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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Cherry Overnight Oats

    Published: Jun 14, 2021 . Modified: Feb 11, 2023 by Allie

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    Creamy cherry overnight oats with almond butter for busy mornings or to just be able to have a cold breakfast on warm days.  

    cherry overnight oats with cherries and yogurt

    This recipe uses frozen cherries to save your fresh ones for snacking.  Also, no need to pit frozen cherries and they can usually be found year-round in the frozen section at the grocery store. For more ways of using frozen fruit in overnight oats try mango overnight oats, raspberry overnight oats, strawberry overnight oats, blueberry cheesecake overnights, or overnight oats with frozen berries.

    Meal Prepping Overnight Oats

    If you’re meal-prepping overnight oats, I don’t recommend mixing multiple servings together and immediately portioning them off into individual containers.  Since the oats don’t have time to soak up the milk, sometimes the liquid-to-dry ratio can get messed up.

    Method 1:  If prepping multiple servings, add them all to a container with a lid and don’t portion out until the oats have soaked up most of the liquid.  Alternatively, just keep the servings in the container and scoop out your desired portion when ready to consume.

    ingredients for cherry overnight oats

    Method 2:  The assembly line method.  Line up your jars or containers, then just go down the line adding one ingredient to each jar.  Then go on to the next ingredient, adding it to each jar.  

    When thawing multiple servings of cherries at one time and using this method, I just try to estimate adding the thawed cherries and juice to each jar.  Having a little extra cherry juice in one jar won’t impact the liquid-to-dry ratio as much as the milk will.  Just don’t add all of the cherry juice to one container (unless you’re only making one serving) and you’ll be fine.

    Containers for Overnight Oats

    Your oats don’t have to be stored in jars, any container with a lid will work.  I use 16-ounce peanut butter jars; when we’re done with the peanut butter they get washed out and labels removed.  They work great for individual portion sizes and they come with a lid.  

    Substitutions

    • Maple syrup can be substituted with the sweetener of choice.  If you use granulated sugar and the oats come out a little thicker when you’re ready to consume, just add a splash of milk to thin them out.
    • Almond butter can be substituted with cashew butter.
    • I didn’t test it, but if you enjoy sunflower butter, it can probably be used instead of nut-based butter for a nut-free version.  Or you can just skip the almond butter.
    • If you can’t find frozen cherries or fresh cherries, preserves would work.  Preserves are more concentrated than fresh fruit, so start with ¼ cup of cherry preserves instead of ½ cup of cherries.  Since most preserves have added sweeteners, I would leave out the maple syrup or add sweetener to taste.
    • Fresh cherries can be used instead of frozen ones.  Pit and quarter the cherries before adding them to the oats.
    • Ground flaxseeds can be substituted with ground chia seeds or whole chia seeds.

    Tips

    • Since everyone has their own preference for sweetness, I suggest adding it to taste, starting with 1 teaspoon.  It will also depend on how sweet the cherries are.
    • If you prefer a thinner consistency, add a splash of dairy-free milk to thin out, or add dairy-free yogurt for a creamier texture.
    • To transform these into chocolate cherry overnight oats, add 2-3 teaspoons of cocoa powder and skip the lemon juice.
    • For even more cherry almond overnight oats flavor, add ⅛ teaspoon of almond extract.  A little goes a long way.  If you like the cherry/almond combination, I have a cherry nice cream recipe that also uses almond extract to bring out the cherry flavor.  
    • A ½ tablespoon of fresh lemon juice can be added to the overnight oats to help preserve the cherry color. Without the lemon juice, they will turn purple the longer they sit in the refrigerator.

    How to Make Overnight Oats with Cherries

    thawed cherries in a bowl

    Add your frozen cherries to a bowl and thaw in the refrigerator or use a microwave.  I smash the cherries with the back of a fork to have a small bite of cherry in every bite.  Sometimes they’ll squirt the juice, cupping your hand over the bowl while mashing the cherries will help.

    all of the ingredients for cherry oats mixed

    The bowl will catch the cherry juice from the thawed cherries: don’t discard that, it’s more cherry flavor.  Add the cherries, their juice, and the rest of the ingredients to a container and stir everything together until it’s combined.  Then you can store the oats covered in the refrigerator for around 3-4 days.

    thickened cherry overnight oats in a bowl

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    • Blueberry cheesecake overnight oats
    cherry overnight oats in a jar

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    cherry overnight oats with cherries and yogurt

    Cherry Overnight Oats


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    5 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Allie
    • Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
    • Yield: 1 serving 1x
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Creamy cherry overnight oats with almond butter for busy mornings or to just be able to have a cold breakfast on warm days.


    Ingredients

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    • ½ cup (45 g) old fashioned oats
    • ½ cup (118 mL) dairy-free milk
    • ½ cup (70 g) frozen sweet pitted cherries
    • 1 tablespoon (15 g) almond butter
    • 1 tablespoon (7 g) ground flax-seed
    • 1-2 teaspoon maple syrup
    • ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice, optional
    • ⅛ teaspoon almond extract, optional

     

    Toppings

    Dairy-free yogurt

    Vegan chocolate chips

    Cocoa nibs

    Sliced almonds

     


    Instructions

    1. Thaw the cherries in the refrigerator overnight or in the microwave.  If using the microwave, let them cool before adding to the rest of the ingredients.
    2. For smaller pieces of cherries in the overnight oats, smash the thawed cherries in a bowl with the back of a fork or in the individual containers.
    3. There will probably be cherry juice separating from the cherries, don’t discard it, add the juice to the oats with the cherries.
    4. To a jar or container with a lid add all of the ingredients (along with the excess cherry juice) and stir to combine.
    5. Store covered overnight or at least two hours to thicken up. 
    6. Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.

     

    Notes

    Add ½ tablespoon of lemon juice to help preserve the cherry color.

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • soaking overnight: 6 hours
    • Cook Time: 0 minutes
    • Category: breakfast
    • Method: no bake
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: cherry overnight oats, cherry almond overnight oats, overnight oats with cherries, chocolate cherry overnight oats

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    1. Joan

      July 11, 2022 at 9:55 pm

      Wow! So good, I've been enjoying them all week and will definitely make them again.

      ★★★★★

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      • Allie

        July 11, 2022 at 9:56 pm

        I'm so glad you've been enjoying the cherry overnight oats!

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