If you like your oats thicker, use a little less milk. If you prefer them more runny, add extra milk.
Chia seeds thicken the mixture and provide healthy fats, fibre and protein. You can add more or less to alter the consistency.
Use whichever milk you prefer: skimmed or almond milk will make the oats lighter and thinner whereas full fat or oat milk will make them creamier.
To make it vegan, use plant milk and soy protein powder.
If you don’t have protein powder, you can replace it with extra oats, cocoa powder and add some chia seeds, but note that this will make it a less sweet and more bitter taste so you may want to add extra sweetener such as cinnamon or more honey or maple syrup. This will change the macronutrient profile to be lower protein and higher carbohydrate.
Rolled oats provide a more tender, creamy texture. Quick-cooking oats may go too soggy and steel-cut oats will stay chunky.
Double, triple, quadruple this recipe to prep for multiple days in advance! Just stir through a little extra milk to loosen them up if needed.