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My overnight oats with frozen fruit is the type of recipe you’ll make again and again. Use any of your favorite frozen fruits in this recipe- frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, frozen strawberries, frozen peaches, or a mix! You’ll love this delicious and easy meal prep recipe for a no-cook breakfast on busy mornings. Plus, this recipe for overnight oats with frozen berries and yogurt is packed with protein and fiber.
A huge benefit of using frozen fruit in recipes is that you can use fruit that is not in season. Want some blueberry overnight oats in the middle of a snowy January? You can get that fresh summer flavor in the middle of winter when you use frozen fruit!
Additionally, frozen berries are one of the least expensive ways to have berries. If you go berry picking over the summer, you may already have frozen berries waiting for you in the freezer. Otherwise, store-bought frozen berries are one of the cheapest ways to get berries in your diet, and they work really well here. Enjoy!
⭐ Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you need to make a delicious breakfast of overnight oats:
- 5-7 ounces frozen fruit (140-200g; do not thaw them)
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats (plain instant oats will also work here)
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup milk
- Pinch of lemon zest (optional)
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One more item you’ll need is a wide mouth pint size mason jar. Pint canning jars are the perfect size for many overnight oats recipes. I love that they have lids to protect the oats while they soak in the fridge overnight.
I highly recommend using vanilla Greek yogurt (or another flavored yogurt) in this recipe. Otherwise, your oats may not be sweet enough.
➕ How to Make Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit
Combine the oats, yogurt, milk, and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix well to thoroughly combine. Put half of this oat mixture into the bottom of a wide-mouth pint canning jar.
Chop the frozen fruit (if it is in large pieces) and layer half of it on top of the oats in the jar. Add the rest of the oat mixture to the jar, followed by the rest of the frozen fruit.
Put the lid on the jar and refrigerate overnight. It will be ready for you to enjoy in the morning!
You can make a few of these at once for a breakfast meal prep. They keep for 2-4 days in the fridge. Add any additional toppings (such as coconut or peanut butter) right before eating.
🫐 Do frozen fruits contain less vitamins than fresh fruits?
Frozen fruit is not necessarily less nutritious than fresh fruit. I think it is a good idea to include a mix of frozen and fresh fruit in the diet. Each offers advantages and disadvantages in terms of availability, price, and nutrition.
Certain vitamins are more sensitive to heat, light, and/or oxygen than others. Fruit is often frozen soon after picking. Fresh fruit that has been stored for a long period (particularly if stored in suboptimal conditions) may actually have experienced more severe nutrient degradation than its frozen counterparts.
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Overnight Oats with Frozen Fruit Recipe (Use Any Fruit!)
Ingredients
- 5-7 ounces frozen fruit (140-200g)
- ½ cup rolled oatmeal, dry
- ½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 pinch lemon zest (optional)
Instructions
- Combine the oats, yogurt, milk, and lemon zest in a bowl. Mix well to thoroughly combine. Put half of this oat mixture into the bottom of a wide-mouth pint canning jar.
- Chop the frozen fruit if it is in large pieces and layer half of it on top of the oats in the jar. Add the rest of the oat mixture to the jar, followed by the rest of the frozen fruit.
- Put the lid on the jar and refrigerate overnight. It will be ready for you to enjoy in the morning!
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Notes
💭 Expert Tips from Dietitian Summer Yule
This is a level 1 recipe (may help support fat loss). For most healthy people, it’s fine to enjoy overnight oats every morning if you’d like. To keep things interesting, use a variety of different fruits, nuts, seeds (like chia seeds), and other mix-ins with your oats. This will provide you with a broader range of nutrients and help prevent breakfast from getting boring. I’d also recommend making sure to include a source of protein with your oats. While nuts and seeds do provide some protein, Greek yogurt and skyr have higher protein density (protein per calorie). That said, I know I’d rather have different things for breakfast sometimes. Baked oatmeal, frittatas, and omelets are other popular healthy meal ideas for breakfast. To make this overnight oats recipe vegan, substitute the milk and yogurt for non-dairy alternatives. Since the dairy products here are the main protein sources in the recipe, I recommend finding protein-rich dairy free substitutes. Nutrition information is for one serving of the recipe, and will vary depending on the specific ingredients you use.
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All recipes on this website may or may not be appropriate for you, depending on your medical needs and personal preferences. Consult with a registered dietitian or your physician if you need help determining the dietary pattern that may be best for you.
The nutrition information is an estimate provided as a courtesy. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use. Calorie information on food labels may be inaccurate, so please don’t sweat the numbers too much.
“To taste” means to your preferences, which may have to be visual to follow food safety rules. Please don’t eat undercooked food x
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👨🍳 More Recipes for Overnight Oats
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👩🍳 Other Oatmeal Recipes
Oatmeal is great hot or cold! Here are a few of my favorite baked oatmeal recipes to try:
- Baked Oats with Egg White
- Low Calorie Baked Oats Recipe – No Added Sugar!
- Air Fryer Oatmeal
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Hello! I’m Summer, a registered dietitian and home chef who loves to cook, eat, and create recipes for you! Every recipe on this site has been tested by me to help ensure your success in the kitchen. All eaters are welcome here 🙂
Blueberries, Summer, yes! Far too luscious than any superfood has any business being. Is humanity sure it got this whole “blueberries as a superfood” thing right? It’s not supposed to work this way!
Oh, count me as a fan of your recent oat-centered recipes. Reminds me of an exchange I heard of once, dating all the way back to the 18th century:
Two men are at a party, and the Englishman observes:
“It’s interesting to note, in England we feed oats to horses, whereas in Scotland, people eat them.”
“Aye,” his Scottish friend relies, “and everyone knows, if you seek the best horses, you go to England. If you’re after the best people, you look to Scotland.”
Not taking sides, as my ancestors came from both counties, but it is an amusing snippet of oat-related lore.
I’ve never heard that tale before, but I like it!
I’m lucky to have a lot of oats on hand from a big Costco purchase (made before all of this happened). I’m glad you like this sort of post, since I’m having quite a lot of oatmeal for breakfast lately! At least it’s easy to keep the dishes varied 🙂
Though many have success with it, I know I’d have difficultly with a low-carb diet. I eat far too much fruit, dairy, and oats! I hope you’re having a nice week so far.
Blueberries, orange juice and lavender are a very unique and original combination! Thanks for posting this recipe! I’ve made lavender ice cream with fresh lavender and it went great with strawberries.
Glad you liked it! The combination of strawberries and lavender sounds *amazing*! I need to try that sometime.