Classic overnight oats on the menu this morning! Enhanced with strawberries, granola and sunflower butter blob.
Plus my new coffee!! I liked it, but I’m still figuring out the ratio of water to grounds. This was a wee bit weak with 1/4 cup grounds and 20 oz water. The water level was great, so I think I need 1/3 cup grounds – which is bad because I’ll go through them faster!
Matt’s Terrapin beer jar! I love to imagine beer paraphernalia complaining in a wee little voice when anything other than alcohol graces their insides : )
Friday already!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
I love cold brewed iced coffee – takes away so much of the bitterness! 🙂
Megan says
Try using a ration of 2 tbps of grounds for every 6-8 oz of water. It sounds like a lot of coffee for such a small amount but that ration should give you a strong, flavorful brew instead of a weaker less tasty brew.
KathEats says
I’ve always heard ONE tbsp per 6 ounces, but 2 sounds better.. 🙂
becca says
yes! i was noticing we have the same bodum and do about 1 to 1.25 cups of grounds and then fill with water up to the bottom of the plastic ring around the top. it’s quite strong, but as the ice melts it’s not watered down. and i use a lot of ice. 🙂
Ann says
Word! Also, is anyone else as obsessed as I am with adding a teeny little sprinkle of cinnamon to coffee, hot OR cold? I bet that would enhance the flava-flav for ya too, Kath, and hide some of decaf taste…
KathEats says
I’ve done that in shops when there’s a convenient little cinnamon canister right next to the milk 🙂
Katie says
At least the coffee looks like beer, but probably not with the straw. Have a happy Friday!
Madison @ Eating 4 Balance says
Haha. I love that comment about the beer paraphernalia. Now with my food allergies, I feel like that whenever I have banana “ice cream” in an old Greek yogurt container, or when I store.my almond butter in an old glass peanut butter jar. I may be allergic to milk and peanuts, but their containers are still great! Hope you have an awesome Friday. I heard we were supposed to be getting record temps today!
Caroline @ After Dinner Dance says
My office doesn’t have ice and hot coffee is starting to get old! So glad it’s already the weekend again 🙂
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
Ooh I like that glass jar, and your coffee brewing equipment too! Is it a Bodum?
KathEats says
Yup! For iced coffee because of the spout
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats says
Haha that jar is adorable! Happy Friday!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I love that Terrapin mug! And it’s from Georgia – represent. 🙂
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
overnight oats + berries have been my favorite breakfast as of lately – it’s the perfect summer breakfast!
Becca says
Kath: I just noticed something on your Tribute to Oatmeal page. You give your classic oatmeal recipe (which I believe is for ONE person, seeing as it lists only 1/3 cup of oats), but then in the directions on how to make the oats, you start with: “For two servings…”.
Are the directions for two servings but the recipe (i.e. ratios) for one person?
Sorry for the odd-ball question. I was doing some oats research this morning and now I’m a wee bit confused…
Happy FRIDAY!
KathEats says
Great observation – I changed it all to one serving. The ingredients were already for one. I used to always make two at a time, so that’s why the directions were wrong. Thanks for the catch!
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Weak coffee is the worst! I usually do one heaping tbsp per 6 oz. Then throw a little extra in at the end!
KathEats says
For 20 ounces (6 x 3 and change) I did 4 tbsp – which should have been enough! I’m thinking 1/3 a cup would be stronger..
Jenny says
The definite convention is 2 T. per 6 oz. If you find that tasting too strong, adjust your coffee roast not the amount of coffee.
Christa @ Edible Balance says
Oh how I wish I wasn’t so lazy last night to do overnight oats! craving them now… Happy Friday!
Ann says
Our breakfasts were identical this morning – so strange to come on your site and see the exeact same thing I had!! Right down to the lime green Bodum 🙂
Cait's Plate says
I love the Terrapin beer jar!!
Khushboo says
Perfect summer’s day breakfast 🙂
Mary says
French press coffee is really good, but may not be as healthy as filtered coffee:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6242467/ns/health-heart_health/t/coffee-cholesterol/#.T_byCHCublU
(just one article of many I have read on this topic)
Susan H. @ The Food Allergy Chronicles says
I have been brewing Iced Tea for a cool drink…I should try Iced Coffee for a change during this hot spell!
Fran@ Broken Cookies Don't Count says
Love the overnight oats. I have one of those coffee makers. I need to work with it!
Angel7 says
Maybe the next time you make the coffee, you will like it even more 🙂
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Christina says
Hi! I have what looks like the same Bodum french press (but in black). Is there a difference on this once since you say it’s a cold brew? Or do you just cold brew in your “regular” french press? OIAJ look delish!!
KathEats says
This one came with a separate lid for keeping cold coffee leftovers, but it is just the same as a regular FP
Minerva says
I use 1/3 cup of grounds with only 12 ounces of water. I guess I like my coffee super strong!
Brie @ Coxswain Dilemma says
I can’t wait to get glass jars when I finally stop my world travels/stay in one place for more than a few months. They’re so quaint!
Annette @FitnessPerks says
Mmmm I need to have a blob of sunflower butter on something today. Hmmmm what shall it be?! 😉
Erin Motz says
Cute glass! I do that all the time, only for me I drink my green juice out of champagne flutes 🙂
krystle says
For making cold brewed iced coffee, it’s best to leave it at room temperature overnight or in the fridge for 24 hours. It’ll come out stronger that way!
Julia H. @ Going Gulia says
Your breakfast looks so pretty (well, as pretty as overnight oats can get, haha).
kristinp says
Hey there – 15 year veteran barista here 🙂 Cold press coffee is going to take more grounds than regular hot coffee – not a ton more, but more, so the hot coffee guidelines aren’t going to work for good iced coffee. The general rule of thumb is 1lb of ground coffee for 1 gallon of water, and you can scale from there. After 12-15 hours, that should give you a concentrate that can be diluted 1:3 with water for a solid cup of iced coffee. Other things to keep in mind: make sure you have very freshly ground coffee and make sure you are letting it steep for 12-15 hours – NO LESS. The pioneer woman has a great recipe for the concentrate (called ‘toddy’ in the coffee world) on her website.
Tami Jo Eaton says
Maybe you could also try freezing coffee ice cubes, so when they melt, they don’t dilute your coffee. I am loving iced coffee these days.
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
Getting the ratio of grounds to water right is something that I have spent a week trying to figure out…have bought a few new coffees and I’ve spent the week tweaking things, too.
pam says
Love the mug..I live off of Terrapin Ridge Rd..we always just say off Terrapin..
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I need to try some of that sunflower butter – it sounds amazing
Macrae says
Yay! That’s my favorite class to get when I go to the brewery! Have either you or Matt been there? It’s definitely somewhere you would enjoy once your life settles a bit 🙂
Sarah says
I just tried overnight oats this week and I’m a believer! I do love the doughy texture that you describe and it’s perfect for the hot summer days.
Lexi @ You, Me, & A World to See says
Fridays and iced coffee: perfect, just perfect. 🙂
Abby says
Hey Kath! Where did you get that reuseable straw? I’ve been looking for one like that! Thank you! 🙂
KathEats says
Amazon – just a 4 pack of stainless straws