Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats

I love making overnight oat recipes. They are not only delicious, in particular if you try my overnight oats with protein powder, tiramisu overnight oats, or snickers overnight oats, but they are also super-healthy breakfasts that you can meal prep for a whole week. It’s such a convenient, healthy breakfast for kids and the entire family that I never get tired of creating flavors. Here I am sharing one of our favorite strawberry and cream flavor, 100% dairy-free and refined-sugar-free.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – you can use a gluten-free certified brand if needed. Simply make sure you don’t use quick oats for this recipe. Quick oats are thinner in texture, contain less fiber, and won’t provide a similar creamy pudding texture. Unsweetened Almond Milk – or plant-based milk you love, I found unsweetened vanilla flavor almond milk is even more delicious in this recipe. Chia Seeds – or flaxseed meal. This bring the gooeyness to the recipe as well as a raft of health benefits, from protein to antioxidants and vitamins. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Maple Syrup, coconut nectar, or any sweetener you love. Greek Yogurt – We used coconut Greek-style yogurt, but any dairy-free yogurt would work as well. Strawberries – I love to use fresh, diced strawberries in this recipe, but frozen berries work very well. Simply make sure you cut them into small pieces before adding the frozen fruits to the mix. Shortbread – I used my almond flour shortbread recipe. It is an easy 4-ingredient cookie recipe that you can make in 20 minutes. But, if you don’t have time to bake, use store-bought graham crackers or add sliced almonds on top of your jar.

How To Make Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats

This strawberry cheesecake overnight oats recipe is like having dessert for breakfast, except it takes only 10 minutes to make! So if you love strawberry cheesecake but you want something healthy, this oatmeal recipe is the one to try.

Making the cookies

Now, it’s time to bake a batch of shortbread cookies. I know that a regular cheesecake is more often made with a Graham cracker crust, but I love this healthy shortbread on top of this! But, since I have plenty of cookie recipes on the blog that are easy to make within 20 minutes, I listed more options below. Pick the one you love, make it, cool it down, and use a few cookies to assemble the overnight oats jar.

Assembling The Jars

The next day, serve your breakfast in layers. First, add a layer of strawberry cheesecake overnight oats. Next, top up with yogurt, cookie crumble, and more overnight oats. Repeat these layers until you reach the top of your jar. Finally, when you reach the top of the jar, finish with yogurt, more fresh diced strawberries, and crumble the cookie on top.

Serving

Should you eat overnight oats cold or hot? That’s the most common question I get, and let me tell you. There’s no right or wrong way of eating overnight oats. You can definitely enjoy this cold, which is probably the best since you added fresh fruit to the jar. But, you can also microwave it for 20-30 seconds to get the mixture lukewarm. Don’t warm up for too long, or the fruits release some liquid and become mushy.

More Topping Ideas

There are some other delicious toppings you can add on top of this strawberry and cream overnight oats.

Baby Jam Peanut Unsweetened coconut flakes Sliced almonds Dark chocolate chunks A pinch of ground cinnamon

Storage Instructions

This recipe makes about 4 servings, so you will have to store leftovers for later. To do so, store the overnight oats in glass mason jars in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also freeze the overnight oats in an airtight container and thaw in the fridge overnight.