Blueberry Overnight Oats
Blueberries are in season now, so it’s irresistible to make blueberry overnight oats with the abundance of cheap & fresh blueberries at the supermarket.
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The basic overnight oats are sweetened with blueberry jam and topped with fresh blueberries. Simple and pretty in blue-purple accents.
In this recipe, blueberry jam is used instead of the usual maple syrup or honey to sweeten the overnight oats. Although the jam I used has no added sugar (see picture above), it is very sweet. So just sweeten the oats to taste with the jam as you normally would with a sweetener. To me, blueberry jam is ideal as it gives a nice colour to the oats, with small bits of blueberry pulp in it. And this is entirely for vanity sake – I mix half the overnight oats with blueberry jam so that the purple hue is more prominent, versus mixing in the jam in all the oats which result in a paler colour. Then layer normal oats with blueberry oats in a serving glass. Top the oats with fresh blueberries to indulge in summer blueberry bliss.
Blueberry Overnight Oats Recipe
In this recipe, the blueberry jam used to sweeten the oats can be substituted with maple syrup or honey.
The blueberry oats keeps well in a covered glass jug in the fridge for up to a week, making it ideal for meal prep.
If you like a more vibrant purple presentation for the oats (pictured above), mix half of the oats with blueberry jam. Layer plain oats and blueberry oats in serving glass. Before eating, stir the oats with a spoon to mix the blueberry jam evenly.
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup fresh blueberries for topping the oats
(A) Basic Overnight Oats
- 1/2 cup (50g) rolled oats
- 1/4 cup (65g) Greek or plain yoghurt
- 3/4 cup (100ml) unsweetened milk (soy or cow’s milk)
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp (no sugar added) blueberry jam to taste; reduce if eating low-carb
You Also Need:
- 1-2 mason jars with lid (or recycled cleaned jam or honey glass jar)
Directions:
In a glass jug, combine (A), stir to mix well or cover with lid and shake vigorously. Chill in the fridge over night (or at least 6 hours) and keeps up to a week. When ready to serve, top the oats with blueberries.