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Cannoli Flavored Overnight Oats: A Sweet Breakfast Bowl
There’s a story behind this recipe, and I’m sharing it with you as a part of Quaker® Oats Bring Your Best Bowl.
The Story
Sometimes, you come to things later in life than you should have.
Perhaps it was the fault of a not-so-good cannoli, tasted aeons ago, that led me to think that I didn’t like cannolis. There’s really no other rational explanation.
I spent many years declining the classic Italian dessert, opting for tiramisu or affogato or some other reliable sweet, until a couple of months ago when my dad & stepmom brought me a box of goodies from a local Italian bakery.
One bite, and my life was changed forever.
Now I order cannolis almost compulsively. I can’t pass them up, and once consumed, they get ranked on my ever-evolving mental list of Cannolis I Have Eaten. Spot number one goes to a restaurant that is unfortunately quite far out of my usual driving range, so I’ve decided to get creative and make a cannoli flavored overnight oats recipe that I can enjoy every morning if I desire.
I was pretty new to overnight oats as well, but once I discovered them, I’ve enjoyed playing around with different flavors. And what could be better than a dessert flavor for a sweet breakfast? It makes you feel like you’re getting away with something.
The Contest
Want to see some more exciting oatmeal ideas? Ready to create one of your own? Then check out the Quaker® Oats Bring Your Best Bowl sweepstakes. Recipes for this contest can have between 2 and 5 ingredients (not counting milk, water, or oats), so keep it simple! You could win $250,000, and select entries will be recreated and sold in stores. Hurry, though, because the sweepstakes ends March 12, 2016.
I picked up everything I needed at Walmart, including a canister of Quaker® Oats Old Fashioned Oats on the cereal aisle.
Cannoli Flavored Overnight Oats: A Sweet Breakfast Bowl
Classic cannoli flavors all in one sweet breakfast bowl! Transform your overnight oats with this homage to that wonderful Italian dessert, the cannoli.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Quaker® Oats old fashioned oats (do not use quick instant, or steel cut- they will not work the same)
- Mini chocolate chips
- 1 cannoli shell (optional for garnish)
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, combine the milk, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla, then blend until smooth.
- In a bowl, combine the oats and the flavored milk. Stir, then cover and let sit in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, stir, then divide into two portions. Garnish with mini chocolate chips, and crumbled pieces of cannoli shell. Serve immediately.
Got leftover oats? Make Quaker Oats Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies!
Carolyn West
March 10, 2016 at 12:45 pmHow funny that you had a bad cannoli experience early on. Glad you gave it another try. #client
Katie
March 10, 2016 at 8:22 pmMe too! It would have been a shame to miss out on such a heavenly treat.
Shelly B
March 11, 2016 at 3:09 pmWhat can I say other than great minds think alike! My breakfast this morning was Quaker Oats, except I had mine plain with fresh strawberries. I love eating overnight oats for breakfast. Your recipe looks great and I bet it tasted great too!
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:31 amOooh, fresh strawberries. Sounds good. I think I might try making a fresh strawberry milk to soak the overnight oats…
Jennifer MomSpotted
March 11, 2016 at 9:56 pmYum! That looks so good! I actually just bought some Quaker Old Fashioned Oats yesterday! Now I need to try this!
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:31 amPerfect timing. I hope you like it!
Tori Gabriel
March 12, 2016 at 4:11 amI have never tried Cannoli before. Like you I normally go for Tiramasu. I need to give this a go.
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:30 amCannolis are heaven!
misshappyfeet
March 12, 2016 at 6:54 amgreat recipe you have there, i will definitely give it a try! my best friend and I are overnight oat meal fans, we tried a lot of flavor, we even put bacon in!!! it doesn’t taste good though! thanks for the information about the sweepstakes too! march 16 huh… i gonna hurry!
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:28 amBacon?! Wow, bacon is in EVERYTHING these days! 🙂
Jaclyn Anne
March 12, 2016 at 1:49 pmCannoli for breakfast?! Heck yea, I can get on board with that! These overnight oats look amazing and I am certain that they would taste amazing as well. I am adding the ingredients to my shopping list and I cannot wait to make this on Sunday morning! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:27 amI hope you enjoy it!
Jaime Nicole
March 12, 2016 at 1:52 pmThis looks so tasty and hearty for the mornings that are still a bit chilly. You can’t beat Quaker Oats for flavor and healthy! I think that this would be a great one to kick off our roadtrip in a few weeks. It’s definitely hearty enough to get us way down the road before the next meal!
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:27 amYes, definitely hearty! And the chocolate makes it fun.
Censie
March 13, 2016 at 5:31 pmI adore oatmeal but cannoli oatmeal has me wanting this for dinner tonight!! Quaker Oats is something that I take to work for breakfast. A great hearty meal to get me through the work morning. I must try this recipe though, such a creative spin on oatmeal
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:26 amI’m a big oatmeal fan, too. Oatmeal, oatmeal cookies, oat pancakes… you name it.
Monica Y
March 13, 2016 at 11:36 pmNever had them before but the recipe looks easy and yummy. Will try next week because we are trying to eat healthier here. I also love the pictures on your post
Katie
March 15, 2016 at 10:25 amThanks! I was really happy with these pictures. The little pink and white bowls worked out well.
Cassie
March 17, 2016 at 10:44 amThis looks delicious! Do you happen to know the nutritional info?
Katie
March 17, 2016 at 11:05 amNot off the top of my head, but half of the recipe (one portion) is probably about 375 calories, depending on how much chocolate and cannoli shell you throw on as garnish. To reduce the calories, use 1/4 cup part skim ricotta instead of mascarpone- that will reduce it significantly!
Annoyed person
March 19, 2017 at 9:10 amWhere in the heck is the recipe for this!??!!
Katie Moseman
March 19, 2017 at 9:43 amHi there! Sorry about that! For some reason, the recipe stopped displaying. I fixed it just now- you may need to refresh the page or clear your browser cache to view the updated post. Thank you for letting me know that it wasn’t working.
Best,
Katie
Jenifer
November 3, 2017 at 6:31 pmMy overnight oat recipe:
oats
coconut milk
cinnamon
nuts (any kind of your choice)
chia seeds
flax
brown sugar (just one teaspoon)
Very delicious!!