Strawberry Shortcake Overnight Oats
This is an incredibly tasty start to the day or makes a perfect pick-me-up any time of day. It's a great way to make a delicious healthy snack and it works great as a light dessert. Steve’s kids adore this in summertime when strawberries are in season, but you can easily make it year-round using whatever fruit is in season. This was a recipe we tried when developing recipes for the plant-based breakfasts chapter of our new cookbook, The Happy Pear 20.
Takes 15 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
Creamy Overnight Oat Mix
- 100 g oat flakes 1 cup
- 150 ml oat milk ⅔ cup
- 100 ml yoghurt plant-based (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp)
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Cashew Biscuit Base
- 100 g cashew nuts ¾ cup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Pinch of salt
Decoration
- 200 g fresh strawberries 1 ½ cups, sliced
Instructions
Make overnight oat base
- Combine all the ingredients for the overnight oats in a bowl, mix well and leave to sit for 5 mins while you make the rest of the elements
Make cashew biscuit base
- Roughly chop the cashew nuts and heat a non stick pan on medium heat, toast the cashew nuts for 5-8 mins stirring regularly until they start to go golden brown, add the coconut oil and maple syrup and mix to coat each nut, cook for a further minute and remove from the heat and transfer to a plate to cool.
Slice the strawberries
- Slice the strawberries lengthways
Layer up 2 glasses
- To layer up, take 2 x 250ml glasses and the key here is that there will be 6 layers.
- Start with a layer of the cashew biscuit base, next add a small layer of overnight oats, followed by sliced strawberries, make sure to push the sliced strawberries against the glass and follow them all the way around. Fill any gaps with some more strawberries, and begin the next layer once again with the cashew base, next overnight oats, and finish with another layer of sliced strawberries and a nice dollop of coconut yoghurt on top. Decorate with a sprinkle of the cashews and some sliced strawberries on top. Enjoy!
This looks and sounds delicious can’t wait to try it ❤️
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!