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Maple Kefir Overnight Oat Parfait with Walnuts

Tangy kefir-soaked oats layered with crisp cinnamon apples, creamy yogurt and crunchy maple walnuts for a cool, chewy-crisp breakfast.

Maple Kefir Overnight Oat Parfait with Walnuts

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1½ cups (350 ml)360 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • ½ oz20 gChia seeds
  • 2 tbsp40 gMaple syrupdivided
  • 1½ tsp4 gGround cinnamondivided
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • 1⅔ cups400 gPlain yogurt, low-fat
  • 2 medium360 gApplefinely diced
  • 2 tsp10 gLemon juice
  • ½ cup chopped60 gWalnutsroughly chopped
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. The night before, stir the oats, kefir, chia seeds, half of the maple syrup, half of the cinnamon, the vanilla and the salt together in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours, until the oats and chia seeds are soft and thick.
  2. In the morning, toss the diced apple with the lemon juice and the remaining half of the cinnamon in a bowl.
  3. In a small bowl, toss the chopped walnuts with the remaining half of the maple syrup until coated.
  4. Stir the plain yogurt until smooth.
  5. Divide half of the soaked kefir oats among 4 glasses, then top with half of the plain yogurt and half of the cinnamon apples.
  6. Repeat with the remaining half of the kefir oats, the remaining half of the plain yogurt and the remaining half of the cinnamon apples.
  7. Scatter the maple walnuts over each glass and serve right away.

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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