Berry Overnight Oats

Name: Berry Overnight Oats
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Rolled Oats; 1 cup Soy Milk; ½ cup Frozen Blueberries; 2 tbsp Peanut Butter; 2 tbsp Ground Flaxseed; 2 Medjool Dates, chopped; ½ tsp Vanilla Extract; ½ tsp Cinnamon

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.

Hands-on 5 min Total 5 min+ overnight chill Serves2 Ingredients8 Cost / Serv.$1.51 Calories431 Contains Peanut, Soy StatusStarter pick

Servings

2 servings

×1

Ingredients

Everything here is already in your pantry.

Rolled Oats 1 cup 80 g
Soy Milk 1 cup 243 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

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What swaps in

Rolled Oats: Quick oats softer and faster, with less chew
Soy Milk: Fortified soy milk same milk with added calcium, D and B12 — the trade is a longer ingredient listDairy milk 1:1; the closest match for protein and bodyOat milk creamier and sweeter, about a third the proteinAlmond milk thinner, with almost no protein
Frozen Blueberries: Fresh blueberries 1:1Frozen wild blueberries smaller, more intense
Peanut Butter: Almond butter 1:1, milderSunflower seed butter peanut-free
Medjool Dates: Deglet Noor dates smaller and drier; about 2 per Medjool, soaked first
Vanilla Extract: Vanilla bean paste 1:1

No close substitute for Ground Flaxseed and Cinnamon.

What you'll need

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 the 1 cup243 g soy milk. 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.
- Rolled Oats1 cup80 g(80 g)(1 cup)
- Ground Flaxseed2 tbsp14 g(14 g)(2 tbsp)
- Cinnamon½ tsp1.2 g(1.2 g)(½ tsp)
- Vanilla Extract½ tsp2.1 g(2.1 g)(½ tsp)
- Soy Milk1 cup243 g(243 g)(1 cup)
- Peanut Butter2 tbsp32 g(32 g)(2 tbsp)
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.
- Frozen Blueberries½ cup74 g(74 g)(½ cup)
- Medjool Dates, chopped248 g(48 g)(2)
Cover and refrigerate overnight. The berries thaw and bleed purple, the dates soften into sweetness, and the oats drink up the milk 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 contains
Sesame free

Nutrition

Per serving · makes 2

Calories431Protein17gCarbs59gFiber10gSugars22gFat16gSaturated Fat2.7gSodium19mg

Vitamins & minerals

Iron3.5mgCalcium86mgPotassium733mgMagnesium141mgZinc2.5mgFolate48µgVitamin C3.7mgVitamin B120.0µgOmega-3 (ALA)0.0g

Estimated from pantry data.

Change log · 2 revisions

12 Aug 2026

FoundEvery top-rated version soaks its oats in a milk; ours soaked them in water, and leaned on peanut butter to supply the richness that was missing as a result.

ChangedThe cup of water becomes a cup of soy milk. The peanut butter stays — it earns its place on flavour now rather than as compensation — so the bowl is creamier and carries a good deal more protein for the same five minutes at night.
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.

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