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Cherry Vanilla Overnight Oats with Walnut Crunch

Thick, creamy vanilla oats soaked in water with chia seeds, layered with juicy cherries and a tangy kefir topping, finished with crunchy walnuts.

Cherry Vanilla Overnight Oats with Walnut Crunch

Ingredients

  • 3 cups240 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2⅓ cups560 gWatercold
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • 1 oz24 gChia seeds
  • 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • 2 cups pitted300 gSweet cherrieshalved
  • 1 cup150 gBlueberries
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • ⅓ cup chopped40 gWalnutschopped

Steps

  1. Halve the cherries and chop the walnuts; keep the cherries covered in the fridge and the walnuts in the pantry until morning.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the cold water, half of the kefir, the vanilla, the maple syrup, the cinnamon and the salt until smooth.
  3. Stir in the oats and the chia seeds until no dry pockets remain.
  4. In a small bowl, mash half of the cherries with a fork and stir them into the oat mixture for a pink, fruity base.
  5. Divide the oat mixture among 4 jars, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
  6. In the morning, stir the lemon zest into the remaining half of the kefir to make the lemon kefir.
  7. Top each jar with the lemon kefir, the remaining half of the cherries, the blueberries and the walnuts, and serve cold.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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