Overnight Vanilla Oats in Under an Hour #BacktoSchoolTreats #Sponsored

I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of 

the #BacktoSchoolTreats week recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Summer is winding down, and here we are at day four of #BacktoSchoolTreats hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures. All week-long 30 bloggers will be sharing 100+ fantastic recipes for both parents and kids, with breakfasts, snacks, desserts, and drinks to get you back in the school routine. Thank you sponsors for providing the prize packages.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway! You can click on my kick-off post to read about all the prizes: 'Ah! Sunflower' Cupcakes. Or scroll all the way to the bottom. Here are all the recipes for Day Four of #BacktoSchoolTreats...

Back to School Breakfasts

• Breakfast Banana Splits from For the Love of Food
• Cherry Muffins from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Overnight Vanilla Oats in Under an Hour from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Back to School Snacks

• Easy Caramel Apple Slices on a Stick from Jen Around the World
• Vanilla Pudding Cups from Home Sweet Homestead

Back to School Desserts

• Almond Shortbread Skillet from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Back to School Confetti Cookie Bars from The Mandatory Mooch
• Berries Vanilla Pies from My Sweet Zepol
• Birthday Cake Truffles from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Brown Sugar Milk Tea Popsicles from Simply Healthyish
• Cereal Milk Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• DIY Mini Caramel Apples from Jen Around the World
• Funfetti Whoopie Pies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies from Comfortably Domestic

Back to School Drinks

• Caramel Apple Cider Punch from Love and Confections
• Caramel Cold Brew Coffee from The Redhead Baker
• Felix Felicis Potion Smoothies from The Spiffy Cookie
• Iced Caramel Latte with Apple Whipped Cream from The Nifty Foodie
• Iced Caramel Mocha from Tara's Multicultural Table

Overnight Vanilla Oats in Under an Hour

Of course I've heard of 'overnight' oats for years. But I had never tried them until we were visiting one of my best friends in Denmark over the Christmas holiday. She made these beauties for us one morning.

But, still, I dragged my feet on actually making them myself. That is until Flahavan's and Taylor & Colledge sponsored #BacktoSchoolTreats*. I was inspired! But, given that Flahavan's sent Irish Rolled Oats Quick Cooking Oatmeal, I needed to do some testing on the timing. I finally got it down and am excited to share this recipe with you. With this recipe, you can enjoy all the creaminess of overnight oats in under an hour!

Ingredients makes 2 servings

• 1 C quick cooking oats (prefer Flahavan's)
• 1/2 t vanilla paste (prefer Taylor & Colledge)
• 1/2 t ground cinnamon
• 1 C milk (I use whole milk, but you can use whatever milk you like)
• 1 t brown sugar
• 1 t chia seeds
• 1 t ground hazelnuts

Procedure

In a mason jar, place vanilla paste and cinnamon. Pour in 1/4 C milk and stir until well-combined. 

Add in the oats, brown sugar, chia seeds, and ground hazelnuts. Pour in the remaining milk and stir  until everything is moistened.

Refrigerate jars for at least 30 minutes. Divide into two bowls and serve with additional cinnamon and brown sugar, if desired. Enjoy!

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The Giveaway

 Don't forget to enter the giveaway below! Here's the prize line up...

PRIZE #1 DIXIE CRYSTALS

Dixie Crystals is giving one winner a Keurig K-Select Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker. Since 1917, Dixie Crystals® has been the South’s choice for high-quality sugar and sweeteners. For generations, Dixie Crystals has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations. Our pure cane, non-GMO sugar products guarantee that treasured family recipes will turn out right every time. Bake with love and Dixie Crystals.   

PRIZE#2 SWEETS & TREATS

Sweets &Treats is giving one winner the Year of Sprinkles that contains holiday mixes, classic sprinkles, and some of their most popular sprinkles. Sweets & Treats, a party and baking supplies manufacturer and wholesaler, started out of a baking industry need for truly grease-proof cupcake liners. From there, the company expanded into a handful of specialized categories including the latest, Sweet Sprinkles, their one of a kind sprinkles and sprinkle mix line. With hundreds of truly unique products, they are a one stop shop for your next party!

PRIZE#3 TORANI

Torani is giving one winner a year supply of Torani: 12-750ml glass bottles, flavors will be winner’s choice, plus pumps for each bottle. 

We believe in flavor for all and opportunity for all. In the beginning, Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre visited family in Lucca, Italy. They returned home to San Francisco with handwritten recipes, which they used to create authentic flavored syrups. Needless to say, the syrups we’re a hit. A lot has happened since then, but our belief has remained the same: Flavor for All, Opportunity for All. It means that not only are the products we make inclusive and approachable, but so is our success. We believe everything starts with people, and the only way to truly succeed is to succeed together. Today, you can use more than 100 of our naturally flavored syrups, sauces and beverage bases in coffees, sodas, teas, smoothies, cocktails and more.

PRIZE#4 TAYLOR & COLLEDGE

Taylor & Colledge is giving one winner a selection of their gourmet extract pastes, including Organic Vanilla Bean Baking Paste, Lavender Baking Paste, Almond Baking Paste, Coconut Baking Paste, Lemon Baking Paste, and Peppermint Baking Paste. Taylor & Colledge has been making award winning Vanilla products since 1897. As a family owned business, Taylor & Colledge has always been committed to the fair, ethical and sustainable sourcing of Vanilla. Over the years they have pioneered a number of country specific programs to support growers, their families and to make the vanilla industry more sustainable. They have also taken this knowledge and expertise and applied it to their full range of baking pastes. Whether it’s sourcing the finest peppermint (mentha piperita) to make the best Peppermint Oil, or using only real Almond Milk and Oil of Bitter Almond for their natural Almond Extract Paste, Taylor & Colledge is committed to transform your baking with premium quality pastes, made with only the finest ingredients from around the world.  

PRIZE#5 FLAHAVAN'S

Flahavan's is giving one winner an oat prize package including a jar for overnight oats and a selection of Rolled Oats, Quick to Cook Oats, and Steel Cut Oats. Ireland’s oldest family-owned food business is situated at the family mill in the Southeast of Ireland. Flahavan’s can trace its oat milling history back to 1785 and its expertise in producing naturally creamy oatmeal back over 230 years. A seven-generation family business, Flahavan’s is the bestselling oatmeal brand in Ireland, where people eat more oatmeal per capita than anywhere else in the world. Flahavan’s is a founding member of Origin Green, the first-ever national initiative to mandate 100% sustainability for food exports.

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Thank you to #BacktoSchoolTreats Sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Sweets & Treats, Torani, Taylor & Colledge, and Flahavan's for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes. All opinions are my own. The #BacktoSchoolTreats giveaway is open to U.S. residents, age 18 & up. All entries for the winner will be checked and verified. By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. Five (5) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. Winners have 48 hours to respond once chosen, or they forfeit the prize and alternate winner(s) will be chosen. The #BacktoSchoolTreats Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #BacktoSchoolTreats posts or entry.