Cheesecake Overnight Oats

Cheesecake Overnight Oats with two flavor variations! Peanut Butter Cheesecake and Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats are packed with nutritious ingredients and lots of protein!

Cheesecake Overnight Oats

During college, I was all about quick and easy breakfasts. I rarely (if ever) had time to make a breakfast “meal” on the weekdays.

It was during those crazy college years that I discovered overnight oats. They seriously changed my college life. I began to make overnight oats every single night. I would stick them in my backpack to eat during my first class or somewhere on campus while I was studying.

They were the perfect breakfast: super quick, very filling, and completely convenient!

Cheesecake Overnight Oats ingredients

• Milk. Whatever milk you enjoy will work great in these cheesecake overnight oats. We prefer to use unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
• Oats. The type of oats you use matters; we like old–fashioned oats the best. Steel cut oats don’t soften as well and quick oats become mushy.
• Maple syrup. This is my favorite sweetener to add to overnight oats.
  • Depending on how sweet you like your breakfast, you can scale the amount added into the oats up or down. I’d recommend at least 1 tablespoon and up to 2 tablespoons for a sweeter breakfast. Liquid stevia (1/4 teaspoon) can be used in place of maple syrup.
• Vanilla. Vanilla adds a nice flavor to the oats. It’s not entirely necessary, so don’t worry if you don’t have any to add.
• Salt. Salt helps intensify flavors and balance all the ingredients in these Cheesecake Overnight Oats.
• Honey Vanilla Greek Yogurt. Along with the cream cheese, the Greek yogurt adds that classic cheesecake “tang.” Our favorite yogurt to use in these overnight oats is Honey Vanilla Greek yogurt (made by Greek Gods®; not sponsored). Whatever yogurt you choose to use, make sure you like it plain or you likely won’t love it in these oats.
• Cream cheese. Cream cheese is essential for a cheesecake, so of course it’s necessary in these overnight oats! Cream cheese is popular in keto and low carb diets because it adds fats and protein to recipes. I find using a cream cheese spread is more convenient and easy to use in these oats. Plus, you’ve got some leftover for bagels.

Toppings

• Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats: We add peanut butter to the base. I also like to top the oats in the morning with an additional swirl or spoonful of peanut butter. Another fun topping idea is miniature chocolate chips.
  • If you opt to use PB2® instead of peanut butter, you’ll likely want to increase the liquid as well. PB2 absorbs a great deal more liquid than regular peanut butter.
• Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats: We leave out the peanut butter and stir in chopped strawberries. In the morning, I also like to top the oats with additional strawberries. For other fun topping ideas, try some coarsely chopped white chocolate and/or a broken graham cracker.

Recipe notes

• Overnight oats are eaten cold in the morning. As they soak overnight, they become soft, luscious, and creamy, with a pudding-like consistency from the soft and chewy oats.
• You can make overnight oats in the morning to enjoy. I actually prefer them this way! Nowadays, I usually make them first thing when I wake up, then I go work out, and enjoy them when I’m done. (So they’ve sat about 30-45 minutes.)
• For Strawberry Overnight Oats, make sure to use sweet, ripe strawberries. If the berries are overripe or breaking down, they can give the overnight oats an off (even moldy) flavor after sitting overnight.
• Use room-temperature cream cheese. To avoid chunks in your oats, set out the cream cheese for sufficient time to get to room temperature before using. (Here are some tips to getting the cream cheese to room temperature quickly).
• Make them thicker. I’m obsessed with creamy oatmeal — the creamier the better! I’d say these overnight oats are fairly creamy (even after thickening overnight). If you’d like them thicker, add in 1-2 tablespoons chia seeds.

Other on-the-go breakfast recipes

• Granola Bars with miniature chocolate chips
• Peanut Butter Overnight Oats tastes like a Reese’s cup!
• Chocolate Banana Muffins with Greek yogurt
• Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies reader favorite recipe
• Chocolate Muffins bakery style

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Cheesecake Overnight Oats

By Chelsea Lords

Try cheesecake overnight oats in two delightful flavors: peanut butter and strawberry. Packed with nutritious ingredients and high in protein, these oats make for a delicious breakfast!

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Chilling Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 serving

Equipment

• small bowl

Ingredients 

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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats

• ▢ 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
• ▢ 3 tablespoons cream cheese room temperature
• ▢ 1/16 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or your preferred milk
• ▢ 1/3 cup vanilla Greek Yogurt
• ▢ 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats see note 1
• ▢ 2 tablespoons maple syrup see note 2
• ▢ Mini chocolate chips optional

Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats

• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
• ▢ 3 tablespoons cream cheese room temperature
• ▢ 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or your preferred milk
• ▢ 1/3 cup vanilla Greek Yogurt
• ▢ 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats see note 1
• ▢ 2 tablespoons maple syrup see note 2
• ▢ 1/4 cup finely chopped strawberries
• ▢ Toppings as desired see note 3

Instructions 

• To make the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnights Oats, place the peanut butter, vanilla extract, soft cream cheese, salt, almond milk, yogurt, old-fashioned oats, and maple syrup in a small bowl, jar, or plastic container. Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated. It can take some time and patience to make sure the cream cheese is sufficiently mixed in. Taste the mixture and add any additional maple syrup if desired.
• To make the Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats, place the vanilla extract, soft cream cheese, salt, almond milk, yogurt, old-fashioned oats, and maple syrup in a small bowl, jar, or plastic container. Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated. It can take some time and patience to make sure the cream cheese is sufficiently mixed in. Taste the mixture and add any additional maple syrup if desired. Gently mix in the coarsely chopped strawberries.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight, or until thickened and cool. Sometimes, I make them in the morning and let them chill while I get ready—they're delicious even after just 30 minutes in the fridge!
• Enjoy these softened oats, cold and straight out of the fridge, garnished with any optional toppings as desired.

Recipe Notes

Note 1: These overnight oats are intended to be quite creamy. If you'd prefer them thicker, add a few tablespoons of additional oats or 1–2 tablespoons chia seeds.

Note 2: Adjust the maple syrup to your taste—you might even choose to skip sweeteners altogether! I prefer 2 tablespoons in these oats, but you can also use 1/4 teaspoon of liquid stevia drops for a zero-calorie option.

Note 3: I love to top these oats with additional fresh strawberries, 1/2 tablespoon coarsely chopped white chocolate, and 1 tablespoon broken up graham cracker.

Nutrition: The nutritional information is for the strawberry cheesecake version. There are 537 calories in the peanut butter cheesecake overnight oats.

Storage: Store overnight oats in the fridge for up to 3 days.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 12.3g | Fat: 21.7g | Cholesterol: 56.3mg | Sodium: 298.7mg | Sugar: 29.6g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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