Hormone Healthy Overnight Oats
Long before overnight oats was a “thing” there was Corner bakery’s Swiss Oatmeal. My brother and I used to LOVE going out for breakfast dates to catch up with each other. He would order a blueberry muffin and I would order a peppermint tea and Swiss oats.
It’s been at least 10 years since we’ve made those morning dates happen but I’ve never stopped making these oats.
I could go on about the benefits of flaxseed for women’s health for daaaays. In fact, i recorded an entire podcast episode about it!
In a nutshell, flaxseeds contain lignans, which are important compounds that help to stabilize estrogen levels by binding and eliminating excess hormone and stimulating its production at the same time when needed. Serious food as medicine! Try to grind it yourself in order to get the most benefit and include 1-2 T in your diet daily.
Especially during the warm Summer months its a super simple make ahead breakfast that tastes enough like dessert but also packs in some serious nutrition. I love it and I hope you do too.
This recipe and more hormone healthy, mostly plant-based favorites are available in my new cookbook, NOURISH + THRIVE, you can snag a copy here!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups Rolled Oats
¼ cup Ground flax seed
1 cup Unsweetened Almond MIlk (or other plant based milk)
2 cups Vanilla yogurt (dairy or plant-based) *
¼ cup Dried cranberries
2 Green Apples (dieced) trust me on the tart apples here
¼ cup Sliced almonds
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp cinnamon
1 Banana (diced)
DIRECTIONS
Add all of the ingredients to a medium sized bowl, except the banana. Allow the mixture to sit for at least 15 minutes before serving, or in the refrigerator overnight.
Before serving add the diced banana and more almond milk or yogurt until desired texture is achieved. You can top with additional fresh fruit if desired and add a drizzle of maple syrup if you want a little extra sweetness. Usually the yogurt is enough.
*typically i use unsweetened greek yogurt but in this case a sweeter vanilla yogurt is SO good! Enjoy!