20 Overnight Oats Recipes

In a breakfast rut?! Snap out of it and make a better breakfast with these 20 Overnight Oats Recipes for a nourishing and easy way to start your day! Prep in advance for a grab and go breakfast option that will keep you full and satisfied all morning long!

Vegan options, Gluten free options, Nut free options, Dairy free options

Living with a dietitian/food blogger comes with its perks (or at least I like to think so!)…

Our fridge is (almost) always stocked… I thoroughly enjoy preparing dinner (almost) every night… And our food budget (almost) always stays on budget because I think meal planning is fun!

While my hubby may not think about some of these, one perk I know he appreciates evvvveerrrry damn day is a nourishing breakfast!

Most mornings, I make him overnight oats!

In case you missed What S Ate Wednesday, he’s my biggest fan of overnight oats — or “OOs” as he likes to call them. Even 4+ years after we first started dating, I still make him overnight oats most evenings so he has a quick and easy breakfast to grab and bring to work.

Typically I use the same basic 5 ingredients to create his OOs…

Oats
Chia seeds
Milk
Fresh, dried, or frozen fruit
Spices

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And then I add some cinnamon, ground ginger, a pinch of salt, a dollop of sunflower seed butter, and whatever fruit we happen to have in the house at the time.

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Why do we love overnight oats? They’re…

• A great balance of nutrients — complex carbohydrates + protein + healthy fats!
• Full of micronutrients we need — magnesium, iron, B vitamins, calcium, and more!
• DELICIOUS!
• Easy to make and eat on the go.
• SO versatile…they never get boring!

Food bloggers all over the world wide web have come up with some creative overnight oat recipes that I think you will love! I’ve been working my way through these recipes to test on my hubby (YUP, another perk of living with yours truly — being a guinea pig for new recipes!) and so far I’ve only gotten YUMMMMS in return!

Ingredients for this Make-Ahead Breakfast

The variations for overnight oats are endless!

Just think about how many flavors of ice cream there are. Baskin Robbins alone has 31 flavors!

But even more with overnight oats, everyone has their own proportions and slight variations of ingredients. 

Here are some common variations:

Amount of oats: 100% oats, or oats + chia seeds or flax seeds? Personally, I like to add the seeds. It thickens up the oats and adds more texture.

Type of liquid: Some use water, others use any type of milk under the sun. And you know the options are endless (dairy, soy, almond, coconut, oat… you get the idea). 

Others use yogurt to boost the protein. I’ve been doing this lately (it’s not in any of my recipes yet), and it leads to the CREAMIEST results. Can’t wait to share a new recipe with y’all soon!

Add-ins: Now the fun really begins! The flavors and add-ins you could use are ENDLESS. From fruit (fresh, frozen, dried), nuts, seeds, nut/seed butters, protein powders, spices… you get the idea!

Have fun playing around in your kitchen with these recipes that will brighten and nourish your morning…

Banana Bread Overnight Oats — my original and favorite combo!
Peaches & Cream Overnight Oats via Nutritioulicious
Gingerbread Chocolate Overnight Oats via Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Strawberry Vanilla Overnight Oats via Love Bakes Good Cakes
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats via Eating Bird Food
 

Lemon Overnight Oats via V Nutrition
Carrot Cake Protein Parfait via Sprint 2 The Table
Orange Cream Overnight Oats via Courtney’s Cookbook
SunButter and Jelly Overnight Oats via Chelsey Amer Nutrition
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats via Sincerely Nourished

Hawaiian Muesli via Healthy Aperture
Steel Cut Overnight Oats via Food Pleasure and Health
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats – Chelsey Amer Nutrition
Cherry Chia Overnight Oats via Nutritionist in the Kitch
Neapolitan Overnight Oats via Fit Foodie Finds

Matcha Overnight Oats via Oh My Veggies
Sweet Potato Pie Overnight Oat Parfait via Fo Reals Life
Overnight Steel Cut Oats with Oranges Carrots and Walnuts via Making Healthy Choices
The Best Overnight Oats via RDelicious Kitchen
And this tutorial on How To Make Overnight Oats via Fitful Focus…now why didn’t I think of that!

If there’s a flavor that exists out there, there’s a recipe for overnight oats with that flavor, but these were a some of the most scrumptious-sounding recipes I could find, many from (soon to be) fellow RDs!

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I can’t wait to hear which overnight oats recipes you make first!
XO