Healthy Overnight Oats Recipe (+ 8 flavor vacations)

A variety of overnight oats in jars with different toppings.

4.90 from 58 votes

Healthy Overnight Oats Recipe (+ 8 flavor vacations)

This is truly the best overnight oats recipe! It's ready to go with just 5 ingredients and comes out so thick and creamy. Make our base recipe, or make one of our 8 flavor variations.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: overnight oats

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Author: Lee Funke

Ingredients

Base Recipe

1 cup quick cooking oats rolled oats work too
1 tablespoon chia seeds
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cup milk, any kind we used unsweetened almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey

Snickers

2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips
Optional: 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Banana Cream pie

1 medium banana cut into slices,
2-4 vanilla wafer cookies crushed
Strawberry Banana
1 medium banana cut into slices (or mashed)
4 medium strawberries cut into slices

Chocolate Protein

¼ cup chocolate protein powder
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
¼ cup milk or more, to taste

Apple Pie

1/2 cup shredded apple
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons slivered almonds

Lemon Blueberry

1/2 cup fresh blueberries mashed
2 teaspoons lemon zest

Vanilla Latte

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Replace 1/2 cup of the almond milk with brewed coffee or bold brew

PB&J

2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons preserves

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients for the base recipe into a large container and mix until combined.
Add in any variation ingredients and mix again.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight (preferred).
When you’re ready to eat, stir your overnight oats. Add more milk, as desired. Some people like it super thick, and others do not.
Top your overnight oats with more flavor toppings and enjoy cold.

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Notes

This recipe was updated on December 27, 2023. The base recipe is the same, but we added 8 different flavor variations. We're linking to the original round-up recipes below the recipe card.
Batch cooking/meal-prep: This overnight oats recipe can easily be doubled or tripled and is great for meal prepping.
Protein powder: feel free to add 1/4 cup of protein powder to this recipe. You will likely need to add 1/4 cup - 1/3 cup more milk.
Vegan: To make this recipe vegan - use plant-based yogurt and non-dairy milk.
Nutrition: The nutrition information is for JUST the base recipe and not the flavor variations.
Storage: overnight oats will last in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.
Some people like to heat up their overnight oats (it's not my preference, but I know there are some of you out there!). If that is you, feel free to microwave for 30-60 seconds before eating.

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