Raw Oatmeal with Chia Jam in a Jar
The following three recipes are designed to be made the night before when you know you have to get up early to catch a flight or get a child to an early morning school trip. You then have the jar in the fridge when you wake up – you just need to ‘grab and go’. Of course, they take 20 minutes or less to make.
45g (½ cup) rolled oats
180ml (¾ cup) almond milk (or other nut or coconut milk)
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 brazil nuts, chopped into small pieces (or other nuts)
For the Chia Jam
4 strawberries, chopped
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 jam jar, cleaned and dried
Serves 1
In a small saucepan over a medium-high heat, stir together the strawberries and honey for the jam. Once the strawberries start releasing their liquids (after about 10 minutes), mash them with a fork. Add the chia seeds and lemon juice and reduce the heat to low, allowing the seeds to swell and the jam to thicken (about 5 minutes). Remove from the heat.
Pour all the remaining ingredients and the chia jam into a jar and place in the fridge overnight. The raw oats will absorb the milk and all the delicious flavours.