Super Easy Vegan Blueberry Overnight Oats
This easy and delicious vegan blueberry overnight oats recipe is bursting with flavor for a hearty and delicious breakfast! Perfect for meal prep or a quick breakfast for your busy morning and tastes sweet, packed full of fresh or frozen blueberries and a touch of vanilla for warmth. Tons of ways to customize!
Overnight oats are some of my favorite ways to make breakfast. I love how quick they are to make the night before so I don’t have to struggle with anything in the kitchen, especially on busy mornings when I’m out the door in a hurry!
For more yummy vegan breakfast ideas, check out my vegan apple pie overnight oats, vegan carrot cake overnight oats, or vegan protein blueberry muffins!!
Ingredients
For the full list of ingredients, complete with recipe amounts, please see the recipe card below.
This recipe is broken down into two parts: The base recipe for the overnight oats and the blueberry extras.
- Oats: Rolled oats make the best overnight oats that are rich and creamy without being soupy. Instant oats (aka quick oats) tend to dissolve into a soup and steel cut oats need to be cooked to be eaten.
- Plant Based Milk: Your favorite dairy free milk works here. I typically reach for unsweetened soy milk as it’s what I most often have on hand but coconut milk, oat milk, or almond milk also are delicious.
- Vegan Yogurt: Using vegan yogurt or vegan Greek yogurt both work. Just make sure to use a plain flavor so that you don’t get competing flavors.
- Sweetener: Brown sugar, chopped dates, maple syrup (what I used in these photos), coconut sugar, any of your favorite sweetener works!
- Flax Seeds: For a bit of fiber and the omegas.
- Vanilla Extract: I love adding vanilla for the depth of flavor.
- Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in this recipe! I love to use wild blueberries that I keep frozen so they are always in season.
Substitutions & Variations
- To make these overnight oats gluten free, make sure you are using certified gluten free oats. Some of my favorite brands are Zego Oats or the Rolled Oats from Trader Joe’s.
- Toppings: Toppings are the total best part about oatmeal recipes. Add things like chopped walnuts or hazelnuts, or even pumpkin seeds if you are allergic to nuts. Try some homemade granola on top as well! Sprinkle in some mini chocolate chips or add other types of fruit like freshly chopped bananas or mango.
- Add in Cocoa Powder: Add in 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder to the oats and let them rest overnight for a chocolate variation!
- Add Extra Protein: Add in a tablespoon scoop of your favorite protein powder for an extra protein boost in the morning! Just make sure to add more plant milk as well, probably an extra 3 tablespoons.
- Add Nut Butters: Drizzle on a spoonful of your favorite nut butter or seed butter over top!
Instructions
Make sure to check out the recipe card below for the full recipe and ingredient list.
This is for a single serving of oats but you can easily double or triple the recipe for make overnight oats for the whole family!!
To begin, you need a container with a lid that you can seal this recipe inside. A mason jar is popular, but I typically use a glass bowl with a lid. Anything you have will work great.
- Stir the oats, dairy free milk, and yogurt together.
- Add the toppings: Blueberries, maple syrup, flax seeds, vanilla, and maybe a pinch of salt.
- Pop it in the fridge and wait! Place the container in the fridge, sealed, overnight (or at least 5 hours) to allow time for the oats to plump up.
You can enjoy these oats either cold, straight from the fridge, or warm them up! There is no wrong way to enjoy them.
How to Store
These oats are made to enjoy the next morning. I prefer to make up a fresh batch each night for the next day, however, you could prep a few days in advance if you need.
Meal Prep: To make enough overnight oats for the whole week, you can easily scale up this recipe and make either a big batch in a single container or make 5 individual glasses. Up to you!
Freezer: You can totally freeze overnight oats! Make up a big batch of the oats and plant milk and freeze them into individual containers for up to a month in advance.
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Equipment
- measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl
- mixing spoon
- Mason jar or other container with a lid
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats gluten free as needed
- ⅔ cup plant based milk
- Pinch salt
- ¼ cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons vegan yogurt
Instructions
- Make the overnight oats. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients. Making sure to stir well so all the oats are submerged in the liquid. Transfer to your storage container.
- Let rest and customize. Let the oats rest at least 5 hours, though overnight is best. Add any additional toppings to customize and enjoy!
Notes
- Substitutions & Variations
- To make these overnight oats gluten free, make sure you are using certified gluten free oats. Some of my favorite brands are Zego Oats or the Rolled Oats from Trader Joe’s.
- Toppings: Toppings are the total best part about oatmeal recipes. Add things like chopped walnuts or hazelnuts, or even pumpkin seeds if you are allergic to nuts. Try some homemade granola on top as well! Sprinkle in some mini chocolate chips or add other types of fruit like freshly chopped bananas or mango.
- Add in Cocoa Powder: Add in 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder to the oats and let them rest overnight for a chocolate variation!
- Add Extra Protein: Add in a tablespoon scoop of your favorite protein powder for an extra protein boost in the morning! Just make sure to add more plant milk as well, probably an extra 3 tablespoons.
- How to Store
- Meal Prep: To make enough overnight oats for the whole week, you can easily scale up this recipe and make either a big batch in a single container or make 5 individual glasses. Up to you!
- Freezer: You can totally freeze overnight oats! Make up a big batch of the oats and plant milk and freeze them into individual containers for up to a month in advance. Remove them from the freezer and pop them into the fridge the night before you want to enjoy them.
Nutrition
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