Buttermilk Rusk-Inspired Overnight Oats

26 January 2026 By Jimmy Smith
South African buttermilk rusk overnight oats topped with a crumbled rusk and cinnamon
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Buttermilk Rusk-Inspired Overnight Oats

The cosy, lightly spiced flavour of a dunked buttermilk rusk turned into a creamy make-ahead jar.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Chilling 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 1 jar
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: South African
Calories: 360
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup plain yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 buttermilk rusk crumbled

Method
 

  1. Stir the oats, chia seeds and cinnamon in a jar.
  2. Add the milk, buttermilk, yoghurt and honey and mix well.
  3. Seal and refrigerate overnight.
  4. Crumble the rusk over the top in the morning for that classic dunk-in-coffee crunch.

Notes

Add the rusk just before eating so it keeps some crunch. A proudly SA breakfast nostalgia jar.

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