These Pina Colada Overnight Oats are a dream healthy breakfast with delicious tropical flavors from coconut and pineapple. If you are a Pina Colada lover, this healthy breakfast recipe is for you.
I love making overnight oats for breakfast, like my Overnight Oats with Protein Powder, Blueberry Overnight Oats, or Diabetic Overnight Oats. They are a delicious way of loading with protein, vitamins, and minerals. We love them because you can easily create a batch to meal prep a whole week of healthy plant-based breakfasts.
Ingredients and Substitutions
To make pina colada overnight oats, you need the same basic ingredients that make pina colada so good: pineapple and coconut.
All you need to start this recipe are:
- Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – You can also use quick oats or steel cut oats.
- Unsweetened Coconut Milk – Feel free to use either canned coconut milk or packaged coconut milk to cut down the calories and fat in the recipe.
- Pineapple – You can use canned pineapple rings. They are softer and sweeter than fresh pineapple. I used fresh pineapple, but feel free to use what’s in season for you.
- Unsweetened Shredded Coconut – I prefer unsweetened coconut as it makes the sweetness of the oats easier to control.
- Pineapple Juice – You can use store-bought pineapple juice or use the juice from the can of pineapple. This option is higher in sugar, so you might like to remove the added coconut sugar from the recipe.
- Chia Seeds – Chia seeds are a superfood that brings a ton of health benefits as well as a thicker texture to the overnight oats.
- Coconut Yogurt – Or any plain yogurt you love, or pineapple-flavored plant-based yogurt.
- Coconut Sugar – You can also use coconut nectar or any sweetener you have at home, like maple syrup or brown sugar.
- Pineapple Extract – to boost the pineapple flavor.
How To Make Pina Colada Overnight Oats
This is a super easy breakfast recipe perfect to meal prep a few days of refreshing cold oatmeal for your morning.
- First, if you use fresh pineapple, peel and keep the soft, sweetest part of the flesh. Finely chop the pineapple on a chopping board with a sharp knife. Set aside in a bowl.
- In a large mixing bowl or container, stir the dry ingredients: oats, chia seeds, coconut sugar, and shredded coconut.
- Stir in wet ingredients: coconut milk, coconut extract, vanilla extract, pineapple extract, and coconut yogurt. Fold in the chopped pineapple and it’s juice released as you chop.
- Stir all ingredients together until well combined. Close the container with a lid or piece of foil. Set aside in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
Serving
The next day divide the recipe into small serving jar like glass mason jars. Top with extra coconut yogurt, toasted coconut flakes and a drizzle of coconut nectar.
If you like, add a glazed cherry on top of your jars to mimic a regular pina colada drink.
Topping Ideas
You can use this recipe with a variety of toppings. Try some of the below, they go so well with pina colada flavors.
- Glazed Cheery
- Sliced Almonds
- Mango
- Coconut Butter, cashew butter, or almond butter.
Storage Instructions
Store the pineapple overnight oats in the fridge in it’s sealed container for up to 3 to 4 days or freeze in zip-lock bags for up to 1 month.
Allergy Swaps
Here are some ingredient substitution ideas if you need them.
- Chia Seed-Free – Remove the chia seed and add an extra 1/4 cup of oats.
- Coconut Swaps – You can get the coconut flavor from 1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract. Replace the coconut milk with the plant-based milk of your choice, and skip the shredded coconut in the recipe. Finally, use a coconut-free plant-based yogurt.
- Gluten-Free – Use gluten-free certified oats for this recipe.
Frequently Asked questions
Here’s my answers about this easy pineapple overnight oats recipe.
The taste of overnight oats comes from the ingredients you soaked overnight. If your ingredients are not fresh, especially overripe fruits, then the flavor can turn bad.
The best liquid is plant-based milk because it adds creaminess to overnight oats. Also, adding plant-based Greek yogurt to the recipe increase the creamy texture.
You can use canned pineapple rings and chop them into a fine puree to add to the recipe.
If you use some of the juice from the can, remove the sweetener from the overnight oat recipe, or the recipe comes out too sweet.
Overnight oats taste like cold oatmeal. It is fresh, creamy, and a bit sticky with slurpy pieces of chia seeds.
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Pina Colada Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 2 tablespoons Chia Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Sugar - or coconut nectar, adjust regarding sweetness
- 3 tablespoons Shredded Coconut
- ½ cup Fresh Pineapple - finely chopped, with juice
- 2 tablespoons Pineapple Juice - fresh or from a can
- ¾ cup Coconut Milk - canned or packaged
- ½ cup Coconut Yogurt - plain
- ¼ teaspoon Pineapple Extract
To serve
- 2 tablespoons Toasted Coconut Flakes
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Yogurt
Instructions
- Place the pineapple flesh or rings on a chopping board and finely chop with a sharp knife. Keep juice. Set aside in a bowl.
- In a large container, whisk dry ingredients: rolled oats, chia seed, coconut sugar, and shredded coconut. Stir to combine evenly.
- Stir in coconut milk, coconut yogurt, pineapple extract, pineapple juice, and finely chopped pineapple made before.
- Close the container with its lid or a piece of foil, and refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours.
Serve
- Serve the next day in glass mason jars with extra fresh pieces of pineapple coconut yogurt, toasted coconut flakes, or any toppings you love, like a glazed cherry.
Storage
- Store for up to 3 days in the fridge in a sealed glass mason jar.
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