§03 · Breakfast · overnight-oats
Revised Jul 2026 · 1 revisionBerry Overnight Oats
Cold and creamy, gone purple from berries that bleed overnight and sweetened by dates that soften as they soak. Stir it together at night; it's spoonable by morning.
Ingredients
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- Rolled Oats 1 cup 80 g
- Frozen Blueberries ½ cup 74 g
- Peanut Butter 2 tbsp 32 g
- Ground Flaxseed 2 tbsp 14 g
- Medjool Dates 2 48 g
- Vanilla Extract ½ tsp 2.1 g
- Cinnamon ½ tsp 1.2 g
Method
- In a jar or bowl, stir together the 1 cup80 g rolled oats, 2 tbsp14 g ground flaxseed, ½ tsp1.2 g cinnamon, ½ tsp2.1 g vanilla, and 1 cup water. Add the 2 tbsp32 g peanut butter and stir it in loosely — a few streaks left to find the next morning are a good thing.
- Fold in the ½ cup74 g frozen blueberries and the 248 g chopped dates, then press everything down so the oats sit under the liquid.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight. The berries thaw and bleed purple, the dates soften into sweetness, and the oats drink up the water into something creamy and spoonable.
- Eat cold, or warm for a minute. Keeps 3 days.
Kids: mash the dates in first so the sweetness spreads evenly — no one picks around it.
Dietary
- free, with a caveat
- Tree nut free
- Peanut contains
- Soy free
- Sesame free
* Oats are naturally gluten-free but commonly cross-contaminated with wheat — buy certified gluten-free oats if you have celiac disease.
Nutrition
Vitamins & minerals
Change log · 1 revision
- 14 Jul 2026
FoundThe top overnight oats all get their creaminess and staying power from a spoon of nut butter or yogurt; ours was oats-and-water and leaned only on convenience.
ChangedStirred in peanut butter for richness and protein plus a little vanilla, and now press the oats under the liquid so the top sets soft, keeping chia out on purpose so it stays porridge, not pudding.
MVP field manual · overnight-oats