Name: Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 245 min
Ingredients: 1/2 c rolled oats, regular or gluten free; 1/2 c milk of choice; 1 T cream cheese; 1 T peanut butter; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp maple syrup, separated; pinch of sea salt

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Mornings that start with peanut butter are always the best. These Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats are a perfect ready to go breakfast that you will look forward to waking up to. Super simple to vary, 5 minutes to prep and ready when you wake up!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats in jar with crushed peanuts.

Why You Will Love these Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats:
Recipe Ingredients and Substitutions:
How To Make This REcipe:
Recipe Tips
Possible Add-ins and Ways to Vary This recipe:
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats Recipe
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Overnight oatmeal is my love language and these super simple, peanut buttery cheesecake overnight oats are my current obsession!

I have over 20 overnight oat recipes on the site, but this one takes the cake if you ask me! Peanut butter and cream cheese together are a MUST. Whoever said Folgers is the best part of waking up, didn’t try these!

If you love overnight oats as much as we do, try these other favorite flavors: Nutella Overnight Oats, Triple Chocolate Overnight Oats, Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats or Protein Overnight Oats–you can’t go wrong with any of these!

Why You Will Love these Peanut Butter Cheesecake Overnight Oats:

Only 5 minutes to prep. So quick and easy thanks to simple ingredients, and prep requires not much more than stirring everything together. The ease of overnight oats recipes makes them that much more delicious.
Super versatile. This cheesecake overnight oats recipe can very easily be made to order just the way you like it. You can make it vegan by adding a plant based cream cheese, gluten free with certified gluten free oats, adjust to a different nut or seed butter, add your favorite sweetener–make it the way you want it.
A healthy on the go option. For those busy mornings, being able to grab a jar from the fridge is a win. You can eat this oatmeal hot or cold, so even if you don’t have a way to warm them up, you can still enjoy them.
Great for meal prep. Make several jars at a time and have breakfast ready for the coming days. They are good to eat within 5 days so make one for each weekday!

Recipe Ingredients and Substitutions:

rolled oats: rolled oats or sometimes called old-fashioned oats are my preference–regular or gluten free oats can be used. I know some people enjoy steel cut oats when making overnight oats, but I find them to be way too chewy even after soaking overnight or several days for that matter. In a pinch, you can use quick oats, but may need to adjust the liquid to add a touch more before serving.
peanut butter: I prefer natural creamy–the kind you have to stir, but seriously there are no rules when it comes to the peanut butter in this recipe as long as you have it! And if you have an allergy, use an alternate nut or seed butter.
cream cheese: A few options on this. I like to use whipped cream cheese because there is no softening required. It stirs in nicely. However, you can use regular cream cheese from a block, just be sure to soften it. Also, there are quite a few dairy-free cream cheeses out there these days. You can make the recipe dairy-free if desired by using a dairy-free cream cheese along with a dairy-free milk.
milk: Dairy-free or regular, whatever is your favorite. I love using whole milk but also enjoy it with dairy free milk such as almond milk or cashew milk as well. Vanilla unsweetened almond milk is probably my favorite non-dairy milk option in this recipe, but use whatever you like best.
vanilla: Just a touch of vanilla extract to round out the flavor
maple syrup: This is my preferred overnight oats sweetener. You could opt for honey or another liquid sweetener if you prefer.

How To Make This REcipe:

This is such a simple recipe to whip up. Simply stir the cream cheese, peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of the maple to make a cheesecake like mixture. Then stir that mixture along with remaining ingredients together and chill for at least 4 hours.

You can add an extra splash of milk before serving hot or cold–you choose!

Overhead shot of peanut butter oatmeal with peanut butter drizzled over top.

Recipe Tips

As long as you store these oats in an airtight container, you do not need a special jar. No need to use a mason jar or anything fancy, you can make these in any container that can be sealed.
You can make several of these at one time. These can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Make up to 5 at a time and you will be prepped and ready for breakfast on the go this week!
Sweeten to your own taste before serving. Everyone has differing tastes for sweetness. You can wait until serving to sweeten if you are unsure as to whether it will be too sweet for you.

Possible Add-ins and Ways to Vary This recipe:

you can opt for another nut or seed butter like almond butter, cashew butter or even Nutella–YUM.
Omit the peanut butter and make this a lemon cheesecake by adding a dollop of lemon yogurt and a squeeze of lemon juice. Garnish with lemon zest.
Sprinkle in some graham cracker crumbs or serve these up with a couple graham crackers broken up over top. You could also melt some butter and stir in some of the cracker crumbs to make a crust like mixture as well to add.
Add fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, blueberries, or any combo of your favorite fresh berries or fruit.
stir in your favorite chocolate chips
add in a scoop of your favorite protein powder for a protein boost–you may need to add more milk to balance it out

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