sodium, 55g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 5g fiber), 10g protein.

Originally published as Cool Summertime Oatmeal in Simple & Delicious June/July 2015

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LuauGirl

Sep 3, 2019

Tried making this with steel cut oats because that was the only oatmeal I had. It was nasty. Don't know that I would be willing to try it again with rolled oats.
Orbs

Feb 26, 2018

I made the individual serving adding dried cherries; almond milk instead of milk and yogurt; and sunflower seeds. Delicious! Thank you, June, for sharing this recipe.
kerschc

Jul 6, 2015

I have seen similar recipes for years, but they all used ingredients I didn't normally keep on hand. I thought the recipe came out great as written. The last time I made it I used greek yogurt and I found I needed to add a lot more milk. I think I'll try it with greek yogurt again and next time use less yogurt. My son thought cold oatmeal was weird so he microwaved it and liked it that way. Thanks for my new summer staple!
Angel182009

Jun 23, 2015

My family loves this for breakfast and I love that you can assemble it the night before. I do leave out the milk and nuts. And I switch out the fruit every now and then. It's also great with bananas! The oats soften a little bit but to me they are like the texture of what they are like in a no bake cookie. They do not bother us that way
howeavenue

May 4, 2015

Maybe I'm missing something, but I followed the recipe and the next day was so eager to try the oatmeal. The oats tasted chewy and raw, which is what I feared since they weren't cooked. I had hoped soaking up the milk and yogurt would have softened them, but it was inedible. Very disappointed, because it seemed like such a great idea!