Creamy Berry Overnight Oats

White bowls with a sky-blue rim sitting on a gray, aged wood picnic table. The bowls hold servings of overnight oats topped with colorful stripes of berries, chia seeds and honeycomb.
Sarah Glover, in a white sun dress and a felt hat, cooking over grill and smiling at the camera.

Sarah Glover

35, Tasmania

For 16 years, Sarah Glover has made a career as a chef in Tasmania, Sydney and New York. These days she is rarely found in a kitchen—the outdoors is where she applies her trade now. Her work has been published through her cookbook, "Wild Adventure," and featured in Cherry Bomb, New York Times, and Delicious Magazine.

A Taste of Wild - Tasmania

RV-friendly recipes that will take your road cuisine to the next level. Sarah Glover, Australian chef and cookbook author, shares her genius take on delicious meals you can make wherever you go. Follow along as she shares delightful meals, breathtaking views of Tasmania and a taste of the wild.  

Creamy Overnight Oats with Roadside Berries Recipe

When summer starts to end and autumn is in the air, the blackberries start to ripen. You can find them all over, and we just happened to pull up at a beach that had a bush right next to our RV. I love being able to forage along my journey and make some memories.

A hand picking fresh berries off a bush.
Fresh berries are such an indulgent way to start the day.
Two hands cupping a mount of ripe, deep purple berries.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup milk (your choice of dairy, almond, cashew or coconut milk), plus extra if needed
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup coconut yogurt
  • Sliced apple with a squeeze of lemon
  • Your choice of berries (blackberries, strawberries, etc.)
  • Mixed seeds and nuts

COOKING TOOLS

  • 2 Empty jars
  • 1 Medium mixing bowl

METHOD

Place the milk, oats and chia seeds in a jar or container and give them a good stir. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.

In the morning, add more milk if needed to achieve your preferred consistency. Transfer to a bowl with the coconut yogurt and top with apple, berries, and your choice of seeds or nuts for a bit of crunch.

2 Servings.

A top down picture of a white counter. On it, a hand cuts strawberries on a wood cutting board. A pint of strawberries sits nearby. A halved apple sits nearby.
I like apples for a bit of crunch, but you can be creative with your fruit selection.
A hand scoops a chunk of fresh honeycomb out of a container to add it to the overnight oats.
With a little bit of love, even prosaic oats can become something luxurious.
Next to a window, a shadowy shot of a hand pouring water out of a kettle over coffee grounds inside a Class C motorhome.
Serve with a fresh cup of coffee and a side of quiet contemplation.
Sarah Glover drinking coffee and eating oatmeal while she sits on a smooth boulder on the beach with the ocean in the background.