Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait

Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait

Today we are making a Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait! This is another healthy overnight oats and chia pudding recipe (there’s been quite a few that went up this month!) because it’s a popular, easy and delicious breakfast (and my personal favorite). This specific recipe is an infusion of tart blackberry, nutty almond and creamy coconut flavor, packed with lots of nutrition in the key ingredients of oats, chia seeds, blackberries, coconut milk and coconut. This includes fiber, healthy carbs, protein, healthy fats and antioxidants from the blackberries.

It’s a quick overnight recipe, so you can grab an empty mason jar to make this in to leave overnight. You can also leave this in the fridge for 20 minutes to eat it the same day! Top it with all your favorite toppings, or use raspberries along with blackberries for even more of the tart and sweet juice from the berries.

It’s a great way to get in a filling breakfast, the perfect meal for busy mornings, hassle-free and a healthy breakfast with lots of health benefits that you can meal prep in a large batch for the whole family!

Why You’ll Love This Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait

Textures: This simple recipe has all the good stuff. Crunchy shredded coconut, roasted almond butter and juicy blackberries in a creamy pudding! It makes for an awesome texture combination. Varying textures in food is what makes it appealing (like when companies market food)! For example, Oreos have a creamy center and a crunchy cookie – the texture contrast is a part of what keeps us coming back to it!

Easy Breakfast: Making overnight oats is an easy way to prepare breakfast in advance, making them a convenient breakfast option. By soaking the oats overnight, you can have a ready-to-eat parfait in the morning, saving you time and effort!

Substitutions

Chia Seeds: Chia seeds fluff up when they absorb water, unlike other types of seeds like pumpkin seeds or hemp seeds. These work the best here, so I do not recommend any other substitution.

Blackberries: Blackberry coconut flavor makes for a delicious recipe. You can substitute any mixed berries instead.

Milk: Use any plant-based milk as a substitute. I prefer full-fat, canned coconut milk for this recipe, because of the creaminess it provides due to the higher fat content like whole milk has. However, oat milk, cashew milk or almond milk works great too. Soy milk is another option for a recipe higher in protein.

Oats: Use dry quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats. If you have a gluten allergy, be sure to choose certified gluten-free oats to avoid cross contamination.

Almond Butter: This makes the recipe creamy and adds healthy fats. You can omit, or substitute with cashew butter or another neutral nut butter. I don’t recommend peanut butter, because the peanut flavor is not as subtle as almond butter or cashew butter.

Shredded Coconut: Shredded coconut makes this recipe even more coconut-ty! You can omit this if needed.

Pure Maple Syrup: This isn’t the Aunt Jemima pancake syrup! The only ingredient on a bottle of pure maple syrup should be just that – maple syrup. Substitute with another liquid sweetener, such as agave nectar.

Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait Notes

• Frozen blackberries will not taste as good as fresh blackberries in this recipe. I find that frozen berries are not as tart. Also, because they’re frozen, mixing them into this recipe freezes the milk when you add the frozen berries in. This makes it hard to properly mix together all the ingredients.
• To make this into a yogurt parfait, put some plain vegan yogurt (my favorite brand is Silk oat yogurt) at the bottom of the jars and mash in some fresh blackberries. Make the chia pudding and pour it on top of the yogurt base, then refrigerate it all together for the next morning! This makes a blackberry yogurt base with chia pudding on top.
• Top with fresh fruit, flax seeds or crunchy granola for more flavor! Adding a fresh banana to top gives a more tropical flavor of coconut-banana with berries, and makes for an even more filling breakfast.

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If you make this Blackberry Coconut Overnight Oats Parfait, then leave a comment and star rating! Don’t forget to tag your photos @peanut_palate on Instagram. Enjoy!