Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit

These overnight oats are made with frozen fruit which makes it a super quick breakfast recipe. It's perfect when you don't have any fresh fruit on hand such as during the winter months.

Overnight oats are super convenient as they can be prepared ahead of time. Making a batch on Sunday night ensures that you're covered when it comes to healthy breakfast options throughout the week. For more overnight oat recipes check out our Almond Milk Overnight Oats, Overnight Oats with Water, Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk or Overnight Oats without Yogurt.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• It's a simple meal that consists of only 6 basic ingredients.
• It's perfect for meal prep!
• Overnight oats are super versatile- you can add your favorite fruit and toppings to create different flavors!
• It's dairy-free, vegan and can easily be made gluten-free by choosing gluten-free oats.

What are Overnight Oats?

When rolled oats are soaked in liquid overnight, you'll end up with a thick and creamy oatmeal the next day- that's what's called overnight oats.

They make the perfect grab-and-go breakfast as they can easily be prepared in a mason jar the evening before. They can also easily be enjoyed as a warm porridge- just heat them on the stovetop or in the microwave. While usually they are prepared with fresh fruit, this recipe shows that they can just as easily be made with frozen fruit.

Ingredients & Substitution Notes

• Oats: We recommend using old-fashioned oats. They result in a thicker and creamier texture compared to quick oats or instant oats. If you only have quick oats at hand you could try using these but you'll end up with slightly runnier oats. Choose certified gluten-free oats if you're on a gluten-free diet. Don't use steel cut oats.  
• Chia Seeds: They have the ability to soak up a lot of liquid. Adding a teaspoon of chia seeds will result in extra thick oats and a pudding-like texture. Could be replaced with ground flax-seeds.
• Milk of choice: Our favorite milk for overnight oat recipes is oat milk because of its natural sweetness. However, you could use any non-dairy milk of choice such as almond, cashew milk, soy milk or even coconut milk. If you don't need this breakfast to be dairy-free just use regular whole milk.
• Maple Syrup: Oats on their own are quite neutral in flavor which is why wel'll add some sweetener. We prefer maple syrup because of its delicious taste but you could use any sweetener of choice such as agave syrup, honey (not vegan), coconut sugar or regular sugar.
• Yogurt of choice: The combination of yogurt and chia seeds will result in an even creamier texture. Any unsweetened yogurt of choice would work here such as plain greek yogurt or soy yogurt for a dairy-free breakfast.
• Frozen Berries: We found that the recipe works best with a frozen berry blend. Ours consisted of frozen blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Personally, I didn't like the texture of defrosted strawberries but it's up to you.
• Vanilla Extract (optional): for some vanilla flavors, can also be omitted.
• Sea Salt (optional): to enhance the flavors, can also be omitted.

Step-by-Step Instructions

These overnight oats with frozen fruit are just another one of our really easy overnight oats recipes, all you'll need is 6 simple ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time.

Step 1: Mix ingredients together

Simply start by whisking together all of the ingredients in a medium bowl. I usually start with mixing together plant milk, yogurt and maple syrup and then add oats, chia seeds and frozen berries. Give the mixture a good stir.

If you want to prepare it as a grab-and-go breakfast, you could whisk together all of the ingredients in a mason jar or container with a lid. That way the oats are all ready the next morning.

Step 2: Refrigerate

Put the oat mixture into the fridge for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.

Step 3: Toppings

Adding a variety of toppings is what turns these overnight oats into an even more delicious breakfast. Check out our topping recommendations below for some ideas.

Mix-Ins & Topping Ideas

• Fresh Fruit: Additional toppings are a must-have for any oatmeal recipe. The choices are endless, simply slice up some of your favorite fruits such as bananas, fresh blueberries or apples.
• Nut Butters: such as Homemade Almond Butter or peanut butter not only taste amazing but turns this into an even more nutritious breakfast. It adds some healthy fats as well as additional protein. Make sure though that you're using nut butters that consist 100% of nuts!
• Nuts & Seeds: such as pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, (toasted) almonds, cashews, brazil nuts or walnuts all make an amazing topping.
• Caramel Sauce: We highly recommend you try our 2-Ingredient Vegan Caramel Sauce as a topping. 
• Blueberry Puree/ Apple Puree: adds some additional flavors. You can easily make your own blueberry sauce by throwing 1 cup of blueberries into a food processor together with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and blend until smooth.
• Mashed Banana: Adds some additional sweetness and could be used instead (or additional to) the maple syrup. Make your that you'll use a ripe banana!
• Cacao Powder: add a teaspoon of dark cacao powder for some nice chocolaty flavors.
• Protein Powder: for a breakfast higher in protein, try adding a scoop of your favorite protein powder. 

Expert Tips

• Frozen Fruit: We recommend using a frozen berry mix that includes blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. It also works great with frozen mango pieces but I didn't particularly like the taste of frozen strawberries. So you might need to play around a bit with different types of fruit until you find your favorites!
• Toppings: Don't skip the toppings- it's what makes an oatmeal recipe taste even more delicious. Oats themselves taste slightly sweet and nutty but are otherwise quite neutral in their taste, that's when toppings come into play! Choose whatever you like, preferably different ones with different textures and tastes. You'll find some ideas above.
• Rolled Oats: This recipe works best with old-fashioned oats. Using instant or quick oats will result in a much runnier consistency.
• Batch Cooking: If you're not a morning person but would like to enjoy a filling breakfast throughout the week, then batch cooking is your best friend! You could prepare a big batch of overnight oats on Sunday. That way you are covered when it comes to breakfast for the next couple of days. While they taste best the next day, they are good to eat for another 3 days. However, add your toppings shortly before consuming them!
• Warm oatmeal: Simply put them into the microwave (make sure to use a microwave-safe container) for a minute or so to enjoy them as a warm breakfast. Alternatively you could heat them on the stovetop on low-medium heat but you might need to add an additional splash of milk.
• Ready-to-go: If you want to prepare it as a grab-and-go breakfast, you could whisk together all of the ingredients in a mason jar or container with a lid right away. That way the oats are all ready the next morning. Keep you toppings with you in a separate container and add them shortly before enjoying them.

Storage

Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

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