Overnight Oats with Berries
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Healthy Berry Overnight Oats are perfect for breakfast. Made with 7 simple ingredients – these oats are filling, delicious + a great way to start the day!
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Overnight oats have been our breakfast of choice for a LONG time. They’re easy, quick, and cheap to make! And you can customize them with so many different flavor combos.. like…Chocolate Overnight Oats, Mango Overnight Oats, and Pumpkin Overnight Oats.
These Berry Overnight Oats are something I’ve been making for years, and I know you’ll love them just as much as I do for busy mornings!
I first discovered overnight oats flipping through a magazine in college (Am I dating myself.. do people even read magazines now?), and I was immediately intrigued… You put everything in a jar, shake it up, and then let it sit overnight? No pans to clean up? No waiting for the oats to cook? Breakfast done in under a minute? Sign me up!
Not only are these berry oats super easy to make, they’re perfect for meal prepping. Just a few minutes of prep the night before gives you a delicious, high-protein breakfast (18g per serving!) that’ll keep you full and fueled.
Liz’s top tips for overnight Oats
- For a Soft Texture – You can add a little extra liquid when you’re ready to eat to make the oats super creamy and soft.
- Use old fashioned rolled oats – These are the only oats that will work! You can’t use quick cook or steel cut oats to make overnight oats. With quick cook oats, they can get too mushy when soaking overnight. With steel cut oats, they can’t soak up the moisture overnight. They need to be cooked with heat to make them edible. If you need a Steel Cut Oats recipe, this is the one we love!
What are overnight oats?
If you’ve never tried them, overnight oats are basically just old fashioned oats that you soak overnight with milk/toppings in the refrigerator.
They absorb the liquid, making them ready to eat by morning! We also love our Almond Joy Overnight Oats and Banana Overnight Oats!
Ingredients
These overnight oat mugs are our favorite containers for overnight oats; they are really easy to eat out of because of the handle, and I love the lids!
Substitutions
Sweetener – If you’d like to substitute honey for maple syrup you can.
Vegan – You can use a dairy free yogurt to make these overnight oats vegan
Add ins – You can add in nuts, chia seeds, shredded coconut, or anything else you’d like to these overnight oats. Get creative with your mix-ins! If you love berries, try our Strawberry Overnight Oats or Blueberry Overnight Oats!
Protein – If you want to add protein powder, try these Protein Berry Overnight Oats!
WW Freestyle Note: Save 1SP by using sugar free 0SP syrup instead of maple syrup.
How to Make Overnight Oats with Berries
- All you need to do is combine your ingredients, shake or stir to combine them, and store in the refrigerator overnight so they thicken up/absorb the liquid.
How to serve berry overnight oats:
You can eat overnight oats cold or warm! It’s up to you and your taste.
I prefer to pop my overnight oats in the microwave for 20-30 seconds before eating, but if you enjoy them cold, you can eat them cold!
You could also add in toppings like nuts/seeds if you’d like, or even a drizzle of peanut butter.
Storage
Refrigerator: We recommend prepping/storing these overnight oats for no more than 4 days in the fridge.
As the days go on, the oats will get softer. For best results, prep 24 hours in advance!
Freezing: We don’t recommend freezing overnight oats. They unfortunately don’t freeze well. If you need a freezer friendly oats recipe, you can try our Baked Oatmeal, which freezes great!
Reheating: If you want your oats warm in the morning, warm in microwave for 20-30 seconds.
FAQs for Overnight Oats
Yes, always stir overnight oats before putting them in the fridge. This evenly disperses the toppings and liquid so that the oats absorb them.
If your overnight oats didn’t work you may not have had the right ratios. You could’ve also not stirred them well enough. The oats should be submerged. They’re pretty easy to fix, though! If your oats are dry, add a little more yogurt or milk, stir and let them sit for 5 minutes before eating. You can also eat them warm to see if that helps!
More like these Healthy Overnight Oats:
If you love oatmeal, check out these other 35+ Healthy Oatmeal Recipes. Here are some of our favorites:
Berry Overnight Oats Recipe (Healthy)
Ingredients
- ½ cup almond milk
- ½ cup nonfat greek yogurt
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ⅓ cup sliced berries I used a mix of blueberries, raspberries and chopped strawberries
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup optional
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients in a mason jar or sealable container. Shake/stir until all ingredients are mixed.
- Place oats in refrigerator to chill overnight. When ready to eat, enjoy hot or cold.
- Note: I prefer my breakfasts to be lower in sugar, so this might not be sweet enough for your tastes. You can add more maple syrup or fruit to taste!
Great easy breakfast to take on the go!
So simple and easy to make! I finally got the jars Liz recommended and it fits perfectly!
I plan to try. I am new to overnight oats. Do you use fresh ginger? I didn’t notice when quickly perusing the recipe. Can you please tell me here the amount and type of ginger? TY
The recipe calls for ground ginger, which is dried ginger!
Awesome recipe!
Kids loved it…
So happy to hear that!
I can’t wait to try this. Do you add fruit before you warm or after?
You can do it either way. I usually eat these cold, so it’s really up to you and what you prefer!
Could frozen berries be used for this? I’m new to overnight oats and want to give them a try!
I haven’t tried it but I think it would work!
Did you use frozen berries? If so, did it turn out okay?
You can use frozen berries, no need to thaw them ahead of time, just mix them right in. They’ll defrost overnight and likely turn your oats purple 🙂
I love this overnight oats recipe! I am not an egg person so this is perfect . I make exactly as recipe calls for and it’s so good and so easy.
Thanks, Liz! Glad you liked it!
I have made lots of different recipes from Liz and they are always easy , straight forward and delicious .
These overnight oats are great to have breakfast ready to go on hand . If you like this one go try the others . You will love the almond joy overnight oats!:)
Thank you, Paula!! I really appreciate it!
Overnight oats are the bomb! I love that you added ginger to the mix – I would have never thought to do that!
I love putting ginger in my oatmeal! It gives it such a nice, warm flavor!