This Birthday Cake Overnight Oats is the perfect vegan healthy birthday breakfast packed with protein, fiber, and lovely confetti sprinkles to bring happiness on your special day.
Your birthday starts the day you wake up and that’s why I believe making a batch of birthday cake overnight oats is the best way to celebrate if you don’t have time for a full-fledge Vegan Birthday Cake or Vegan Chocolate Banana Cake.
We all love a rainbow birthday cake, so why not make a healthier breakfast birthday alternative with these overnight oats?
It’s a creamy overnight oat recipe packed with creamy vanilla flavor and lovely rainbow colors from plant-based sprinkles that kids love.
This doesn’t have to be a birthday-only breakfast. It’s also a great way to bring a healthy breakfast to your kid’s mornings if they do not like porridge.
The sprinkles make all the difference, and they will adore this creamy cold-soaked oats jar packed with colors and only natural ingredients.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make overnight oats are healthy ingredients that you probably have in your pantry.
- Old-Fashioned Oats – or quick oats, or a combination of both to vary the texture. You can also make steel-cut overnight oats for a high-protein overnight oat recipe.
- Vegan Vanilla Greek Yogurt – We use plant-based coconut yogurt with vanilla bean flavor. Any plain plant-based yogurt works as well.
- Chia Seeds – You might be tempted to make overnight oats without chia seeds, but they are crucial for adding texture and healthy fats. If you really don’t like them, add an extra 1/4 cup of oats.
- Plant-Based Milk of Choice – or any dairy-free milk you love, like oat milk, coconut milk, or soy milk for a protein boost.
- Funfetti Sprinkles – Pick any sprinkles you like. We focused on choosing natural sprinkles colored from plants.
- Maple Syrup – for sweetness.
- Vanilla Extract or almond extract – The second option reminds me of the flavor of my almond cake, but feel free to use any extract like vanilla extract or coconut extract to change the flavors.
- Vanilla Protein Powder – This is optional, but I love to add two tablespoons of plant-based vanilla protein powder. The taste is truly like eating a piece of vanilla cake. Plus, it turns this breakfast into high-protein overnight oats packed with 18 grams of protein per serving.
How To Make Birthday Cake Overnight Oats
It’s a very easy breakfast recipe, perfect for meal prep, and you can double or triple if you want to serve a whole week of healthier breakfast.
Preparation
- In a large bowl or container, stir all the dry ingredients: rolled oats, and chia seeds.
Then add the wet ingredients: milk, maple syrup, vanilla yogurt, and almond milk (photo 1). - Stir to combine all the liquid ingredients evenly with the dry ingredients (photo 2). Now, stir in rainbow sprinkles and close the container with a lid. Refrigerate the birthday oatmeal overnight.
Variations
You can use this recipe to create a range of birthday cake overnight oats flavors. For example, try stirring one or two tablespoons of the below ingredients to add a new flavor to the mix.
- Peanut Butter
- Almond Butter
- Favorite Protein Powder – If yours is vanilla-flavored, remove the vanilla extract, or the vanilla flavor will be too strong.
- Cashew Butter
- Cocoa Powder for a chocolate birthday cake flavor
Serving
The next day, fill the small glass mason jars with the birthday cake batter overnight oats and add a layer of extra plant-based yogurt on top to mimic frosting.
You can also serve the recipe with:
Finally, add extra sprinkles on top and enjoy.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ingredients substitutions ideas if you need:
- Gluten-Free – Use gluten-free certified oats.
- Chia Seed-Free – Replace the chia seeds with 1/4 cup of extra oats or flaxseeds.
- Yogurt Swap – Feel free to use more dairy-free milk, or nut butter like cashew butter or some fruit puree like mashed bananas.
- Nut-Free – Replace the almond milk with coconut milk or soy milk.
Frequently Asked questions
Here are some of the answers you have about this easy birthday breakfast recipe.
You can add up to one scoop – equivalent to 20 grams of protein powder – into an oatmeal or overnight oats recipe.
However, protein powder is highly liquid absorbent, so you will need about 1/4 to 1/3 cup extra liquid, like water or almond milk, to get the right texture.
Protein powder soaked in overnight oat recipes lasts 3-4 days in the fridge.
It doesn’t turn bad faster than the remaining ingredients in the batch, like yogurt or plant-based milk.
A quick way to make overnight oats high in proteins is to stir one cup of oats with two tablespoons of chia seeds and a cup of ready-made plant-based protein shake.
More Overnight Oats
If you like this recipe, you’ll love these other overnight oat flavors.
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Birthday Cake Overnight Oats (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 2 tablespoons Chia Seeds - or flax meal
- ¼ cup Vanilla Plant-Based Yogurt - we used Plant-based Vanilla Greek style coconut yogurt
- ¼ cup Rainbow Sprinkles
- 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract - or almond extract
Optional
- 2 tablespoons Vanilla Protein Powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl or airtight glass container, stir oats and chia seeds.
- Stir in plant-based vanilla Greek-style yogurt, maple syrup, almond milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Fold in the sprinkles and stir evenly.
- Store the container with a lid and store it in the fridge overnight.
- The next day, serve it with extra sprinkles and extra plant-based yogurt or almond butter.
Storage
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
YUM! I’ve tried many of your overnight oats recipes and while this one doesn’t seem as popular as the rest (am I the first on rating it???) this was probably my favorite!