Overnight Oats, Pancakes and Granola
Breakfast has the least decision time of any meal, and the split that matters is simple: made last night, or made now.
Overnight recipes are a different kind of thing from pancakes, even though recipe sites file them together, and mixing them makes both lists harder to use.
12 recipes to start from
Each one opens as a recipe page here, with the ingredients and timings, and credits the creator who published it.
01
Chocolate Granola
andianne.com · 40 min · makes 12
Made with old fashioned rolled oats, hemp seeds and chia seeds. 40 min, makes 12, 10 ingredients.
02
Homemade Pancake Mix
andianne.com · 15 min · makes 6
Made with ground cinnamon. 15 min, makes 6, 8 ingredients.
03
Strawberries and Cream Chia Seed Pudding
caileeeats.com · 15 min · makes 2
Made with chia seeds, maple syrup and yogurt. 15 min, makes 2, 10 ingredients.
04
Sourdough Granola Bars
countryroadssourdough.com · 35 min · makes 12
Made with honey, sourdough discard and rolled oats. 35 min, makes 12, 9 ingredients.
05
Sourdough Pancakes Recipe
countryroadssourdough.com · 18 min · makes 12
Made with sourdough discard and chunks. 18 min, makes 12, 11 ingredients.
06
Mini Pancakes
funmoneymom.com · 30 min · makes 30
Made with buttermilk, maple syrup and fruit. 30 min, makes 30, 12 ingredients.
07
Honey Pancakes
funmoneymom.com · 22 min · makes 12
Made with honey. 22 min, makes 12, 9 ingredients.
08
Red Velvet Pancakes
lifestyleofafoodie.com · 35 min · makes 8
Made with buttermilk, red food coloring and cream cheese. 35 min, makes 8, 17 ingredients.
09
Vanilla Pancake Mix Cake
lifestyleofafoodie.com · 25 min · makes 16
Made with pancake mix and sour cream. 25 min, makes 16, 7 ingredients.
10
Strawberry Overnight Oats
lovelydelites.com · 4h 5m · makes 1
Made with old fashioned oats, milk of choice and strawberries. 4h 5m, makes 1, 7 ingredients.
11
Strawberry Shortcake Overnight Oats
lovelydelites.com · 2h 5m · makes 1
Made with organic old fashioned oats, chia seeds and ground flax. 2h 5m, makes 1, 9 ingredients.
12
Fluffy Banana Pancakes
madaboutfood.co · 30 min · makes 3
Made with ripe bananas, greek yogurt and maple syrup. 30 min, makes 3, 10 ingredients.
What makes these different to organise
- The overnight ones are really a weekly batch. One session covers several mornings, which no recipe card frames them as.
- Pancakes and waffles are weekend food and a different decision entirely. Keeping them in the same list as oats slows both down.
- Granola scales further than anything else here and keeps for weeks, so it is worth making at multiples of the recipe.
- These get repeated constantly, so your own ratio adjustments diverge from the original quickly.
How to build it
- Split the collection: made ahead, or made now.
- Note how many mornings a batch actually covered.
- Record your ratio changes. These are the recipes people tune most.
- Keep weekend cooking tagged separately so it does not clutter the weekday list.
Frequently asked questions
How long do overnight oats keep?
Usually several days refrigerated, which is what makes them a weekly batch rather than a single breakfast. Note how yours were on day three, since texture is the thing that changes.
What is the best way to organise breakfast recipes?
By whether they are made ahead or made now. That is the only question you ask at 7am, and it is more useful than any ingredient tag.