The simple and creamy combination of rolled oats and vegan yogurt is an easy and satisfying breakfast or snack. Customize your vegan yogurt oats with a variety of spices, extracts, fruits, nuts and seeds!
Okay, friends. This isn't so much an actual recipe, as it is simply a post to share with you a different, super easy breakfast idea.
I posted about yogurt oats recently on Instagram and shared the story about how Mark used to make these when we first met (well, not exactly like this since it was before we went vegan).
Each morning while making his lunch and snacks for the day, Mark would pour a serving of inexpensive, store-brand yogurt into a to-go container and stir in some oats.
Usually he ate it as an afternoon snack, but sometimes it was breakfast, or pre-workout fuel, or even dessert. As a pretty serious weight lifter, he says the idea of adding oats to yogurt occurred to him simply as an easy way to get more calories (and to have something quick he could eat at work).
When we started dating, I picked up the yogurt oats habit, too. In case you haven't heard me gush about this before, I'm a sucker for creamy foods like yogurt, pudding, ice cream, etc...
Fast-forward a few years, we ditched dairy yogurt and learned about the sensation that is overnight oats! Overnight oats are similar, of course, but usually made with plant milk and chia seeds and aren't quite as thick and creamy.
Randomly last week I decided to revisit our old friend yogurt oats, and now I’m hooked all over again! To be more specific, I'm hooked on Forager's plain yogurt mixed with oats.
If you've ever had Forager's products, you know how great they are. Their plain cashew yogurt tastes JUST like the plain Greek yogurt Mark and I were eating so much of in the period right before we went vegan.
The texture of their cashewgurt, though, tends more toward kefir, in my opinion (not that I'm complaining). But something magical happens as soon as you stir in oats.
I'm no scientist, so I won't try to sound all geeky here or anything. I won't ponder the likely cause, like starch bonding with fat molecules or whatever. All I know, is that it's a creamy dream! The yogurt softens the oats faster than milk does, and the oats provide the loveliest, chewy texture. It's awesome sort of in the same way rice pudding is awesome.
UPDATE:
Check out this recipe for Homemade Cashew Yogurt in the Instant Pot. Don't have an Instant Pot? No problem! See the Notes section of the recipe for yogurt-making tips.
Sweeten your yogurt oats however you like or just embrace the tang of plain yogurt. Add any and all toppings you can dream up - berries, chopped fruit, seeds, coconut, granola, spices, cereal, jelly, nut butter...
Just look at that thick and creamy yogurt below! I'm sure some of you understand my excitement over something as seemingly insignificant as thick and creamy yogurt. It's so luscious!
I hope you enjoy the magical simplicity that is Vegan Yogurt Oats. If you try them, share a photo with me on insta @myquietkitchen, or comment here on the blog to share your version!
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2-Minute Easy Vegan Yogurt Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ¾ to 1 cup plain vegan yogurt such as Forager or homemade
- sweetener of choice, such as maple syrup, agave, stevia, or monk fruit, to taste
- ½ tsp vanilla extract, optional
- fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, as desired
Instructions
- Stir oats and yogurt together in a small bowl or storage container. Add sweetener and extract, if using.
- Yogurt oats can be made the night before, similar to overnight oats, or mixed just before serving. The oats continue to soften as it sits. Add your favorite toppings, and enjoy.
