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Blueberry overnight oats

Published: Jul 22, 2016 · Modified: Mar 25, 2020 by Louisa Clements · This post may contain affiliate links

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Change the breakfast game with this healthy recipe for blueberry overnight oats that is vegan and can be made the night before for a quick grab-and-go breakfast.

Make breakfast the night before with this recipe for blueberry overnight oats. | livinglou.com

I am so bad at eating breakfast. I eat breakfast maybe once a week (if I’m lucky), but most of the time, it’s just a big, steaming cup of black coffee. Sure, weekends have decadent chocolate chip pancakes, but my everyday life does not usually include breakfast. My everyday life is also a lot less glamorous and isn’t filled with quite as many Instagram-worthy meals as you would think. But that’s real life, as much as everyone’s Instagram may portray lives that are filled with perfectly packaged (read: curated) moments, we all know that life isn’t exactly made up of filtered, shareable moments.

Yes there are definitely some magical laugh-until-you-cry, smile-so-big-your-cheeks-hurt moments, I think there are more things that happen that just make you pause and think ‘wait, did that really just happen?’. Also, sometimes I just like to sit on my couch and watch five episodes of UnREAL while eating not-so-healthy microwave popcorn – which is not Instagram-worthy at all.

Anyway, I can’t really remember where I was going with all of that, but let’s just say that my days start pretty early, usually between 5 and 5:30am – not by choice. And these early mornings do not include Instagram coffee photo-ops (of which I actually love) because I’m not one of those over-achievers who wakes up at 5am to “seize the day”.

Make breakfast the night before with this recipe for blueberry overnight oats. | livinglou.com

Most days I start work between 6:30 and 7am. So, I’m sure you can understand why I’ll gladly take a couple extra hours of sleep when I can, thank you very much. But, this recipe for blueberry overnight oats has kind of changed the breakfast game for me.  I still don’t tend to eat these overnight oats right when I wake up, but I’ll bring this to work with me for breakfast, and stash it in the fridge until I’m hungry.

So what’s the premise behind overnight oats? Basically, you combine the ingredients in the fridge and leave them overnight. The oats become creamy and all the flavours blend together for a satisfying, quick and healthy breakfast. I like to use blueberries in this recipes because a) they are in season and b) they hold up well in the fridge overnight (read: they don’t become soggy or mushy). I also don’t like to add any sugar to this recipe and instead I like using natural flavour enhancers instead like cinnamon (which is inherently sweet) and pure vanilla extract.

Blueberry overnight oats

Author: Louisa Clements
5 from 1 vote
Change the breakfast game with this healthy recipe for blueberry overnight oats that is vegan and can be made the night before for a quick grab-and-go breakfast.
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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 8 hours
8 hours
Total: 16 hours 5 minutes
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Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup whole oats
  • ⅓ cup blueberries
  • ¾ cup almond milk
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped nuts, almonds, walnuts etc.
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In a jar, combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Filed Under: 5 Ingredient Recipes, breakfast, easy, gluten free
Nutrition Facts
Blueberry overnight oats
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 246mg11%
Potassium 183mg5%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 257mg26%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is an estimate and is provided for informational purposes only. If you have any specific dietary concerns, please consult with your healthcare practitioner.

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  1. Heather

    August 15, 2016 at 8:58 am

    Perfectly easy delicious breakfast!
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    • Lou

      August 17, 2016 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you Heather! :)
      Reply
  2. Priya

    July 22, 2016 at 7:59 am

    So creamy - the cinnamon and vanilla make them so tasty!
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    • Lou

      August 17, 2016 at 7:50 pm

      Thank you Priya, the cinnamon and vanilla give them a natural sweetness!
      Reply

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