I love making simple overnight oats recipes that I meal prep for a whole week of breakfasts and depending on my mood and needs, I might do my overnight oats with protein powder, overnight steel-cut oats, or diabetics overnight oats, but if I want them fruity, I go for this blueberry overnight oat recipe. Blueberry Overnight Oats are one of the most classic overnight oat flavors. But while most recipes simply stir blueberries into a classic overnight oats recipe, I do prefer to blend the blueberries into a puree for this recipe. In fact, blending blueberries with plant-based milk and yogurt creates the most creamy blueberry overnight oats texture. The flavors are bomb and the color is so amazing too.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to start with this healthy breakfast recipe with blueberries are:
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – You can also use quick oats or steel-cut oats. For the latter, take the instructions from my Overnight Steel Cut Oats. Plant-Based Milk of Choice – You can use any of your favorite nondairy milk for this breakfast recipe. Oat milk, unsweetened almond milk, or coconut milk taste great. Vanilla Extract Chia Seeds Plant-Based Greek Yogurt of Choice – It can be any dairy-free option like soy, coconut, or oat yogurt. The ones tagged Greek-style yogurt are thicker and add a creamy, cheesecake-like flavor to the recipe. Maple Syrup or any sweetener you like. It doesn’t have to be a liquid sweetener, and if you enjoy a few stevia drops or a crystal sweetener like coconut sugar, it works. Blueberries – fresh or lightly thawed Lemon Juice
How To Make Blueberry Overnight Oats
Like any of my oatmeal recipes for breakfast, this one is easy, takes under 10 minutes to put together, and is perfect to meal prep a week of healthy breakfast.
No-Blender Option
If you don’t have a blender and don’t like the idea of blending the blueberries with the milk, try this. First, stir the dry ingredients together. Next, add liquid ingredients: milk, yogurt, sweetener, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Fold in the fresh or frozen blueberries, seal the container, and refrigerate overnight.
Serving
Like for any of my overnight oats recipes, I do believe they taste better served with other ingredients. This includes layers or toppings of some of the below:
Lemon zest Peanut butter, almond butter Chopped nuts like almonds, walnuts pecans Shredded coconut Extra berries or banana slices or any fresh fruits you like
I like serving this blueberry overnight oats in small glass mason jar, also called yogurt jars. They come with a lid that you can pop, and it’s a great way to meal prep small portions for healthy breakfast for the family. My kids love adding a drizzle of maple syrup and nut butter on top just before serving.
Storage Instructions
You can eat overnight oats every single morning as part of a healthy breakfast. Therefore, this recipe is a great way to meal prep 2 breakfasts or more if you double or triple the recipe. Store for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the fridge, and add the toppings just before serving.
Flavoring Ideas
There are many ways to twist the ingredients in this recipe to create a range of flavors.
Coconut– Add 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut along with the dry ingredients. Next, use plain coconut yogurt and coconut milk, and serve with fresh coconut pieces. Cheesecake– Swap the yogurt for dairy-free softened cream cheese, or try cashew butter. It adds a similar flavor. Next, add crumbled pieces of homemade almond flour shortbread on top of each jar, like in my strawberry cheesecake overnight oats recipe. Lemon– Add two teaspoons of lemon zest and more on top to serve. Increase lemon juice to 1 1/2 tablespoons. Almond – Use almond butter instead of yogurt, serve with slices of almond, and use almond milk. Banana – Swap the yogurt for the same amount of mashed banana. Stir in 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts for a crunchy addition.
Here are my answers to your common questions about this healthy breakfast recipe.
More Overnight Oat Recipes
If you like these overnight oats, you’ll love my other overnight oat recipes:
