Strawberry cheesecake overnight oats

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword cheesecake oats, cream cheese oats, make ahead breakfast, strawberry overnight oats

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings 1 serving

Oats soaked with yogurt, cream cheese, strawberries and lemon, finished with graham cracker crumbs and jam. Tastes like cheesecake, eats like breakfast.

Ingredients

⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
½ cup heaping rolled oats
⅔ cup unsweetened milk of choice
1 tablespoon chia seeds or ground flax meal
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
0-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
¼ cup chopped fresh strawberries
3 tablespoons softened cream cheese
Zest and juice of ½ lemon
Crumbled graham cracker crumbs (optional, for serving)
Strawberry jam (optional, for serving)

Directions

Stir all the ingredients together in a medium bowl, then spoon into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Close the jar and chill for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
Right before serving, add more strawberries, graham cracker crumbs, and strawberry jam if you like.

Notes

With fresh fruit, eat within three days. Safety: cream cheese and yogurt, keep at 40 F or below; no honey for babies under 1.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for the whole recipe (1 serving); ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt counted as nonfat Greek yogurt, ⅔ cup unsweetened milk of choice counted as whole milk, chia seeds or ground flax meal (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.