Overnight Breakfast Grains to Make Your Mornings Easier

Breakfast grain recipes -- including oats, bulgur, and granola -- are a trend that will never tire out because they are so customizable. These simple grain recipes made overnight make easy, fiber-rich morning breakfasts. Feel free to substitute in your favorite fruits and yogurts for each recipe.

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Carrot Cake Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Why wait until after dinner to satisfy your sweet tooth when you can wake up and start your day with this easy twist on classic carrot cake. Maple syrup and cinnamon sweeten the oats, while shredded carrots and walnuts add crunch.

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Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oatmeal

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Make your breakfast ahead of time so you can savor your morning instead. Just throw your oats into a slow cooker and simmer until tender and delicious.

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Blueberry Cereal Bars

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Instead of picking up a box of cereal bars at the store, make your own. Yummy dried blueberries and almond butter flavor rolled oats and rice cereal. The bars need to chill for a couple of hours before being cut. They'll keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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Overnight Oats with Fruit

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This breakfast is not only easy but also filled with flavor. This fruit-and-nut oatmeal is made with rolled oats, chia seeds, and juice. Top each bowl with yogurt and fresh fruit.

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Fruit, Nut, and Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups

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With only a little prep time, you can have breakfast ready to go for a few days. Portion out the oats mixture into muffin cups, freeze them overnight, then pop one in the microwave when you need a fast breakfast. They will keep in the freezer up to six months.

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Raspberry-Java Overnight Bulgur

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Sweet-tart cherries and rich toasted hazelnuts make this breakfast bulgur feel fantastically fancy. With just 10 minutes of prep and an overnight stay in the fridge, this grain cereal will pair perfectly with your morning coffee.

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Cherry-Java Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Skip the trip to your coffeehouse, and infuse the flavor of your daily cup o' joe into refrigerator oatmeal with espresso coffee powder and brown sugar. Try adding chopped hazelnuts.

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Orange-Honey Overnight Oats

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This no-cook orange and honey breakfast tastes wonderful when topped with strawberry preserves, coconut, orange zest, and fresh thyme. Feel free to substitute coconut milk for the regular milk.

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Peanut Butter-Banana Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Sweet meets salty in this Elvis-inspired breakfast recipe. A mix of peanut butter and banana oatmeal is topped with crispy bacon. Chill in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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Banana-Oat Breakfast Cookies

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Everyone will fall in love with these delicious and filling cookies for breakfast. Peanut butter, oats, and bananas star in these breakfast treats, but don't forget to add cranberries or raisins to the mix!

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Blackberry-Ginger Overnight Bulgur

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Get your fiber fill with a blackberry-ginger bulgur in the morning. The no-cook recipe-in-a-jar features fresh blackberries, toasted almonds, and crystallized ginger, making it certifiably scrumptious.

Or try the oatmeal version!

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Overnight Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

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Roll out of bed to this fabulous hot breakfast cereal recipe that cooks overnight in your slow cooker. Before serving, top with pecans, chopped apples, and honey for crunchy, gooey goodness.

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Slow-Toasted Granola

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Make this crunchy, fiber-filled granola the night before so it's ready to grab in the morning. Tossed with protein-rich peanut butter and sweetened with honey, this versatile treat is great on its own, sprinkled onto oatmeal, or layered with yogurt.

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Fruited Irish Oatmeal

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Steel-cut Irish oats made in the slow cooker are a time-saving and easy breakfast for a crowd. For easy cleanup, use a liner in your slow cooker.

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Overnight Breakfast Grains to Make Your Mornings Easier

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Carrot Cake Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Slow Cooker Steel-Cut Oatmeal

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Blueberry Cereal Bars

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Overnight Oats with Fruit

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Fruit, Nut, and Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups

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Raspberry-Java Overnight Bulgur

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Cherry-Java Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Orange-Honey Overnight Oats

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Peanut Butter-Banana Refrigerator Oatmeal

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Banana-Oat Breakfast Cookies

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Blackberry-Ginger Overnight Bulgur

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Overnight Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

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Slow-Toasted Granola

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Fruited Irish Oatmeal

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