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Strawberry Chia Cottage Cheese Overnight Oat Parfait

Creamy vanilla cottage cheese layered with cinnamon overnight oats and a jammy strawberry-chia compote, topped with fresh raspberries and crunchy pumpkin seeds and walnuts.

Strawberry Chia Cottage Cheese Overnight Oat Parfait

Ingredients

  • 2 cups450 gCottage cheese, 2%
  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gMilk, 2%
  • 2 cups300 gFrozen strawberries, unsweetened
  • ½ oz20 gChia seeds
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • 1 cup125 gRaspberries
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrupdivided
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup40 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • ¼ cup chopped30 gWalnutschopped

Steps

  1. The night before, stir the oats, milk, cinnamon and half of the maple syrup together in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours, until the oats are soft and creamy.
  2. Also the night before, put the frozen strawberries in a bowl, cover and let them thaw in the fridge overnight.
  3. In the morning, mash the thawed strawberries and their juice with a fork, then stir in the chia seeds and lemon zest. Let the compote sit 10 minutes to thicken.
  4. While the compote thickens, stir the cottage cheese with the vanilla and the remaining half of the maple syrup until smooth and creamy.
  5. Mix the pumpkin seeds and walnuts in a small bowl for the crunchy topping.
  6. Set out 4 glasses. Spoon a quarter of the overnight oats into each glass, then top each with half of its share of the cottage cheese mixture.
  7. Add a quarter of the strawberry-chia compote to each glass, then finish each with the rest of its share of the cottage cheese mixture.
  8. Top each parfait with the raspberries and the pumpkin seed and walnut crunch, 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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