Overnight Oats with Oat Milk for (Oryoki.. or Not)

12 October 2024
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Many overnight-oat recipes call for a 1:1 ratio of oats to liquid. I like a ratio of 1:2 (plus fruit) for oryoki because it is more soupy and less sticky: easier to clean the Ōryōki (Japanese: 応量器) (Chinese: 鉢多羅, Japanese: はったら, romanized: hattara), is a transliteration of Sanskrit pātra, also called 應量器 (pinyin: yìng liàng qì), meaning "vessel that contains just enough" is a set of nested bowls and other eating utensils for the personal use of Buddhist monks. In… Read more about Oryoki » bowls 😅.

Overnight oats with oat milk can be made the night before in any covered container (I use a 32-oz widemouth Ball jar). If making in a Ball jar, adding the ingredients in a few layers will make it easier to mix them together well.

This works well for solo oryoki because it can be left covered on the counter overnight and eaten with almost no prep-time.

The amount listed below is a little bit too much for Ōryōki (Japanese: 応量器) (Chinese: 鉢多羅, Japanese: はったら, romanized: hattara), is a transliteration of Sanskrit pātra, also called 應量器 (pinyin: yìng liàng qì), meaning "vessel that contains just enough" is a set of nested bowls and other eating utensils for the personal use of Buddhist monks. In… Read more about Oryoki », but because they can be left out (covered), the leftovers make a nice quick snack later.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1.5 cup oat milk
  • 3/4 cup frozen fruit (blueberries, cherries, etc.)
  • Optional: ~1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Garnish (add in the morning)

  • ~1/4 cup chopped nuts
  • ~1 tbsp ground flax or chia seeds (for omega-3)

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