I love eating breakfast but I hate waking up and cooking in the morning. For years, I had some sort of prepackaged sweet for breakfast (Pop Tarts, pastries, etc) and coffee.

I kept thinking to myself, if my coffee machine has an overnight timer, why can’t I find something else that cooks overnight for my breakfast, too? I looked online for crockpot recipes but they were all for multiple servings.

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And then my friend pointed me to this recipe for Overnight Oatmeal. It serves four, but it looked like it had potential. So I set out on a week of tweaking and discovered the right proportion to mix for a single serving. Here it is:

3/4 cup old fashioned oats

2/3 cup light vanilla soy milk

2 tablespoons dried fruit and nuts

Fruit and nut ideas include, but are not limited to: raisins, dates, figs, cherries, cranberries, slivered almonds, cashew pieces, walnut pieces, hazelnuts.

Mix the above in a covered dish and place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. Eat cold, or put it in the microwave for 45 seconds to warm. Add sugar or honey if desired.