Easiest Overnight Oats Recipe Using Yogurt and Fresh Fruits. Made in 10 minutes. Breakfast Meal Prep for the Whole Week. Never Get Bored of Breakfast Again
I have never been a breakfast person!
As kids, we were always given breakfast, which I am so grateful for. But, as soon as I moved out on my own, I started skipping breakfast and felt good.
Now, as an aging woman, protein has become very important to me. So, I have forced myself to start eating breakfast. Even though I only eat breakfast 3-4 days a week, it has been a huge boost for me.
Having these overnight oats on hand has been awesome because I don’t have any excuse to skip that meal.
Why make a meal-prep breakfast?
- Having breakfast ready in the morning, especially for all like me who are not breakfast people, is a huge deal. I make a big batch on Sunday night, and I have it ready to go in the morning.
- Adding ingredients like chia seeds makes this even more nutrition-heavy! However, chia seeds are best when soaked overnight.
- It prevents you and me from eating junky food like donuts or sugar-filled fritters! For me, knowing that there is a ready breakfast that will go bad if I don’t eat it is a great motivation.
- It’s a great way to make sure you get your daily fruit intake. I find that I am lazy about eating fruits if they are not ready. How about you?
Other ingredients to add to these overnight oats
Over time, eating the same overnight oats recipe can get boring, so I like to mix it up.
- Dates
- Cranberries
- Cocoa Powder (Affiliate Link)
- and even include some chocolate when I can
- Flax Seeds, Hemp Seeds, and Chia Seeds (Affiliate Link)
- Walnuts, pecans, cashews, and macadamia nuts.
This recipe is a mix of parfaits and oatmeal. Each day of the week, I include a variety of fruits and nuts.
I dare you to get bored when eating breakfast this week!
I dare you to hate mornings when you have this waiting for you when you wake up!
Ingredients for overnight oats
- Yogurt of your choice
- Fruits of choice
- Flax meal
- Coconut palm sugar
- Steel-cut oats (preferably organic)
- Pistachios
- Almond slivers
- Pecans
The size of mason jars are 8oz.
Old-fashioned rolled oats worked great in this recipe, but you can also try steel-cut oats or instant oats. You can’t go wrong with any of them.
I included Sunday breakfast in this meal prep even though most people go for a huge breakfast on that day. I figured you could start the day with something good before you start your cheat day
Answering Common Questions
I prefer 8-oz mason jars for overnight oats recipes. They are tall, making them the perfect fit for layering. If you use a bigger size, adjust the ingredient amounts. You can easily get these 8-oz jars from Amazon. They sell a fairly affordable 24-pack. Here is an affiliate link for these jars from Amazon.
It took me about 10 minutes to fill up 8 jars. I also bought pre-cut fruits from Walmart, so I don’t have to cut them up in the morning.
If you have everything ready, you can easily prep 7 days’ worth of overnight oats in just 8 minutes.
That’s fast, right?
Yes, you can absolutely use peanut butter or almond butter or hazelnut butter, or nut butter of your choice.
I suggest layering the peanut butter right above the yogurt and under the oats. Or, mix it in with the yogurt first before pouring it into the mason jar.
Yes, feel free to use your yogurt of choice. Greek yogurt is a little keto-friendly, so I understand using it in place of regular yogurt. Greek yogurt adds even more protein to the recipe.
Vegan Options
Vegan yogurt has come a long way since this post was originally posted in 2017. So, go ahead and use your favorite vegan yogurt in it. Comment below with your favorite one, and I will check it out.
For those who don’t want to use yogurt, go the vegan milk route. Glow Diaries makes a delicious blueberry blended oats without any yogurt, and it tastes amazing!
My favorite was the strawberry pecan overnight oats. If you want protein in your oats, try his delicious overnight oats with protein powder by Fit As A Mama Bear.
If you are like me, you love to make a variety of granolas to add to this recipe. Recently, I tried this delicious maple pecan granola recipe from The Unlikely Baker, and now it’s my top go-to recipe.
More breakfast recipes you will like
Since you can’t eat eggs on a vegan diet, I have the perfect alternative for you! It’s a mashed tofu scramble made with southwestern flavors!
If you are a vegetarian, I have the perfect hash brown recipe for you. It’s made with sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and seasonings
Top with a sinful amount of delicious cheese
Chocolate peanut butter smoothie
A decadent, yet protein-packed breakfast is exactly what you need to wake up! This is my all-time favorite smoothie bowl that is so delicious that you will think about it all day.
Here is another recipe for those who are “too-early-to-make-my-own-breakfast”, lol. Your crock-pot can make your oatmeal for you, so you have no excuse! ????
Monday’s mango-pistachio flavor was like a spoonful of island heaven.
Which overnight oats yogurt is your favorite?
Sharing is caring
Don’t be shy, chime in below in the comments. Please share your thoughts on this overnight oats recipe. If you enjoyed this, please give it 5 stars and share it on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
⭐️ Want even more Healing Tomato recipes? Sign up for my weekly newsletter ⭐️
Overnight Oats – 7 Day Breakfast Meal Prep
Equipment
- 8oz Mason jars (7 pieces)
Ingredients
- 8 Yoplait Strawberry Banana Yogurt
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp flax seed meal
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 Tbsp pistachios.
- 2 Tbsp almond slices.
- 2 Tbsp pecan halves
- 1 Tbsp almond slivers
- 1 Tbsp mangoes
- 1 Tbsp blackberries
- 1 Tbsp pineapple
- 1 Tbsp blueberries
- 1 Tbsp peaches
- 1 Tbsp Strawberries
- 1 Tbsp mixed fruits
Instructions
- In a bowl, add 2 cups of rolled oats
- Add 1-2 Tbsp of coconut sugar.
- Add 1 Tbsp of flax seed meal
- Mix well and set aside
- Open 8 mason jars and set the lids aside
- Remove the yogurt lids from all 8 cups
- Add 1 cup of Yoplait per mason jar
- In each jar, add 1/4 cup of the oats mixture
- Add 1/4 cup of milk to each jar. You can use any milk flavor you like
- In 2 jars, add 1 Tbsp of pistachios
- In the next 2 jars, add almond slices
- Put pecan halves in 2 jars
- The last jar was topped with almond slivers
- Close the lids tightly and refrigerate
On Monday, add 1 Tbsp of mangoes to the jar. Tuesday: blackberry, Wednesday: pineapple, Thursday: blueberry, Friday: peaches, Saturday: Strawberry, Sunday: mixed fruits
Video
Notes
- If you are afraid of the oats getting soggy, put them in a zip-lock bag and tape it to the mason jar. Then, you just have to mix it in when you eat them
- You can also use vegan yogurt instead of yoplait. Choose the small coconut based vegan yogurts
- Use it up within 7 days of making them because they will taste fresh
- Use pepitas or sunflower seeds too. They make for a great topping
- For best results, use rolled oats (AKA old-fashioned). They are more sturdy and don’t tend to get soggy
- Sub oats with granola to make for a more hearty breakfast
How long can they last in the jars ?
Is this like a prep meal ?? What can I add for more protein I am working out as well and I work at 3am but don’t have breakfast till 8 Will the fruit be ok still .
Thank you, Elva. Yes, this is meal prep and you should be ok with adding fruits. I use them up in a couple days. For protein, try peanut butter or flax seeds. You can also try some protein powder. Mix the protein powder and yogurt first and then add it to the jars. Hope that helps. 🙂
Can you use steel oats with this recipe or could you cook the steel oats before you make your jars
Thank you, Estelle. You can use steel oats with it, if you like. Personally, I am not a fan of cooked steel oats, but, that’s a personal preference
I’m lactose intolerant can you use greek yogurt and almond milk as substitute?
Thank you, Michelle. I would suggest almond milk or even soy milk. If you can get your hands hazelnut milk, that would be the best substitute.
Cut those amounts in HALF, or into a THIRD! 1233 calories for breakfast? You’re insane.
Thank you, Curtis. If you are going to eat ALL 7 in one sitting, you will get the 1233 calories and that would make YOU insane, lol!
I have never tried overnight oats.
May be a dumb question 🙂
Do yo heat this before eating or eat it cold?
Thanks,
Michelle
Thank you, Michelle. Personally, I like to heat it for just 30 seconds. I don’t want to ruin the yogurt, so, 30 seconds is good for heating the top ingredients without ruining the yogurt.
These sound so good. How big are the mason jars? How long can I keep them in the mason jars. Would like to make them up for the weekday on Sunday as my time is very limited
Sorry for the delay in responding. I used the Regular mouth, half pint mason jars. Here is the amazon link for them (Affiliate Link) – https://amzn.to/2qp2Vny
This looks absolutely amazing. I am SO excited to try this, just curious what size mason jars to use?
This looks like such a delicious breakfast! I love overnight oats!
Thank you, Melissa
I love that you prep it the night before! I am not a morning person, but I am a total night owl, so this would be perfect for me, and would help me wake up happier the next day!
Thank you, Angela. I am a night owl too. 🙂
Overnight oats is one of my favorite breakfasts! i love all of your ideas!
Thank you, Kim.
I havent tried overnight oats yet! I know, crazy. I love the versatility and simplicity. They all sound so yummy.
Thank you, Amber. I think you will like them and the possibilities are endless
I don’t usually eat breakfast, mostly because I just get to doing other stuff and kind of forget about it. I love certain breakfast foods though. And I know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If I made these ahead of time, then I’d eat for sure!
Thank you, Michelle. I know how you feel about breakfast. I bet you feel hungry at lunch time, right?
Love that fruit topping! Yum!
Thank you, Megan! The fruits make me want to eat them right away
Rini, these are so great!!! Love the flavor combos and being able to start the morning off with something as delicious as these!
Aw, thank you Angela. It is such a delicious treat on busy morning