Today, I’ve got another delicious but super simple overnight oats recipe. My strawberry overnight oats are basic but seriously so delicious when strawberries are in season. Plus, you can also use frozen strawberries when they’re not in season!
Overnight oats will forever be one of my favourite breakfasts as they’re packed with fibre, protein plus tons of other nutrients and they’re just so easy to make and eat on the go. I’m currently on maternity leave and I love making them the night before to eat in the morning. I can even eat them while holding or nursing my baby, hard to beat the convenience in the trenches of postpartum.
These strawberry overnight oats are one of my more simple oats recipes but if you’ve got good tasting strawberries in the fridge, these are honestly one of my favourites. The strawberry flavour just shines through and is so refreshing and summery.
If you’d like some other overnight oats recipes to try, check out my coconut cream pie overnight oats or my raspberry cheesecake overnight oats. For another summer seasonal oats recipe, try my black forest overnight oats, packed full of amazing cherry flavour!
Can I Use Frozen Strawberries?
Yes, I have multiple times. However, if you prefer your oats a little stiffer, reduce the milk by 1 tbsp if using frozen strawberries as they release more water. I don’t typically do this, it just depends on your preferences.
Why I Love Overnight Oats
- Super simple and quick to make. Only takes about 5 minutes.
- Easy to grab out of the fridge in the morning and take with me to work.
- Easy to eat when I’m busy at work. I can have a couple bites while I’m going over patient’s imaging at my desk and then come back to it later.
- Adding to the previous reason, when I take 3-4 hours to eat my oats throughout the morning, they taste good straight out of the fridge and once they’ve warmed up to room temperature. Perfect breakfast when you don’t actually get a proper break to eat. While some people may say I could eat before work, I don’t care to get up earlier in the morning and I’m never hungry until I’ve been up for 1-2 hours. I know many other people have the same problem.
- They are super healthy and easy to add various toppings too like berries for added nutrition.
- There are a million different flavour combinations. Believe me, I’ve got about 30 different recipes written down that I need to test. This is important to me because I find I get bored of foods quick. If I can eat a different flavour every day of the week, I’m likely not going to get bored.
Benefits of Oats
- Oats are a great source of fibre, mostly soluble fibre which helps slow down digestion and keeps you feeling full longer. The type of soluble fibre also aids gut health by supporting healthy gut bacteria. This can help reduce inflammation and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
- While many people say oats have no protein and aren’t a good thing to eat due to this, we seem to be a very protein obsessed culture currently, this isn’t actually true. While oats aren’t a high source of protein, they do contain about 4g per serving and include a good balance of essential amino acids. This is still important as you do need all of the essential amino acids in your diet, not just some of them.
- Oats are also high in iron, an essential mineral that many people don’t get enough, especially women. Iron is essential for making hemoglobin which is how your body carries oxygen throughout your body.
- As well as iron, oats are also a good source of other trace minerals like manganese, copper and phosphorus. These all aid your body in various tasks like bone building, collagen forming, creating red blood cells, etc. These are just a few of the benefits of eating oats and a few of the reasons I love them so much. If you’d like more information, check out https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325078/ or https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/oats/.
Making These Strawberry Overnight Oats Gluten Free
Making this recipe gluten free is super simple, all you need to do is ensure your oats are certified gluten free. That’s it!
As a side note, if making anything gluten free for someone with an allergy, ensure you thoroughly wash any equipment, jars or utensils. Any contact with flour may trigger an allergy. I like to say any baking I do in my own home is gluten friendly as I am using flour often and cannot guarantee there’s been no cross contamination.
Baking Tips
- For best results, once you’ve mixed everything together, let rest in the fridge overnight for at least 6 hours. This helps the oats get nice and soft and gives you a creamier consistency.
- If using frozen strawberries, it may be a little more liquidy, reduce milk by 1 tbsp if you want to avoid this.
- I create my recipes based off weights so I recommend measuring by weights if you own a scale. It’s actually so much easier and makes for much less cleanup. I wish I had baked by weight from the beginning, I could never go back now.
More Easy Breakfast Recipes
Today’s song is by an amazing band who has so many amazing songs. I love listening to them when I’m cleaning or in the kitchen and here’s one of my faves! Here’s The Lion The Beast The Beat by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Happy Baking!! **Disclaimer: Liv’s Little Muffins owns no rights to this song.
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Simple Strawberry Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (75g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup (75g) unsweetened oat milk (or any milk)
- 1 tbsp (20g) maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (60g) rolled oats
- 1/2 tbsp (5g) chia seeds
- 1/2 cup (75g) chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen) *see notes
Instructions
- In a small jar or container, that's at least 250mL, add your yogurt, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add in the oats and chia seeds and stir until well combined. Add in the strawberries and again stir until well combined.
- Seal the container or jar and store in the fridge for at least 6 hours and enjoy!
Good morning, Olivia ☀️. How are you? I’m fine. Today I tried simple strawberry overnight oats 🍓 that I made. Mmmmmm 👌! It turned out very delicious 😋, well-flavored, healthy, comforting ☺️, pleasant 😁, and heavenly 😇. I loved it 🥰. I send you warm greetings 😊.
Thank you Ana for the lovely review. I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!