Five-minute oats for slow Saturdays

Make them on Friday night, top them with whatever the market has on Saturday morning.

June Achebe

October 12, 2026 10:02 am EDT

Updated

12:02 pm EDT

Yogurt with oats and sliced strawberries in a white bowl

The best breakfast for a weekend is the one you made the night before. Oats soaked overnight in milk and yogurt turn creamy and soft, and all that is left in the morning is the fruit.

Recipe

Five-minute oats for slow Saturdays

Prep: 5 min

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
⅔ cup milk, any kind
⅔ cup thick yogurt, plus extra to serve
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
Pinch of salt
A handful of berries or sliced fruit
2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds

Method

Stir the oats, milk, yogurt, honey and salt together in a bowl or jar. Cover and leave in the fridge overnight.
In the morning, loosen with a splash of milk if it is too thick, spoon into bowls and top with a spoonful of yogurt, the fruit and the almonds.

Cook's note: In autumn, try grated apple stirred in the night before, or roasted plums on top.

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