Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats

Most people think they have to give up their favorite foods when they start eating healthily. But that's not always the case! You can make delicious, nutritious meals using simple substitutions and creative recipes. For example, this lemon blueberry overnight oats recipe is a great way to enjoy your favorite flavors while protecting your waistline.

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With just a few minutes of meal prep time, you'll have a delicious breakfast waiting for you in the morning on those busy mornings. So why not give it a try?

Sometimes you have 15 minutes that you don't know how to make a good time. Make a couple of these delicious blueberry parfaits in 10 minutes, leave them in the fridge, and you have your batch for healthy mornings for the week!

This was inspired by my pumpkin overnight oats, chocolate chia pudding recipe, and oats and chia pudding on this site, and pairs well with this excellent juice detox juice, for a perfect, sugar-free, healthy, and nutritious breakfast.

If you love blueberries for breakfast, don't forget to try our high-protein spinach blueberry smoothie, you'll love it!

Ingredients

• Rolled oats (old-fashioned oats)
• Chia seeds
• Fresh or frozen blueberries
• Blueberry unsweetened jam
• Light coconut milk (or almond milk, oat milk, cashew milk - any dairy-free mill works)
• Lemon zest
• Ground ginger powder (fresh ginger also works)

Optional: plant-based coconut yogurt and coconut flakes on top.

See the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

To make blueberry overnight oats follow just a few simple steps.

Mix

Oats, chia seeds, blueberry jam, ginger powder, and coconut milk in a small bowl. Stir the mixture thoroughly.

Adjust

Taste the mixture and add additional sweetener if needed.

Pour and assemble

Carefully pour into two glasses and add the plant-based coconut yogurt.

Place the frozen or fresh blueberries on top, and then shred the lemon zest.

Wait and enjoy

Let the overnight blueberry oats sit in the fridge for a minimum of two hours or refrigerate overnight to have your breakfast ready as soon as you wake up.

Substitutions

• Blueberries - fresh blueberries, frozen blueberries, fresh or frozen wild blueberries, they all work. Just make sure to place them on top of the plant-based yogurt while the oats soak in the fridge overnight, so they thaw well and achieve the right consistency.
• Other berries - if you want to add some color and different flavors, feel free to replace the frozen or fresh blueberries with raspberries or strawberries.
• Oats - you can also use instant oats or steel-cut oats instead of old-fashioned rolled oats for this overnight oats recipe. The result will be less chunky, but the resting time will be reduced to half. In just one hour of resting time, it will be ready to consume.
• Chia seeds - we love chia seeds and their antioxidant powers. If you don't have chia seeds, you can use a flaxseed meal. Flaxmeal, when in contact with liquids, make a similar gel-like texture.
• Milk - use your favorite milk. I always use dairy-free milk options such as coconut milk because I love how lemon zest, coconut, and blueberries pair for a delicious pick-me-up nutritious breakfast, but if you use coconut flavored yogurt, you have that covered, and you can use any plant milk that you have handy.
• Yogurt - same as above, any yogurt works, coconut, soy, almond, and if you are not vegan but vegetarian, use plain Greek yogurt for a nice tart flavor.
• More protein - add one scoop of your favorite plant-based protein powder to the oats, milk, and chia seeds to make it the perfect pre or post work out meal.

Variations

• Sweetness - this is a refined sugar-free recipe. We don't like adding unnecessary sugar to our food and we think a concentrated, good-quality blueberry jam has the perfect tart and sweetnesses balance, but if you still think you could use an extra spoon, go for maple syrup, a mashed ripe banana, or agave nectar which will make your overnight perfectly naturally sweetened.
• Plant-based Yogurt - you can skip the plant- yogurt or use your yogurt of preference, including greek yogurt if you are vegetarian.
• Plant milk - feel free to use other beverages such as store-bought or homemade almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk.
• Extra nutty flavor - use a dollop of nut butter such as almond butter on top.
• Vanilla flavor - if you fancy some vanilla, add halt-teaspoon vanilla extract to the mix, before turning it to the fridge overnight.

See this pumpkin version on my website!

Equipment

No fancy equipment, just a small bowl, and nice glasses to fill them with the overnight oats mix.

Storage

Eat overnight oats cold or at room temperature. Prepare them preferably overnight to ensure both rolled oats and chia are super soft, but I find them soft enough after two hours. They are good to eat for 2-3 days.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

Top tip

If you feel like your overnight oats are too thick for your liking, add extra liquid and let it rest for 5 minutes, the rolled oats and chia will absorb it all.

Note on gluten - overnight oats are naturally gluten-free, but they are usually handled in facilities where they handle gluten products. Use gluten-free marked oats to ensure the recipe is apt for people with celiac disease. You can also opt to use chia seeds only (double the quantity and liquid), so you don't have to worry about gluten.

More overnight oats recipes

Try these delicious recipes:

Pumpkin overnight oats

Berries oats and chia pudding

Breakfast fruit bowl

If you like your oats packed in a yummy banana smoothie, you should have a check at ours!

If you're looking to eat healthier, it can be hard to find new recipes that taste good. But don't panic! You can still enjoy your favorite flavors while protecting your waistline with some simple substitutions and creative cooking techniques.

One of our favorites is this lemon blueberry overnight oats recipe which uses almond milk for a creamy texture without the unnecessary added sugar or saturated fat found in most breakfast cereals.

With just a few minutes of prep time, you'll have breakfast waiting for you in the morning - so why not try it?

If you love the blueberry flavor as we do, enjoy your leftover blueberries jam with a toast of homemade Italian Pagnotta bread.

If you try this recipe, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag a photo #ourplantbasedworld on Instagram. Cheers!

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Food safety

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• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

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