Light, creamy, and refreshing Peach Overnight Oats are made with oats, milk, yogurt, and flavor enhancers. The oats are soaked overnight and then topped with warm, caramelized peaches and a quick streusel.
Peach Overnight Oats
When peaches are in season, I cannot get enough of them! They end up in just about everything I eat, from sweet to savory, although perhaps unsurprisingly, they end up in desserts most often — like this peach pie or this peach cobbler. Those two treats are made an embarrassing number of times when I have juicy, ripe peaches.
So in attempt to get my fix of peaches without eating 3/4 of a pie or cobbler, I decided to add them to one of my go-to breakfasts: overnight oats. While I’ve got chocolate-loaded and peanut butter filled overnight oat recipes on this site, this is the first overnight oats recipe with fruit in it. And it is seriously such a home run — creamy oats topped with caramelized, tender, ripe peaches plus streusel to top it all off? It basically does feel like dessert for breakfast! Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course!
While this particular recipe takes a bit more time and effort than most overnight oat recipes, the time spent is well worth it! And if you don’t have the time or energy, these oats can certainly be simplified. The streusel can be left off and the peaches can be stirred into the oats without being caramelized in a skillet — it’s still a delicious breakfast.
Let’s talk yogurt
The ingredient that makes the biggest difference in overnight oats is the yogurt. We absolutely love Greek Gods® Honey Vanilla Yogurt (not sponsored).
Whatever yogurt you do choose to use, I recommend using a yogurt you enjoy plain. If you don’t like eating it straight out of the container, you likely won’t love the flavor it gives the Peach Overnight Oats.
I recommend using a full–fat (instead of low-fat) Greek yogurt that has some flavoring (honey or vanilla). This ensures a delicious taste and a great texture — the full-fat varieties of Greek yogurt will thicken these oats much better than low-fat varieties.
Other ingredients
- Milk: Whatever type of milk you enjoy will work great in these peach overnight oats. I enjoy unsweetened vanilla almond milk for flavor and for the nutrition it adds.
- Oats: The type of oats you use matters — we like old–fashioned oats the best. Steel-cut oats are overly chewy and my least favorite to use in overnight oats. Quick oats work fine, but end up with less texture (they absorb more liquid).
- Maple syrup: This is my favorite sweetener to add to overnight oats. Depending on how sweet you like your breakfast, you can scale this amount up or down. I’d recommend at least 1 tablespoon and up to 2 tablespoons for a sweeter breakfast. Liquid stevia can be used in place of maple syrup for a natural zero-calorie sweetener.
- Vanilla: For a subtle boost, vanilla extract adds a nice flavor to the oats. It’s not entirely necessary, so don’t worry if you don’t have any to add.
- Salt: Salt is one of the most under-rated ingredients in your pantry. Salt helps to intensify flavors and balance all the ingredients in these Peach Overnight Oats.
- Cinnamon: Sprinkling in a bit of cinnamon adds a great complementary flavor to the peaches and the oats. It truly makes these overnight oats taste like a dessert!
Quick Tip
If you love these Peach Overnight Oats, be daring and try a different fruit! You can use apples, raspberries, or pears with delicious results! These fruits caramelize well, just like the peaches.
Peach Overnight Oat toppings
Peaches: Use ripe, fresh peaches for best results. The better the peaches, the better these peach overnight oats will taste.
- How do you know if your peaches are ripe? Give the peach a firm yet gentle squeeze. If there is a little bit of give, the peach is ripe or close to it. Next you want to check the color. The perfect ripe peach will be deep golden/yellow, not pale. And use your nose, too: If you smell peachy goodness, that’s a great sign of ripeness. Lastly, look for the texture of the peach. A ripe peach will have shriveled skin around the stem. The wrinkles are a great sign of a ripe peach, but a completely wrinkled peach is overripe and on its way to being spoiled.
Streusel: The streusel topping is a fun addition to these oats. It provides a great contrasting texture and flavor.
More Breakfast Recipes
- Almond Joy Overnight Oats with coconut and chocolate
- Acai Bowl four delicious recipes
- Healthy Banana Bread with miniature chocolate chips
- Strawberry Scones made with Greek yogurt
- Yogurt Bowl lots of ideas for topping your yogurt!
Peach Overnight Oats
Ingredients
Overnight Oats
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or milk of choice
- 1/3 cup honey vanilla Greek yogurt (we love Greek Gods!)
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (See Note 1)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
Peaches
- 1 large ripe peach, finely chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
Streusel
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 tablespoon white whole wheat flour (or white flour)
- 1/2 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- OVERNIGHT OATS: In a small bowl, stir together the oats, milk, yogurt, maple syrup (See Note 1), 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt. Place in an sealed container and refrigerate overnight or for at least an hour.
- PEACHES: In the morning, remove the pit from the peach and chop finely. Combine the chopped peach with the 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a skillet, over medium-low heat. Stir until the peach is tender and fragrant. Allow to cool slightly.
- STREUSEL: Melt the coconut oil in the same skillet used for the peach. Add the remaining streusel ingredients and combine well. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until the oats are lightly crisp and fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- ASSEMBLY: Stir the cooled peaches into the oats and then top with the warm streusel. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Way too sweet and way too watery. I had to double the amount of oats and start all over again. Not happy at having ingredients go to waste.
Shoot sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe!
Is there any recommended substitute for coconut oil? It is a bit over my budget usually ….
Hi Allison! Feel free to use butter (or margarine) in the place of coconut oil in these 🙂
Hi Chelsea,
Is this recipe able to use another fruit other than peaches? Like apples or raspberries? Thanks!
Hey Megan! Absolutely!! I would just say to add the fruit in the morning 🙂
I’m such a sucker for peaches. LOVE them. And now I can’t stop thinking about these overnight oats. This is a breakfast I would HAPPILY wake up for!
Overnight oats are the BEST. They’re pretty much like dessert for breakfast, especially like this peach streusel version you’ve made! Looks awesome, Chelsea! 😀
streusel topped overnight oats ?!?? You are just too awesome, Chelsea!
These peach overnight oats look divine!!
I love the idea of overnight oats and that peaches are involved. Yummy.
These overnight oats look so delicious! I for some reason have never had overnight oats, but they look like a delicious and nutritious breakfast idea.
I’ve never wanted to make overnight oats before, but these have me singing a different tune- plus I have peaches in the fridge!