Cranberry Orange Overnight Oats
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 1 – 2 minutes | Chill Time: 6 – 8 hours |Total Time: 8 hours | Serves: 1
A specialty sugar, Cranberry Orange Sugar, from The Spice and Tea Exchange in Blowing Rock, NC gives a sugary pop to sweets! Here, it’s for breakfast… or a snack but, deliciously sweet, it may feel like dessert!! This overnight oats recipe makes the Cranberry Orange Sugar shine! It takes center stage instead of a backseat flavor.
This super-simple recipe is a perfect addition to your fall and winter recipes! It’s so delicious. Try it once, and you’ll be hooked! This is the type of recipe that gets under a magnet on your refrigerator.
The oats and cranberries are made in 2 containers, then stirred in the morning, or when you’re ready to dive in. I have given you suggestions for toppings if you want more texture, like crunch and chew.
Eatingwell.com gave me the idea of microwaving to soften the cranberries, instead of pulling out a saucepan and heating on the stovetop. And, it’s super-fast!
I have used fresh cranberries. Frozen will work fine, too. Dried cranberries will give a very different texture. They will hydrate to an extent, but not as fresh or frozen cranberries. Plus, they are sweetened and will taste a bit different.
If you don’t have lids for the containers you use, wrap them tightly with plastic wrap. I used one of my decorative glasses from the summer that comes with a lid and straw. It worked perfectly for the oats. For the cranberry mixture, I just wrapped the measuring cup in plastic wrap. Pretty simple.
There are more photos of the process below the recipe card.
Serve cold or warmed up!
Enjoy!
Cranberry Orange Overnight Oats
Ingredients
Cranberries:
- 1/3 mounded cup fresh cranberries
- 1/4 cup pure orange juice
- 1 - 3 tablespoons Cranberry Orange Sugar, The Spice and Tea Exchange
Oatmeal:
- 3/4 cup rolled/old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest, optional
Toppings:
- Nuts, (pecans, macadamia, walnuts, etc.), chopped and toasted
- Dried cranberries, for texture
- Sweetened, shredded coconut, toasted
- Granola, my recipe here
Instructions
- In a 2-cup microwave-safe glass bowl or measuring cup, add the cranberries, orange juice, and Cranberry Orange Sugar to taste (I used 2 ½ tablespoons of the sugar). Stir to combine.
- Microwave the cranberry mixture for 1 minute. Watch to be sure it does not bubble over. Stir. Microwave in increments of 30 seconds until the cranberries have popped.
- Stir and taste again. Adjust any additional sugar. Set aside.
- In a 2-cup capacity jar, add the oats, chia seeds, milk, and orange zest if using. Stir.
- Cover both jars (cranberries and oats) and refrigerate overnight, up to 2 days.
- To serve, stir the oats. Stir the cranberries. Add the cranberry mixture to the oats and stir. Top with any toppings desired. The combined overnight oats are so good warmed up, too!
Notes
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