Birthday Cake Overnight Oats
Published 2/16/2024
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Celebrate your birthday the right way and start off with these HEALTHY Birthday Cake Batter Overnight Oats. They’re prepped in less than 5 minutes and packed with nutritious ingredients.
Linley and I are obsessed with this easy overnight oats recipe! We tested a few different variations and found that the extra vanilla is key. Oh, and the sprinkles…duh! The base is so delicious and vanilla-ey.
These birthday cake oats are the perfect make-ahead breakfast option, so you can eat like it’s your birthday every day! Just combine your ingredients, let them soak for at least 2 hours or overnight, and dig in! With tons of birthday cake flavor and healthy ingredients, these easy overnight oats are perfect for your special day and every day in between.
What’s In This Birthday Cake Overnight Oats Recipe?
- Rolled Oats: as I’ve mentioned in many overnight oat recipes, old-fashioned oats are the way to go! They are going to give you that chewy, delicious text you love and soak up just enough liquid without getting mushy.
- Chia seeds: packed with nutrients and create a gel-like consistency.
- Greek yogurt: plain Greek yogurt adds a boost of protein and gives the oats a creamy consistency.
- Almond milk: dairy-free and provides a creamy texture for your overnight oats.
- Vanilla extract: adds a hint of vanilla to the oats.
- Honey: the perfect natural sweetener that won’t interfere with the birthday cake batter flavor.
- SPRINKLES: use any type of sprinkles you like. We used rainbow sprinkles, but chocolate sprinkles would be a fun chocolatey twist!
Variations and Substitutions
Want to make these oats high protein? We recommend adding some vanilla protein powder or your favorite protein powder. Some of our favorites are Teras Whey, Garden of Life Organic Whey Protein Powder, and Garden of Life Raw Organic Vanilla Protein Powder. For more protein powder recommendations, check out our Guide to the Best Protein Powder.
Switch up the milk: You can switch things up by trying various milk alternatives like coconut milk or soy milk for a personalized twist.
Thickness: If you like your oats a little mushier, quick oats are a great substitute for rolled oats.
Tips for Making the Best Birthday Cake Oats
- We added the sprinkles right at the end so that the colors didn’t bleed.
- If you let the sprinkles sit in the fridge overnight, they will bleed, and your oatmeal will turn a brown/green color. Ain’t nobody want that to happen.
- Feel free to sweeten with real maple syrup or agave instead.
- We love making this recipe for special birthdays – I mean, nothing is better than sprinkles for your birthday breakfast.
- If you want to double or triple the batch for some meal prep or to share, go for it! You can store the extras in small mason jars or airtight containers.
- Like your oats a little creamier, add a splash of milk right before serving.
Storage
These oats will last around 4 days in the fridge in an airtight container or glass jar.
Birthday Cake Batter Overnight Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup milk, any kind (I used unsweetened almond milk)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (except sprinkles) into a bowl and mix until combined.
- Place in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Remove from fridge, mix sprinkles into oats and Enjoy!
Tips & Notes
- Feel free to double this recipe.
- It should stay good refrigerated for up to 3-4 days.
- Depending on how thick you like your overnight oats, you may add a splash of almond milk before serving.
- Nutrition facts are without the toppings.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These are the first overnight oats I have liked! I’m so excited because with a newborn it’s great to have a healthy grab and go I can eat while nursing!
YAY!! So good, right?!
Cannot wait to try this recipe tonight!! Btw, thank you for elaborating on why you prefer to use old fashioned oats. I desperately wanted to know the difference and why it is preferred 🙂
I have quick outs but not rolled, can I use those??
Those will work!
What do you cover these with? A lid or Saran Wrap or foil?
All of the above work!
This smelled amazing when I was making it! The next morning it had a metal taste to it….??
Any ideas on why? What brand of yogurt do you use?
That is really bizarre! We use Fage, but I also love Siggis.
This looks amazing!
I cant wait to try. x
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This sounds so yummy! And I love the sprinkles, too cute!
Is there a non dairy alternative to the greek yogurt??? I would love to try but am not sure what to substitute.
Hey Meghan! I would just sub the Greek yogurt for more almond milk!
You could do a store-bought non dairy yogurt (almond, coconut, cashew, soy), or make a cashew cream with a splash of vinegar and use that.
Obsessed with this recipe! I love anything with sprinkles, so adding it to overnight oats just makes it 100x better!!
SPRINKLE CLUB.
The glass jars are very cute Lee….where did you purchase….the oatmeal looks yum….
They are 10 oz. Weck Jars from Crate and Barrel! http://rstyle.me/n/cf9bvmb6pp7