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Try Blending Your Overnight Oats!
You know how much I love Overnight Oats! I’ve been making the base recipe for YEARS in pretty much every flavor combination I could think of. I love overnight oats so much, I even started my own overnight oats company called Oath with four del!
One of the biggest questions I get about overnight oats is, what if I don’t like the texture? That got me thinking—what if I blended them? The result? A super creamy, almost pudding-like texture where you can’t even tell it’s oats. Then I started blending in frozen fruit for different colors and flavors, and l’ll just say… soo good!
I only photographed four variations of blended oats here, but don’t miss the variations section for even more ideas!
Blended Overnight Oats Ingredients
- Oats: Use plain old-fashioned oats, not quick oats, for the best texture. Gluten-free oats work too, but skip steel-cut oats.
- Milk: Any milk or water even works here. Use full fat, 2% or low-fat milk or go with a plant-based milk like almond milk, coconut milk, cashew milk or oat milk.
- Frozen fruit of choice: strawberries, blueberries, mangos, or even spinach with apples!
- Greek yogurt: for added protein and creaminess, but you can skip this and add more milk if you’d like.
- Chia seeds (optional): They add a boost of nutrition and give the oats a pudding-like texture, so I like to include them in my base recipe.
- Sweetener: I usually go with honey or maple syrup especially if you’re doing a version with spinach!
How to Make Blended Overnight Oats
Step 3: Divide the mixture into two glass jars or bowls. Cover the containers with a lid or plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Blended Overnight Oats
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup milk of choice
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons sweetener honey or maple syrup
- ½ cup fresh or frozen fruit or vegetable of choice I used strawberries, blueberries, spinach and mango
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until creamy and well combined. Alternatively, you can place the ingredients in a 16-ounce jar and use an immersion blender to carefully blend it right in the container until smooth and creamy.
- Divide the mixture into two glass jars or bowls. Cover the containers with a lid or plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. Toppings can be added the night before or immediately before serving.
- Uncover and enjoy from the glass container the next day. Thin with a little more milk or water, if desired.
Notes
- Berry Blast: Blend in ½ cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) for a fruity, antioxidant-packed version.
- Mocha Latte: Use ¾ cup of milk and add in ¼ cup brewed coffee (cooled) and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder for a coffee-chocolate combo.
- Chocolate Banana: Mix in 1 tablespoon cocoa powder and ½ banana for a chocolate covered banana flavor.
- Peanut Butter & Jelly: Blend in 2 tablespoons peanut butter and ½ cup strawberries for that classic PB&J flavor.
- Carrot Cake: Add ¼ cup shredded carrots, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts for a cozy, spiced flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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Recipe Variations
Switch up your blended overnight oats with different flavors! Here are a few of my favorites, but feel free to get creative.
- Berry Blast: Blend in ½ cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) for a fruity, antioxidant-packed version.
- Mocha Latte: Use ¾ cup of milk and add in ¼ cup brewed coffee (cooled) and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder for a coffee-chocolate combo.
- Chocolate Banana: Mix in 1 tablespoon cocoa powder and ½ banana for a chocolate covered banana flavor.
- Peanut Butter & Jelly: Blend in 2 tablespoons peanut butter and ½ cup strawberries for that classic PB&J flavor.
- Carrot Cake: Add ¼ cup shredded carrots, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts for a cozy, spiced flavor.
Recipe Tips
- Make it in a packable jar or a mason jar: This lets you measure, mix, chill, carry, and eat all in one container.
- Prefer warm oats? While overnight oats are usually eaten cold, you can heat them up. Just microwave for a minute in a microwave-safe jar.
- Use rolled oats, not instant. Quick oats can get too mushy, and steel-cut oats won’t blend as smoothly. Rolled oats give the best creamy texture.
- Adjust the Thickness. If it’s too thick after chilling, just stir in a little more milk before serving. If you like it extra thick, reduce the milk slightly.
FAQs
Blended overnight oats can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. This makes it an ideal breakfast meal prep to make on Sunday night for the week.
They might need more time to absorb the liquid. If they have sat overnight in the fridge and are still watery try adding 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, then let them sit for another 30 minutes. If you need a quick fix, blend in a little Greek yogurt to thicken them up.
Make sure you’re blending long enough for a completely smooth texture. If they still feel grainy, let the oats soak in the milk for 10-15 minutes before blending.
This is my favorite overnight oatmeal so far, it’s like a pudding.
I made mango jar and added almond on top for texture, and jar of strawberry and banana, they’re light and makes me feel full for like 3 or 4 hours.
Yay!! Aww, so happy you love it! Thanks, Reem!
This was such a fun variation of overnight oats. It’s so easy to throw together and have for a grab and go breakfast!
Yay, I’m so happy you liked it!! Thank you!
Made this for an easy breakfast to bring to work with me this week. I didn’t add any sweetener to it, but did use berry Greek yogurt. Loved it – the texture was great and tried it both hot and cold. Thanks for the blended version of overnight oats!
Yay, so happy you liked it!! Love that you used a flavored Greek yogurt. Yum!
The overnight oats look delicious. I’m going to try them.
Hope you love them!
Loved the smoother texture from blending it. We had the Berry Blast variation today and it was a total hit for the whole house. Can’t wait to try meal prepping the Carrot Cake one next week!
Yay, so happy it was a hit!! I love the texture too. Thank you, Emily!
What about using muesli instead of rolled oats?
I don’t recommend using muesli for this recipe because the nuts, seeds, and dried fruit won’t do well in the blender. However, I think it could work well with my classic Overnight Oats recipe. Hope that helps!
I made this for my daughter’s breakfast and she liked it, but as mentioned in the recipe, said that perhaps it can be a little bit thinner in consistency. Overall, she loved the flavor and said it’s like having a pudding for breakfast!
Aww, I love that! So happy she liked it!! For a thinner consistency, you can always add more milk to thin it out. Thanks so much, Shafaq!
Blended Overnight Oats 😋 @feelgoodfoodie May challenge recipe. She has multiple varieties 😆 I may have to try all of them before I can decide which one is my favorite 🤩. Today’s special is with blueberries 🫐 mango 🥭 spinach and it was so good. Thank you Yumna.
Yay, I love that flavor combo!! Thank so much, Agnes!
These are super delicious! I’ve always preferred the blended version, and I love how customizable they are. I personally like mine really thick, so I reduce the milk and up the amount of greek yogurt and chia seeds just a tad. I’ve had great success with multiple different fruits, as well as a cinnamon flavor, and even a coffee one made with coffee instead of milk! The sky is the limit 🙂
Oh my goodness, yum!! Love all the variations you mentioned—they all sound so good! Thanks so much, Adelaide!!
Easy and quick! Lots of available variations for an economical and nutritious breakfast. #MayCookingChallenge
So happy you liked it, Emiley! Thank you!!