Cherry Overnight Oats Recipe with Cherry Banana Nice Cream
Making these Cherry Overnight Oats for Breakfast? Dessert? Who knows, and who cares! It’s delicious, Gluten Free and super good for you!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
FOR THE OVERNIGHT OATS
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 cups plain yogurt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts almonds or pecans
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave, more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup cherries fresh or frozen, pitted
FOR THE CHERRY BANANA NICE CREAM
- 2 ripe bananas sliced and frozen
- 1 cup cherries frozen pitted
- 1 tablespoon agave optional
ADD-INS
- Fresh pitted cherries
- Cocoa Nibs
- Additional chopped nuts or seeds
Instructions
- In a large bowl or jar thoroughly combine the oats, water, yogurt, nuts, honey, lemon juice, vanilla extract and chopped cherries. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to overnight.
- When ready to serve, prepare the cherry banana nice cream.
- In the bowl of a food processor, place the frozen cherries and frozen sliced bananas. Pulse several times and scrape down the sides. Process and scrape sides until smooth and creamy "ice cream" results. Drizzle in the agave and process once more time.
- Divide overnight oats and nice cream to serving bowls and top with desired toppings.
Nutrition
Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 717mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 11.9mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 2.6mg
