Blended Bircher Overnight Oats

These Blended Bircher Overnight Oats are a gooey, smooth twist on the classic Swiss breakfast: Bircher Muesli. Made with yogurt, nut butter and natural apple juice, they are a dense, filling breakfast that tastes like creamy apple custard, but is actually very nutritious. Best of all, they only take 10 minutes to prepare and can be made up to 4 days in advance – perfect for meal prep.

Blended Bircher Oats

This recipe is inspired by the healthy and classic Swiss breakfast: Bircher Muesli. Originally created by Dr. Bircher-Benner in the early 1900s at a sanatorium in Switzerland, it was intended to be eaten with every meal to aid digestion and boost overall health from good nutrition. The combination of apple, yogurt, nuts and lemon is balanced and delicious.

Now I LOVE to blend overnight oats – it’s such an easy and fun way to make them taste even more like dessert. Oats are a perfect blank canvas for breakfast puddings, plus they’re affordable and easy to prepare. I’ve tried them in lots of different flavor combos now and they all somehow taste distinctly different. Some of my most popular recipes are my Blueberry Overnight Oats (with an optional chocolate smash top), Strawberry Cheesecake Oats and my Cookie Dough Blended Oats.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Nutritious and Filling: A combination of oats, yogurt, natural apple juice and chia seeds means you’re eating a breakfast that has a good balance of fiber, protein and antioxidants. Plus, by using apple juice to sweeten the oats, there’s no need for maple syrup or other sweeteners.
• Easy to Prepare: Making blended oats is so simple – just pop everything into a blender and leave to set in the fridge for a couple of hours.
• Tastes like dessert: The creaminess of the yogurt combined with lightly sweet apple juice makes this overnight oats recipe perfectly balanced. The consistency is like a thick, gooey pudding!

Ingredients You’ll Need

Here’s a shopping list of everything you’ll need to make these Blended Bircher Overnight Oats:

• Rolled oats
• Natural apple juice (I made this recipe in collaboration with Eastcoast Beverages – their apple juice is excellent, preservative free and not made from concentrate!)
• Milk of choice (I use soy)
• Nut butter (almond or peanut butter work well, but any will do)
• Chia seeds
• Thick natural or Greek yogurt (when possible, I like to make my own soy yogurt from scratch, It’s plant-based, high in protein and very affordable and surprisingly low effort to make. But you can use any yogurt you’d like.)
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Apples (I used Pink Lady but Granny Smith would also work well)
• Lemon

Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post for specific quantities for each ingredient.

Instructions

Making Blended Strawberry Overnight Oats is super simple and should take you about 10 minutes to prepare.

Step One: Chop apples into small half-inch pieces.

Step Two: Add the chopped apple to a small saucepan over medium-low heat with lemon juice, cinnamon and a splash of water. Stir for a few minutes or until the apple pieces are tender.

Step Three: Add the rolled oats, apple juice, yogurt, chia seeds, nut butter and a pinch of salt to a blender.

Step Four: Blend until mostly smooth. It should be thick and batter like, but still pourable.

Step Five: Divide the stewed apple evenly among four individual jars or bowls. Pour the blended oats mixture over the top.

Step Six: Seal the jars or containers.

Step Seven: Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to allow the oats mixture to firm up.

Step Eight: Top with optional extras like extra stewed apple and yogurt, coconut flakes, or seeds and nuts. I used pepitas, chopped almonds, coconut flakes, plus some extra stewed apple and yogurt.

Step Nine: Eat and enjoy! The oats will keep for up to four days in the fridge.

Substitutions & Variations

• Yogurt: I recommend using an unsweetened natural yogurt, the thicker the better. Greek or pot-set would be great in this recipe for extra creaminess. I use soy myself as it is plant-based and has a similar nutritional profile to dairy yogurt when fortified. I usually make my own soy yogurt from scratch (it’s only 3 ingredients and very hands off – much less effort than you’d imagine, I promise). Coconut yogurt would also taste delicious, but I typically don’t recommend it as an everyday food. It is high in saturated fat and low in protein, so if you do use it, consider it more of a treat 🙂
• Nut butter – use a natural, smooth nut butter. I love almond or peanut butter, but any will do.

Storage

Store your Blended Bircher Oats in individual glass jars or airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Enjoy within the first 2 days for best texture and flavor. If you notice any separation, (i.e. if a little water pools on top) it’s nothing to worry about – just mix it back in.

Expert Tips

Although you can eat these oats after 90 minutes, if you want an extra creamy texture, let them sit in the refrigerator overnight. This allows the oats to fully absorb the liquid and flavors.

FAQ

Variations

Now if you don’t have a blender, you can still make this recipe. It will be delicious, just with some extra texture. I still like to make my oats this way too for variety, like in my Apple Pie Overnight Oats recipe or my Banana Peanut Butter Oats. It’s slightly chewier but in a satisfying way. Instead of blending, simply combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir thoroughly.

More Overnight Oats Recipes

I’m on a mission to try as many flavor combinations of overnight oats as I can. They’re such an affordable and delicious breakfast option that is a blank canvas for flavor. Every recipe I’ve shared seems to be very popular on social media too, so I’m clearly not the only oats-lover! Here are some of my most popular recipes so far:

• Raspberry Cheesecake Oats with White Chocolate Ganache – this is a pretty, pink blended oats recipe with creamy white chocolate and yogurt topping.
• Chocolate Blended Oats with Raspberry Chia Jam – the perfect combination of tangy raspberries and rich cacao.
• Tiramisu Overnight Oats – I know we all love it when breakfast tastes like dessert because this recipe went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram.
• Date Caramel Blended Oats – this recipe has a rich layer of my simple Date Caramel and a chocolate topping. It’s another very popular flavor combination with over 1.4 million views on Instagram.

I hope you enjoy these Blended Bircher Oats – please leave a comment and star rating below to share how you got on with this recipe – it’s always great to hear from you and it helps other people find the recipe 🙂 If you’re on Instagram too, don’t forget to tag me in any photos – I am @glowdiaries___. I always enjoy seeing what you’re cooking up and resharing your posts in my stories.

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Blended Bircher Overnight Oats

Blended Bircher Overnight Oats are a creamy, nutritious twist on classic Swiss muesli. Thick, filling, and pudding-like—serve with stewed cinnamon apple.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Swiss

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Chilling Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 349kcal

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

Bircher Blended Oats

• 2 cups rolled oats approx. 240g
• ¾ cup apple juice
• 1 cup plain yogurt Greek or natural style; I use soy; approx. 250g
• 2 tbsp smooth nut butter almond or natural peanut butter; approx. 34g
• 2 tbsp chia seeds approx. 37g
• 2 tsp vanilla extract approx. 8g
• ⅛ tsp salt approx. 0.75g

Stewed Cinnamon Apple

• 2 large apples Pink Lady or Granny Smith; diced with peel
• 1 lemon juiced
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon approx. 1g
• 2 tbsp water

Toppings to serve (optional)

• plain yogurt or serving
• chopped nuts or seeds pepitas, almonds, etc.
• coconut flakes unsweetened

Instructions

Make the Stewed Cinnamon Apple

• Dice the apples into ½-inch pieces, keeping the peel on.
• Add apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, and water to a small saucepan.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until the apples are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated.
• If the mixture looks too dry while cooking, add a splash of extra water. Remove from heat and let cool.

Blend the Oats

• Add the rolled oats, apple juice, yogurt, nut butter, chia seeds, vanilla, and salt to a blender.
• Blend until mostly smooth and thick, like a pourable batter.

Assemble and Chill

• Divide the stewed apples between four jars or containers.
• Pour the blended oat mixture over the top.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1½ hours, or overnight, until thickened.

Serve

• When ready to eat, top with extra yogurt, coconut flakes, nuts, or seeds if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 2mg