Baby Overnight Oats
Dairy free, Egg free, Nut free, Vegan, Vegetarian
About the recipe
These easy overnight oats for babies and toddlers are the perfect make-ahead breakfast — soft, nourishing, and full of fibre and healthy fats. Soaked for better digestion, they’re endlessly customisable and gentle on little tummies.
These easy overnight oats are soaked for better digestion and mineral absorption, making them a nutritious, no-fuss breakfast for babies and toddlers. Packed with healthy fats, fibre, and flavour, they’re a perfect base for endless combinations.
Soaked oats are one of our favourite make-ahead breakfasts — incredibly simple, gentle on little tummies, and endlessly versatile. By soaking the oats overnight, you help to reduce phytic acid — an anti-nutrient that can interfere with mineral absorption — making the nutrients more available and the oats easier to digest.
You can rinse them after soaking if you prefer a lighter texture, but we often skip that step to keep the flavour richer and creamier. The beauty of this recipe is its flexibility: prepare a jar at the start of the week, and you’ve got a nourishing base for bircher-style muesli, a quick warm porridge, or even a smoothie boost.
For extra nutrition, try mixing in nut or seed butters, hemp or flax seeds, or even a pinch of desiccated liver powder for an iron-rich twist.
Here are some of our favourite combinations you can try:
Stewed plum, Greek yoghurt, cinnamon & ground hazelnuts
Mixed berries, hemp seeds, vanilla & desiccated liver
Apple, kefir, cinnamon & crushed walnuts
Pumpkin purée, egg yolk & warming pumpkin spice
Mango, cultured coconut yoghurt & chia seeds
Storage:
Not freezer friendly
Store basic soaked oats for up to 4 days in the fridge (airtight container)
Once mixed with fruit or yoghurt, consume within 24–48 hours
Age Appropriateness:
✔ Suitable from 8 months+, when your baby is on more than one meal a day.
Ingredients
Basic Soaked Oats
1 cup rolled oats
1 tsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
Filtered water (enough to cover oats)
Banana, Blueberry & Cultured Coconut Overnight Oats
2 tbsp soaked oats (see recipe above)
1 tbsp cultured coconut yoghurt (or Greek yoghurt)
½ banana, mashed
5 blueberries, squashed
1 tsp ground seeds (we used a mix of flax, sunflower, pumpkin and hemp seeds)
Method
Basic Soaked Oats
Add oats to a clean jar or container.
Cover with filtered water and stir through the apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
Seal and soak in the fridge for at least 6–8 hours, or overnight.
Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Optional: rinse before using.
Banana, Blueberry & Cultured Coconut Overnight Oats
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl or jar.
Stir to combine and serve chilled or gently warmed.
Ingredient Swaps:
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Use quinoa flakes for a gluten-free option
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Swap banana for mango or stewed apple
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Use breastmilk, formula, or water instead of yoghurt for younger babies
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Nut-free? Skip the seeds or use seed-only mixes like flax, chia, pumpkin
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