Frozen Fruit Breakfast Overnight Oats (Berries Oatmeal)
Frozen mixed berries overnight oats are the ultimate breakfast, done in 5 minutes. Serve with more (frozen) fruits and yogurt for a tasty no-cook oatmeal!
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats (45 grams)
- ½ cup plant-based milk (115 ml) I used oat milk but any plant-based milk will work!
- ½ cup frozen fruit (70 grams) I used frozen mixed berries
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup (10 grams) or sub with agave nectar
- a pinch of salt (optional)
Instructions
- Mix: Add the rolled oats to a small jar. Then add the plant-based milk, followed by the maple syrup. Stir to mix well.
- Chill: Now add the frozen berries on top. Leave it in the fridge for at least 6 hours, but preferably overnight.
- (Optional) Stir: Just before serving, give it a quick stir so you get an even and nice pink color like what you see in the picture. Serve with optional toppings such as yogurt (like what I did here), or any other favorite toppings!
Notes
Ingredients Notes:
- Feel free to add chia seeds for a more pudding-like texture.
- Note that chia seeds will absorb moisture so if you do want more of a runny texture, I advise adding 2 parts plant-based milk to 1 part chia seeds to compensate.
- You can use any kind of plant-based milk in this mixed berry overnight oats!
- Do not swap the rolled oats with quick-cooking or instant oats. The texture will be different. With quick-cooking or instant oats, they will turn out mushy.
- If you only have quick-cooking oats on hand (or if you really want/need to use them up), you can try to only let them sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours. This way, the texture will still be different but they won't get mushy and they still remain tasty.
- Note that I have not tried the trick above using instant oats.
- I do not recommend omitting the maple syrup since the sweetness rounds up the recipe nicely. However, if you are going sugar-free, feel free to omit it!