Breakfast recipe

Creamy Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats with Yoghurt and Chia

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Creamy blueberry lemon overnight oats with yogurt, chia, and a fresh crunchy topping for busy mornings.

490 min345 kcal2 base servingsQuickMake AheadFamily Friendly
ContainsGluten, Milk
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Focus ingredients: blueberries, lemon

Dietary fit: Vegetarian

Serving tip: Keep reserved fruit covered and chilled separately; apple, pear and banana may brown slightly. Cover and refrigerate at 0–5°C. Use within 24 hours of preparation or the earliest ingredient use-by limit. Transport in an insulated bag with an ice pack and keep chilled until eating. Use one 500ml pot per serving; leave lid space and use an extra container if needed. For larger households, mix in two-serving batches and allow the active preparation time for each batch.

Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 100g rolled oats
  • 230ml milk
  • 120g yogurt
  • 120g blueberries
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds

You'll also need

2l mixing bowl with cover for each two-serving batch, knife and chopping board, spoon and fork, kitchen scales and measuring jug, one 500ml lidded pot or bowl per serving, fine zester

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats cooking step 1: Get prepped.
    Step 1

    Prep the ingredients

    Use one 500ml covered pot per serving and a 2l covered mixing bowl for each batch of up to two servings. For larger households, divide all ingredients between batches first; in each step use that batch’s share of the displayed total amount. Rinse the blueberries and reserve 30g. Wash the lemon and measure 2g finely grated yellow zest, avoiding the white pith. Save the unused lemon for another meal.

  2. Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats cooking step 2: Start cooking.
    Step 2

    Mix the sauce

    Stir oats, 200ml milk, yoghurt, chia seeds and all the measured lemon zest in a lidded container for 1 minute.

    1 min
  3. Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats cooking step 3: Build the flavour.
    Step 3

    Build the flavour

    Fold in remaining 90g blueberries, cover and chill for at least 8 hours or overnight. Keep reserved berries refrigerated separately.

  4. Blueberry Lemon Overnight Oats cooking step 4: Bring it together.
    Step 4

    Finish and serve

    Stir, adding optional milk a little at a time up to 30ml if needed. Divide between the planned servings and add all reserved blueberries. Keep chilled until eating.