High Protein Berry Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Nutrition Snapshot
The creamy consistency from this overnight oats is from the blended cottage cheese. If you think you don’t love cottage cheese, you have to try this recipe. I promise you won’t taste it – it tastes just like cheesecake once you add maple syrup.
If you love this creamy cheesecake overnight oats recipe, you should try strawberry cheesecake overnight oats or cottage cheese protein pudding.
Why you will love this recipe
- Tastes like dessert for breakfast
- No cooking required
- 20 grams of protein
- No protein powder
- Meal prep friendly
- Great for on-the-go
- Easy to make
Ingredient highlights
- Cottage cheese – cottage cheese helps create such a creamy texture. It also makes this recipe high in protein.
- Maple syrup – naturally sweeten the oats with maple syrup. You could also use honey or your favorite liquid sweetener.
- Oats – use rolled oats (old fashioned oats) for the best texture. Don’t use steel cut oats.
- Chia Seeds – thicken the mixture and also add some fiber
- Mixed berries – use fresh or frozen berries
How to make berry cheesecake overnight oats
Start by blending the cottage cheese, milk and maple syrup in a food processor or blender until it’s smooth.
Add the oats and chia seeds to a 16 oz. jar. Top with the cottage cheese mixture and stir well until well incorporated.
Mash half the berries with a fork (if frozen, defrost first). Add mashed berries to the top of the oat mixture, mixing them in slightly.
Top with the remaining mixed berries and store in the fridge overnight.
Protein berry overnight oats variations
- Add mini chocolate chips
- Add toasted coconut flakes
- Add chopped pecans or slivered almonds
- Top with crushed graham crackers or granola
- Add lemon zest or orange zest
- Want to add more protein? Add collagen peptides or vanilla protein powder. Note, if you are using vegan protein powder, you will likely need to add more milk.
Common questions
Why blend the cottage cheese?
To give the overnight oats a creamy texture by blending the cottage cheese. If you don’t blend the cottage cheese, the texture of the overnight oats will be different.
Can you make this without cottage cheese?
You could substitute the cottage cheese with high fat Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese.
What if you want to make this dairy free?
To make this dairy free or vegan, use your favorite dairy free yogurt and add 1 serving vanilla protein powder (add more milk if needed).
Can you heat up cheesecake overnight oats
Although you could heat these up in the microwave or over the stove, the flavor of the cheesecake overnight oats is best served cold.
High Protein Berry Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup cottage cheese, I recommend 4%
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ⅓ cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup mixed berries, fresh or frozen
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, add the cottage cheese, dairy free milk and maple syrup. Blend until the cottage cheese is smooth.
- In a 16 oz container, add the rolled oats and chia seeds.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture over the rolled oats and stir well.
- If frozen, defrost the mixed berries. Mash the berries with a fork. Add of the mashed berries to the cheesecake oatmeal and stir them in. Top the oats with the remaining berries.
- Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge 2+ hours (typically overnight).
Notes
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- Add more milk or water if needed to get the consistency you love.
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- Cottage cheese can vary in flavor, using a low fat cottage cheese will be more tart than a full fat cottage cheese. If you are using fat-free cottage cheese, you may need to add an additional tablespoon of sweetener.
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- Great for meal prep. Make these up to 3 days in advance, store in an airtight container in the fridge.
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- If you don’t have fresh or frozen berries, you could also use your favorite jam or jelly.
Nutrition
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