The Worst Mush Overnight Oats Flavor

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Ready-to-make overnight oat mixes provide easy, convenient options to set up even the busiest people for healthy breakfasts eaten on the run. One of the companies, Mush, offers a solution for those who tend to make mistakes when making overnight oats, like forgetting to add salt and seasonings or not mixing ingredients properly. Founder and CEO Ashley Thompson, a former Wall Streeter, clearly knows something about quick meals that can start a day destined for success, as evidenced by Mush's Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats, which is the flavor we'll buy over and over again. Unfortunately, not every flavor in Mush's overnight oats lineup is as promising.

In our ranking of Mush's overnight oats flavors, the brand's Strawberry Overnight Oats didn't quite hit the same high notes as some of the other flavors. While they (like all premade overnight oats) eliminate the prep work involved in making the dish from scratch, the product is watery and lacks that thick, creamy texture we are searching for in our breakfast. But it isn't only the watery texture that caused Strawberry Mush to rank last among the 11 flavors we sampled.

Made with coconut milk, Mush's surprisingly tangy Strawberry Overnight Oats lack the juicy, flavorful punch we were searching for. Though dried strawberries, strawberry puree, and strawberry juice are among the ingredients used to make this Mush option, and we give kudos to the brand for not using artificial ingredients, it is difficult to replace that bright, fresh berry flavor.

Luckily for fans of overnight oats, we found the Mush products overall to be enjoyable. Most of the flavors didn't fall into the same watery texture trap and had a plesant taste. So if you're in the market for overnight oats, you don't have to discount Mush entirely, we'd just reccomend you reconsider the strawberry cups. If you're really craving the flavor, plan ahead and make strawberry overnight oats from scratch. That way you can wake up to all the sweetness and oomph of fresh berries — plus the perfect texture — without worrying about the fruit going off or having a product pumped full of preservatives.