Thick, creamy, and packed with classic flavor, these Peanut Butter and Jam Overnight Oats are the perfect make-ahead breakfast. With a nostalgic PB&J combo and simple dairy-free ingredients, they help keep busy weekday mornings easy for moms.
"What a lovely recipe! Easy, simple, healthy, and totally yummy!"
-CHIHYU
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 4 hrs 5 mins
- 👪Serves: 2
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 490 kcals and 14 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Natural peanut butter, rolled oats, almond milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, and jam.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: These creamy PB&J overnight oats combine the nostalgic PB&J flavor with a quick, make-ahead breakfast that’s ready when you wake up.
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Take the guesswork out of busy mornings with these healthy pbj oats. Not only are they an easy make-ahead breakfast recipe, but the classic PB&J flavor makes them a hit with kids, too!
As a busy mom, I know the breakfast you’re most likely to eat is the one you can grab quickly. A little meal prep the night before can make all the difference. This recipe is even a reader favorite in my Rise and Chill Breakfast E-Book.
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- 💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- Flavor Variations
- How To Make Peanut Butter and Jam Overnight Oats
- The Best Liquid To Oats Ratio
- Important Teaching Tips
- Peanut Butter And Jam Overnight Oats FAQs
- More Overnight Oats Recipes You'll Love
- Peanut Butter and Jam Overnight Oats (Dairy-Free)
💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Flavor: A classic flavor combo in a new form, sticky peanut butter swirled with sweet jam, combined in a creamy breakfast.
Easy ingredients: All you need are 5 basic gluten-free pantry essentials for this dairy-free overnight oats recipe to come together.
Meal prep: Overnight oats are the ultimate meal prep breakfast recipe that you can make for the week for busy mornings.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Minimal ingredients, minimal fuss, great flavor, just like caramel applesauce overnight oats.
- Oats: Regular oats work best (in place of quick oats) so that they still have some integrity to them after soaking. Learn more about different types of oats and how to use them. Likewise, make sure to use gluten-free ones if you need them.
- Hemp Milk: Any plant-based milk will work. However, homemade hemp milk is what we use the most.
- Peanut butter: Natural peanut butter swirls into the oats best! The bottom of the jar of peanut butter (the hard part!) won’t mix as well. Personally, I use homemade, 2-ingredient peanut butter as it's creamiest.
- Jam: Use whatever you have in the fridge and switch up flavors when you need something fresh. Or, rock something like homemade pear jam or apricot thyme jam to switch up the flavors.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Nut-free: For a nut-free swap, use sunflower seed butter in place of peanut butter and make sure to use a nut-free milk.
High-protein: Bump up the protein in the overnight oats by adding in collagen powder, one of the cleanest protein sources, and great for kids. Learn more about what collagen powder is.
Toppings: Make your oats more dessert-style by adding Whole30 whipped cream or granola with cinnamon on top.
Chocolate peanut butter: Add a dose of rich chocolate by mixing in 1-2 teaspoons of raw cacao powder.
How To Make Peanut Butter and Jam Overnight Oats
Step 1: In a large bowl, mix together the chia seeds and oats. Add in the maple syrup and almond milk, mix well.
Step 2: Stir in the peanut butter until no clumps remain.
Step 3: Portion half of the oats into the bottom. Top the oats with half the jam and fill the remaining part of the jars with the rest of the oats.
Step 4: Finally, put the rest of the jam on top along and cover the jars with the lid and place them in the fridge overnight.
The Best Liquid To Oats Ratio
The ratio for liquid to oats in overnight oats recipes will always vary slightly depending on texture preference.
More liquid means a texture similar to traditional oatmeal. Whereas less liquid means a firmer mixture.
With the ratios in this recipe, you’ll have super thick, creamy, peanut butter and jelly overnight oats.
However, if you’d like overnight oats that are a bit less dense, you’ll want to add more milk (about half a cup).
Most recipes use a 1:2 ratio of oats to liquid.
Important Teaching Tips
These peanut butter and jelly oats are super thick; to thin them out, add ¼-½ more liquid.
If you dislike the “chewy” texture that comes with oats, add in ⅓ cup Greek yogurt (or dairy-free Greek yogurt) to the mixture and scale back on the milk a bit. This thickens the overnight oats, boosts the protein, and gives a creamier, richer texture. Either that or make my blended overnight oats recipe.
Store the overnight oats in jars in the fridge for up to 3 days. Make sure to store them without any toppings (aside from the jam) or the toppings end up a bit soggy.
Peanut Butter And Jam Overnight Oats FAQs
Overnight oats are made from whole grain oats, which are a great nutritional source. Adding in chia seeds also gives the recipe a boost of plant-based protein to keep you full between meals.
If you want your oats to come out creamy and not thick, make sure to use a 2:1 ratio of liquid to oats. Also, know that some ingredients like protein powder and chia seeds will absorb more liquid so you need to adjust for that.
Though overnight oats are typically enjoyed chilled, you can heat them if you want. Know that it will change the texture of the oats a bit, but they'll be delicious. Just make sure to heat them over very low heat, and you may need a splash more milk to get them going.
Any non-dairy milk can work to make overnight oats, with the exception of canned coconut milk. Canned coconut milk is very fat-based, and though it will make the oats rich and creamy, another milk is normally needed to thin it out a bit.
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Peanut Butter and Jam Overnight Oats (Dairy-Free)
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Equipment
- small mason jars
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rolled oats gluten-free if needed
- 2 tablespoons Chia seeds
- 3 tablespoons Peanut butter natural
- 1.5 cups Almond milk
- 1 tablespoon Real maple syrup
- 3 tbs Jam of preference
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the chia seeds and oats.
- Pour the maple syrup into the almond milk and whisk.
- Pour the almond milk into the oats and mix until combined.
- Finally, add in the peanut butter and stir until no peanut butter clumps remain.
- Grab two jars and portion half of the oats into the bottom. Top the oats with half the jam and fill the remaining part of the jars with the rest of the oats.
- Finally, put the rest of the jam on top along with any toppings you may want (crushed peanuts, chocolate chips etc). Cover the jars with the lid and place them in the fridge overnight (or for four hours).
Notes
- To make the oats nut-free, use Sun Butter in place of peanut butter and hemp milk instead of almond milk.
- Add a scoop of collagen powder to give the oats a protein boost.
- Rolled oats are better than quick oats as they hold their texture best. Quick oats become a bit mushy. And double-check that they're gluten-free if needed.
- These oats are super thick, to thin them out, add ¼-½ more liquid
- The oats will last three days in the fridge if in a sealed container
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Shelby S says
I love everything peanut butter and jam and these oats are great for busy mornings.
CHIHYU says
What a lovely recipe! Easy, simple, healthy, and totally yummy!
fitasamamabear says
Yuppers- it's the best combo ever!