These are the best berry cheesecake overnight oats! They are so easy to make and taste like you are eating a delicious dessert for breakfast. You can make this oatmeal with the berries of your choice to give them the flavour you prefer, and this recipe can easily be made gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan too!
Berry season is my favourite food season because it means it's time for recipes like raspberry chia pudding, dairy-free blueberry cheesecake, berry lemonade smoothie, and the overnight oats I am sharing with you today. I can't wait for you to make them!
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Why you will love these oats:
- The flavour! This overnight oats recipe tastes like you are eating a delicious berry cheesecake!
- It's so quick and easy to make and only requires a few minutes of hands on time, just like the best protein baked oats.
- This no bake overnight oats recipe is healthy and refined sugar free and can easily be made gluten-free, dairy free and vegan too. It's also made without yogurt.
- This oatmeal is the perfect make ahead breakfast and besides being a great breakfast, they also also make a great snack or after workout meal.
If you love cheesecake you will also love strawberry cheesecake cookies and Snickers cheesecake overnight oats!
Ingredients and substitutions:
For the full ingredient list and exact measurements refer to the recipe card later in this post.
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- Rolled oats - I personally use sprouted, certified gluten-free oats that are glyphosate free.
- Cream cheese - this is what gives this oatmeal recipe that delicious cheesecake flavour. Be sure to use a plain cream cheese, and if you are dairy free or vegan use a dairy free or vegan cream cheese substitute.
- Milk - you can use any type of plain milk that you like for this recipe, but I do recommend using full fat milk. I use full fat coconut milk because of its rich, creamy sweet flavour.
- Berries - either fresh or frozen berries will work, and you can use any type of berry that you like. I like to use both raspberries and blueberries.
- Hemp seeds - also known as hemp hearts, these help add fiber, protein and omega-3 fatty acids to these easy overnight oats.
- Honey or maple syrup - either of these natural sweeteners can be used to sweeten these oats while keeping them refined sugar free.
- Graham cracker crumbs - these are used to emulate the graham cracker crust on a classic cheesecake.
Recipe variations and add ins:
- Change up the berries to give this oatmeal the flavour you prefer - you can use raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or blackberries, or a combination of berries.
- To make this recipe dairy-free: use a dairy free milk and dairy free cream cheese.
- To make gluten-free: use certified gluten free rolled oats and gluten free crushed graham crackers.
- To make this recipe refined sugar free: use graham crackers sweetened with coconut sugar.
- To make these oats high in protein: add a scoop of unflavoured protein powder, an extra tablespoon of hemp hearts and a scoop of collagen peptides.
- To make this recipe vegan: use a plant based milk and a vegan cream cheese.
- If you prefer your oats to be extra thick, add less water or add 1 tablespoon of white chia seeds or black chia seeds to this recipe.
How to make berry cheesecake overnight oats:
- Step 1: First, add all the ingredients, except for the berries and graham crackers to a blender or food processor.
- Step 2: Then blend everything until the cream cheese chunks are gone (this will only take a few seconds).
- Step 3: Now transfer the mixture to a bowl or jar and stir in the berries. Put the lid on the jar or bowl and refrigerate the oats for a minimum of 4 hours, or overnight.
- Step 4: Before serving, stir in the crushed graham crackers, then enjoy!
Top tips:
- You can either buy pre-crushed graham cracker crumbs, or crush the graham crackers yourself to make the crumbs - if you crush them yourself I recommend using a food processor to make your life even easier.
- Use a jar or bowl that has a lid to make these overnight oats, so that you can just grab them and go in the morning.
- Be sure to refrigerate these oats for at least 4 hours - if you don't let them sit for long enough the oats won't soften and absorb enough liquid so you will end up with hard, gritty oatmeal.
- Storage: store these oats in the fridge in an airtight jar or bowl with a lid overnight, or for up to 3 days. I don't recommend trying to freeze overnight oats.
Berry cheesecake overnight oats FAQs:
No, this recipe is not paleo. The paleo diet doesn't allow grains, and oatmeal is a grain.
No I don't recommend it. Quick oats are not ideal for overnight oats because they tend to get too soggy.
These oats get blended to remove the chunks of cream cheese. If you don't mind having cream cheese chunks you could just stir the ingredients together instead of blending them.
If you don't add enough liquid ingredients, or if you don't let your overnight oats refrigerate for long enough they won't turn out creamy like they should be and instead will be more dry, hard and gritty.
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Recipe
Berry Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4-1/2 cup warm water (depending on how thick you like your oats - for thicker, add less water)
- 2 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 cup raspberries or blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients, except the berries and graham crackers to a blender.
- Blend the ingredients until the cream cheese chunks are gone (this will only take a few seconds).
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl or jar and stir in the berries. Put the lid on the jar or bowl and refrigerate the oats for a minimum of 4 hours, or overnight.
- Before serving, stir in the crushed graham crackers. Then enjoy!
Notes
- You can use fresh or frozen berries to make this oatmeal.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.
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