Kefir Overnight Oats

If you've never tried overnight oats before, you're in for a treat! These kefir overnight oats are packed with nutrition, a little peanut butter for extra protein, and fresh berries to top it all off. And once you learn how to make overnight oats (don't worry—it's simple!) you might just be forever converted. 😉

"This is my go-to breakfast and take to work lunch. Quick, easy, filling, healthy, and cheap… not often you can find all these qualities in one dish!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Brad, One Happy Dish reader

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I'm a gigantic oatmeal fan—so much so, in fact, that it is my breakfast about 90% of the time. It's easy, filling and super nutritious if you top it with superfoods like nuts and berries. And if you like yogurt or kefir, I think you're going to love this kefir overnight oats recipe.

Why you'll love these kefir overnight oats

This simple recipe is full of fresh flavor from the blueberries, and it's easy to customize with your favorite toppings and sweetness level. The best part of all? These overnight oats take just five minutes of prep time the night before, and they're ready to eat in the morning. What could be easier? ♥️

🌿 Ingredients

Most of the ingredients above are optional. Just make sure you grab some old fashioned oats and your favorite kefir (found in the dairy section) and you're good to go.

Note: This recipe is naturally gluten free as written, but If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, make sure to use certified gluten free oats to avoid cross contamination issues.

Here are some additional ingredient notes:

• Oats - old-fashioned oats work best for overnight oats (quick cooking oats tend to be too mushy); you can use steel cut oats if you'd like, but note that the texture will be much chewier
• Kefir - I like using vanilla kefir, but plain works as well and you can adjust the sweetness with extra honey or maple syrup if needed; or, substitute half yogurt and half milk for the kefir
• Blueberries - substitute sliced strawberries, banana, apples or your other favorite fruit (or use more than one!)
• Peanut butter - you can also use almond butter or cashew butter
• Chia seeds - substitute ground flax seeds or flax meal
• Cinnamon, cardamom, sea salt - feel free to leave any of these out if you don't have them on hand

See recipe card below for exact quantities.

📝 Instructions

Step 1: Place the oats, spices, seeds and milk in a small jar and mix to combine with a spoon.

I used a glass working jar as shown here, but a pint-sized Mason jar would work perfectly too.

Step 2: Mix in the peanut or almond butter if you're using some, just enough to create some swirls in your oats. Then, wash and add some fresh berries on top of your oats, place the lid on your jar and refrigerate overnight or for up to 4 days.

In the morning, mix the fresh berries in a little, top with honey or maple syrup if desired, and enjoy! (There is no need to cook or warm the oats, unless you'd like to heat them a little on the stove or in the microwave.)

🎉 Top tip

Don't be afraid to try new toppings to make your own perfect overnight oatmeal recipe. You can't go wrong, and it's fun to try new flavors along the way to mix things up and have an amazing breakfast waiting to greet you in the morning.

🍲 Related recipes

If you love cool breakfast treats in the morning like this one, you should also try these overnight oats with peanut butter, these high protein overnight oats, this fruit and yogurt parfait or this blueberry kefir smoothie. Or for a warm oatmeal option, try this blueberry oatmeal.

Enjoy!