Kefir Overnight Oats made with rolled oats, chia seeds, kefir, and peaches. A quick and easy high-fiber breakfast with taste and texture similar to Bircher Muesli served in Switzerland.
If you love kefir, you'll love kefir overnight oats!
Starting your day with a healthy, satisfying breakfast like kefir overnight oats will help keep mid-morning cravings at bay. And as for the probiotics and fiber, they work to help keep you regular - just saying. 😉
If your family prefers variety, make this along with chocolate or triple chocolate peanut butter overnight oats. Have chocolate one day and peaches and cream overnight oats the next!
Quick Look:
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 4+ hours in the fridge
- Servings: 1
- Flavor: fresh peach with a hint of cinnamon
- Best for: quick, healthy breakfast
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Why You'll Love Kefir Overnight Oats
- Quick and Easy No cooking, no baking. Can use fresh, frozen, or canned peaches.
- Simple Ingredients Oats, kefir, chia seeds, peaches, and a little bit of maple syrup.
- Meal Prep Make 3 at a time, store them refrigerated in an airtight container and breakfast is set for days.
- Healthy Recipe One serving contains 8 grams of fiber, 11 grams of protein, omega-3 fatty acids from chia seeds, probiotics from kefir, along with various vitamins and minerals.
Ingredient Notes
The main ingredients for this kefir overnight oats recipe are highlighted below. Milk and yogurt are listed as optional in the picture above. This is because milk and, or yogurt can be used in place of kefir. See the notes section in the recipe card below for details.
- Oats Use old fashioned oats, also known as rolled oats. Don't use quick or steel cut oats for this recipe.
- Kefir Adds a lovely amount of creaminess to overnight oats, and the vanilla flavor compliments peaches perfectly. If you don't love kefir but want the beneficial probiotics, use half milk and half kefir.
- Maple Syrup To add a touch more of natural sweetness to balance out the flavor of kefir.
- Chia Seeds Just enough to add creaminess, but not so much that the seeds take over.
- Peaches Use fresh, frozen, or roasted peaches If using fresh peaches, keep the skins on for the best texture and more fiber.
How to Kefir Overnight Oats with Peaches
- Cut peaches into small pieces. If using fresh peaches, leave the skins on.
- Add all ingredients to a jar with an airtight lid.
- Mix all ingredients together well. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (ideally overnight). *Level it up by adding a dash of cinnamon just before serving.
Dietitian Tip
With probiotics from kefir and fiber from oats, chia seeds, and peaches, this definitely qualifies as a gut-healthy recipe (in my opinion ;)). Just be sure to be drinking enough fluids, especially when you eat high fiber meals such as this.
📖 Recipe
Kefir Overnight Oats
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup vanilla kefir
- 2 teaspoon chia seeds
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup pure maple syrup
- ½ peach pit removed. skin on. use fresh or roasted peaches.
Instructions
- cut peach half into small, bite sized pieces.½ peach
- Add all ingredients to a jar with an airtight lid and stir well.½ cup rolled oats, ½ cup vanilla kefir, 2 tsp chia seeds, 2 tsp maple syrup, ½ peach
- Refrigerate (with the lid on) for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
Notes
- The texture and flavor of kefir overnight oats is very similar to the Bircher Muesli I was served in Switzerland. Thicker than you might expect, and not too sweet.
- Feel free to stir in a tablespoon of milk or additional kefir to thin it out before serving.
- Highly Recommend: level up the flavor by adding a dash of cinnamon just before serving.
- Can use one-half cup of milk and 2 tablespoons vanilla Greek yogurt instead of kefir.
- Can use fresh, frozen, or canned peaches. If using canned peaches, drain them first.
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