Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt makes a healthy and delicious breakfast. If you can keep your eyes open for an extra 30 seconds before bed, put yogurt, milk and chia seeds in a bowl, give it a stir, and place it in the refrigerator. As you get your sleep, the chia seeds do their magic and transform into a nourishing breakfast.
This post is sponsored by Glenilen Farms
Anyone want to know my secret to being a morning person? *crickets*
I get you. Who wants to be a morning person when it is so cozy to curl up under the covers.
But with a little one now, it’s…*shuffle shuffle*, “hi guys!”
My toddler’s eyes pop wide open and I have a little hand pushing down across my cheek as he uses my face for leverage to help him climb up and out from under the covers. It’s barely 6 AM (sometimes barely 5 AM).
So here’s my tip on how to try to be a morning person – make your breakfast the night before. And if I can barely keep my eyelids open the night before, then my go-to recipe is Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt.
Mornings on a weekday can be like running through the airport terminal to get to our gate before the plane takes off. Are we going to all get out of the house on time? Opening the fridge in the morning and seeing a bowl of chia seed pudding resting peacefully there is like a having the airport cart stop and say “Hey, can we give you a ride?”
This pot of Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt comes to the rescue every time, without fail.
The refrigerator puts in all the hard work to make this delicious and healthy breakfast. All you have to do is put yogurt, milk and chia seeds in a bowl, give it a stir, and place it in the refrigerator. As you get your sleep, the chia seeds do their magic and transform into a nourishing breakfast.
In the morning, you just need to give the chia seeds a quick stir, split the chia seed pudding into serving bowls, and top with your favorite granola and/or fruit.
We love using Glenilen Farm Raspberry Yoghurt to make these Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt. The yogurt has just the right amount of tang, and contains the perfect serving of raspberry fruit on the bottom. They are made with less sugar than many other brands of yogurts, so they are a perfect a healthy breakfast for our family.
These little jars of Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt are served in Glenilen Farm Yoghurt pots. You can buy the yoghurts in 500g containers and 160g individual serving pots. We save the individual serving pots to serve the chia pudding in. The tops of these pots also cap back on, making these pots of Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt easy for a grab and go breakfast.
Now you can be a morning person too!
Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt (GF)
Overnight Chia Seeds in Yogurt makes a healthy and delicious breakfast. If you can keep your eyes open for an extra 30 seconds before bed, put yogurt, milk and chia seeds in a bowl, give it a stir, and place it in the refrigerator. As you get your sleep, the chia seeds do their magic and transform into a nourishing breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raspberry yogurt (I used Glenilen Farm Raspberry Yoghurt)
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 handful chocolate granola (use your favorite brand)
- 1 handful raspberries
- additional yogurt - for topping (if desired) (you can use a plain yogurt if you want to reduce the total amount of sugar)
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, mix together the yogurt and milk. Stir in the chia seeds. Cover and set in the refrigerator overnight. If you can, stir the chia seed mixture a couple times after putting it in the refrigerator (after 30 minutes, after 1 hour). It is not necessary (ie. if you go to sleep), but it will help prevent clumps.
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In the morning, give the chia seed pudding a good mix, breaking apart any clumps.
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Stir in another spoonful or two of yogurt, if desired. Spoon into two bowls, or into reserved yogurt containers. Top with your favorite chocolate granola and a few fresh raspberries.
Recipe Notes
If you use an individual pot of Glenilen Farm Raspberry Yoghurt, you will use the entire pot. To save time on measuring the milk, you can use the empty glass container. The amount of milk will be just about one full jar of milk.
These look DELIGHTFUL! I don’t think I’d be able to sleep in knowing these yogurt pots were in the fridge, I’d be too excited!
Ha! That defeats the purpose of the recipe ;) It’s supposed to allow you to sleep in just a bit more since breakfast will be ready in the morning!
Looking forward to this at 630AM tomorrow :D
Well, it’s in the fridge so you can serve yourself breakfast.
My goodness these are so pretty!!! I would happily enjoy a bowl of these overnight chia seed yogurts in the morning … or for a snack. Yum!
Thanks, Emily! Chia pudding does make a really healthy snack too. I need to do that more often here, instead of snacking on something unhealthy. Enjoy the recipe!
What a gorgeous recipe! I will love to wake up to this in the morning :)
Wish I could send a jar of this chia seed pudding over your way!
Chia puddings are so easy and convenient! I love the addition of raspberries in this one.
Enjoy the chia recipe! It’s delicious with the yogurt, which makes it super creamy.
Man, do I feel your pain. Those toddlers get up wayyyy too early. It’s a good thing they’re so cute. Haha! This definitely looks like a breakfast that would help me feel better. ;)
VERY true on the cuteness. It’s like they know they have to be so cute just so we don’t roll over and throw the covers over (though I still do try that!). Enjoy the chia breakfast!
Such a happy looking dish! Love chia seeds and these look really creamy!!
I’m always happy to find another chia seed lover :) The yogurt in this recipe does make it really creamy. Enjoy the recipe!
Planning breakfast the night before is such a good idea! We tend to have much smoother mornings when I take that 5 minutes to pre-prep breakfast! This is a great meal to add to my breakfast rotation! Thank you!
It’s funny how it just takes 5 minutes to prep breakfast the night before, but then, the same thing always takes at least twice as long in the morning. Especially with a little one around, it takes 3 times as long sometimes!
I love the convenience of overnight chia and oat recipes! And that yogurt looks phenomenal!
It’s such a relief in the morning when there’s already breakfast waiting, isn’t it?! The yogurt is so delicious – it works so nicely in this recipe.
I LOVE these cute dessert jars. So pretty!!
I know! I have saved so many of these cute little jars. There are so many uses for them. And I’m sure you’ll see them show up on the blog again soon.
I love the way chia seeds fatten up and help make a pudding. Yum, raspberries and granola too! Sounds so good.
Chia seeds are really neat little things, aren’t they? I love when they do their magic and turn into pudding.
I love your morning routine comparisons to an airport terminal! So funny! I do not yet have children but I am certainly not a morning person so do not think I would do well with a 5am wake up! Is there any way to train kids to sleep in?!
Haha, I wish I could live vicariously through you and sleep in on the weekends! I don’t know about sleep training kids.. I just wake up early and make breakfast instead ;)
I love overnight soaked Chia seeds for breakfast! So handy and delicious!
Overnight chia is the perfect breakfast to have on hand on the weekdays, isn’t it?
such a pretty dish. I have been incorporating chia into dishes so will have to try this one.
Definitely do, and I really hope you enjoy this breakfast bowl!