5 Healthy Overnight Oats Recipes [You Haven't Tried Before!] (2024)

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Slow to rise in the morning or trying to eat healthier without spending hours in the kitchen? These 5 Healthy Overnight Oats recipes are made from wholesome ingredients that don’t skimp on flavor. Plus you won’t spend more than 5 minutes in the kitchen making them!

What do oats remind you of? Your childhood? A health kick? A bland breakfast? I could say yes to all of the above at one point in my life. Oats have been in my life for as long as I can remember. They were one of my regular childhood breakfasts, I relied on them when I was first trying to eat healthier, and yes, I even thought of them as a bland breakfast from time to time. But today, I’m breaking all of those stereotypes. They are the perfect meal at any age, for a variety of healthy goals, and they are by no means bland! What I’ve learned about oats is that you have to keep them interesting. Can I get an amen?!

Oats are quite possibly the best ‘choose your own adventure’ meal. You can have them hot or cold, you can go savory or sweet, AND because they have a great balance of protein and fiber, they keep you fueled for hours after eating. I’ve been on the cold, overnight oats train for thepast few years and while I’ve had moments I’ve jumped off, I always seem to come back to them.They areso easy to throw together at night and eat in the morning…aka overnight oats!

LEARN HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY OVERNIGHT OATS

Having said that, it’s easy for me to get in a funk with flavors. I mean how many times have you seen me make this Almond Butter Chocolate Oat recipe in my What I Eat In a Day Videos? SO I’m super excited about these five new flavors that I’m willing to bet you haven’t tried before. Don’t worry, even though they may sound fancy, they’re about as simple as they can get. It’s all about mixing and matching favorite flavor combinations. More of an art than a science if you will.

For those of you new to overnight oats, I’ll start with the base. This “recipe” will take you places. Yes, I just put “recipe” in quotes because it’s so simple I hesitate to call it a recipe. From this base, you can create your mashup flavors.

THE BASE HEALTHY OVERNIGHT OATS RECIPE

1/2 cup of rolled oats– go for gluten-free or regular organic, whichever one you need or prefer. I adore their steel-cut oats, but steel-cut unfortunately require stove top cooking or A LOT of soaking so make sure you use rolled oats.
3/4-1 cup non-dairy milk – I prefer almond or coconut, but skies the limit!
1 tsp ground flaxseeds or chia seeds – these are necessary to soak up any extra liquid that the oats don’t absorb
1 tbsp maple syrup – I prefer sweetening with maple syrup, but feel free to use any other liquid sweetener.

Overnight Oats – 5 Ways

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Ingredients

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Basic Overnight Oats:

1/2 cup rolled oats
3/4–1 cup of non-dairy milk*
1 tsp of ground flaxseeds or chia seeds*
1 tbsp maple syrup (or other sweetener)

Matcha Overnight Oats:

1 tsp matcha powder
toppings of choice: pomegranate seeds, crushed nuts, chocolate chips etc…

Chocolate Strawberry Overnight Oats::

3/4 cup chopped strawberries (frozen is fine)
1 tbsp chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

Orange Tahini Overnight Oats:

1/2 large orange, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp tahini

Sweet & Salty Snickers Overnight Oats:

1 tbsp chopped peanuts (or crunchy peanut butter)
1 tbsp chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
pinch of sea salt

Apple Pie Overnight Oats:

1/2 large apple, chopped
1 tsp cinnamon (divided)
1 tsp coconut oil

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Instructions

For the basic recipe:

Combine all ingredients in a jar or seal-proof bowl.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Eat! You can heat up or eat cold.

Matcha Overnight Oats

Stir in matcha powder to basic overnight oats recipe.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Top with toppings of choice (I like chocolate and pomegranate seeds!) and eat.

Chocolate Strawberry Overnight Oats

Add in strawberries and chocolate to basic overnight oats mix.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Eat! You can heat up or eat cold.

Orange Tahini Overnight Oats

Add in orange slices to basic overnight oats mix.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Drizzle with tahini and eat! You can heat up or eat cold.

Sweet & Salty Snickers Overnight Oats

Add in peanuts, chocolate chips and sea salt to basic overnight oats mix.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Eat! You can heat up or eat cold.

Apple Pie Overnight Oats

Add coconut oil to a small pan.
Stir in apples and cinnamon and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
Add apples to basic overnight oats mix.
Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours in refrigerator.
Eat! You can heat up or eat cold.

*If using ground flaxseeds use 3/4 cup of non-dairy milk or for chia seeds use 1 cup of non-dairy milk as chia seeds are more absorbent

Like this post? Here are a few other healthy overnight oats recipes:

Build Your Own Muesli Recipe
Chocolate Almond Butter Overnight Oats
Banana Nut Overnight Oats
Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oat Parfaits

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Hi! I'm Davida and welcome to my corner of the internet. I'm a wellness blogger, yoga teacher, certified herbalist, and green beauty lover.