Cherry Pie Chia Overnight Oats
Cherry Pie Chia Overnight Oats are creamy overnight chia seed oats layered with an easy homemade cherry pie filling. Get your cherry pie fix the overnight oats way!
We’re starting our Monday off with cherry pie and a giveaway — what could be better than that? OK, not real cherry pie, but these Cherry Pie Chia Overnight Oats have homemade cherry pie filling, which makes them cherry pie to me. The filling is the best part anyway, isn’t it?
I get really excited about cherries during the summer. I know I say that about so many different types of produce, but I love my fruits and veggies. What’s a girl to do except get excited about it? 🙂
I also get excited about overnight oats, which you probably know already. My most popular flavor is my chai spiced version, my favorite is my blueberry chia, and I also have recipes for pina colada and pumpkin if you’re so inclined. The chia seeds are a must for me — I’ve tried the oats without and they’re just not the same.
So cherries! Big, plump, juicy cherries…I love ’em all. For this particular recipe however, I used bing cherries because they’re the all-American cherry pie cherry. Which makes these the all-American overnight oats, I presume.
This cherry pie filling only takes about 15 minutes to make, and you can definitely make it ahead. I used my handy cherry pitter which I never thought I needed until I just did, and I haven’t wanted to part with it since. It makes things really easy when pitting those cherries, just do it in a deep enough bowl and don’t wear white.
We’re talking cherry juice spatters…be warned.
Once pitted, cook those cherries down for about 10 minutes with some water, maple syrup or sweetener of choice, and some cornstarch, and you’re left with luscious, glistening cherry pie filling.
If you don’t want to mess around with pitting cherries, by all means buy frozen cherries. Since they’re frozen at their peak, you’ll still get great flavor. And speaking of flavors, you can get creative with that by adding cardamom, orange zest, and even some bourbon to liven things up.
I made my filling the day before and refrigerated overnight with my oats, and layered up my parfaits in the morning. These really are like eating cherry pie the healthy way. This is the new and improved way to eat cherry pie — no lattice topped crust necessary. 🙂
And now for our giveaway!
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More Overnight Oat recipes you’ll love!
- 2 cups fresh or frozen pitted dark cherries (thawed if frozen)
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup or your favorite sweetener
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats*
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or your favorite sweetener
- 2½ cups milk (I used almond milk)
- Place the cherries, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the cherries soften and the juices thicken up, about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Cool completely. The filling will thicken as it cools.
- Place the oats, chia seeds, maple syrup, and milk in a large bowl and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 6 hours or overnight.
- Layer the oats in jars with the desired amount of filling, serve and enjoy!
Depending on the size of your jars or bowls, serving sizes vary. A good rule of thumb is 1 heaping tablespoon of the cherry pie filling for every ½ cup overnight oats.
If you have any cherry pie filling leftover, it's also great served over Greek yogurt!
Recipe by Flavor the Moments.
I love cherries, too…especially when they’re fresh! These overnight oats look fantastic, Marcie! I’ve made a similar version, but never with chia seeds. I love that addition! Such a great breakfast to prep the night before. And the cherry flavor just screams summer!
Fresh cherries are the best! Thanks, Gayle, and these oats definitely taste like summer. 🙂
Cherry pie for breakfast! Count me in! What a great way to start the day. And yes, pitting cherries is a messy job but so worth it! I think I need to purchase a cherry pitter to make it easier.
Consider yourself counted in, Vanessa! 🙂 Thank you, and yes, the cherry pitter is one gadget that is worth having!
Ohhhh Marcie, you’ve done it again! I’m a breakfast fan so to say – and this would please me very much even early in the morning 😉 Have a great week!
Thank you, Vivian, and you have a wonderful week as well! 🙂
If this is like eating pie for breakfast, then I am totally on board with that! Like you say, it is all about the filling. I like that you have dded chia for some protein too.
It really is like pie, and the more filling the better! Thanks, Dannii! 🙂
I am a HUGE fan of chia anything, so I am loooooving these overnight oats! The cherry pie flavor looks amazing, Marcie!! I love a decadent dessert turned into a healthy treat! These are so perfect for breakfast, dessert and everything in between!! Gimme! Cheers!
Aren’t chia seeds the best? This was the best way to fend off my cherry pie cravings. lol Thanks, Cheyanne!
You make the best overnight oats recipes, Marcie! I love that homemade cherry pie filling too, I could probably just eat that by the spoonful 😉
Thank you for saying that — you’re so sweet, Danielle! 🙂 And the cherry pie filling is something I eat by the spoonful!
This looks SO good! Just as flavorful and delicious as cherry pie, but a little bit better for you, and now I can eat it for breakfast too!
Thank you, Aimee! This is definitely cherry pie without the guilt. 🙂
Overnight oats are the best- I just bought a ton of tart cherries from the farmer’s market and this looks like a delicious way to use them 🙂
Thank you, Medha!
Yay for overnight oats! I agree, the chia seeds are a must! You totally sold me on that. 🙂
I love the idea to do a cherry pie version. Sounds amazing!
I’m so glad you liked the chia seeds in the overnight oats, Sarah! Thanks, and Happy Monday! 🙂
I love your overnight oats recipes Marcie, they sound so delicious! Cherry pie sounds fantastic!
Thank you, Manali! 🙂
Grocery stores are so full of fresh cherries theses day. I bought a BIG batch yesterday and now I know what I am going to do with it! 🙂 So much in love with this beautiful and delicious looking overnight oats! Can’t wait to try!
Thanks so much, Anu!
Mmmm…these sound so perfect! I’ve been on a cherry kick recently, too. And I agree about chia in the oats! It’s something that I only recently started doing, but now there’s no going back. 🙂
Beautiful photos, Marcie!
Thank you, Blair, and I agree — there’s no going back! ?
Cherries are my love language right now!! I LOVE that you combined both overnight oats and chia seed pudding basically into one killer breakfast! Right up my alley ‘fo sure!
Thanks Sarah — I’m as obsessed with chia seeds as I am with cherries! ?
These are seriously the most beautiful overnight oats I have ever seen!! You always have the best overnight oats!!
You’re the sweetest, Annie — thank you!! ?
Oh these are SO beautiful Marcie!! Honestly staring at my screen after seeing these. Congrats to Megan!!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment Jessica! ?
I love the idea of cherry pie chia oats! I don’t know how I ever lived without my cherry pitter! And hooray for Megan!
I finally bought a cherry pitter last summer so that I could make chocolate cherry overnight oats! haha So I feel like these oats and I were meant to be! They sound fantastic!! That cherry pie filling!
That’s funny — this was meant to be! I had to get a pitter so my kids could safely eat cherries years ago lol and I just can’t live without it now!
These overnight oats are gorgeous, Marcie! Such a creative idea and the homemade cherry pie filling looks so yummy! I love that you added chia seeds! Yay, congrats to Megan too! 🙂
Thank you, Kelly! Homemade cherry pie filling is so much better than the canned stuff I grew up on! 🙂
I’ve been going cherry crazy recently, but I haven’t considered it for breakfast! These oats look beyond amazing and I’ll have to try them soon!
Thanks so much for celebrating with me, Marcie!! Your creations are extraordinary and inspire me every week 🙂
It was really hard to keep myself (and everyone else) from eating all the cherries so I could make this filling! Thank you for the sweet words, and it was my pleasure being a part of your milestone!
My gawsh these jars are exactly what I want right now! I’m loving the cool, refreshing chia overnight oats with the sweet and tangy cherry topping…now if only I can convince my boyfriend to skip the grilling and go straight for these beautiful jars for dinner… 😉
Thank you, Julia, and I think these would make a great dinner! 🙂
I seriously can’t get enough of cherries! I think I’m at Whole Foods every other day for another bag. They are so addicting to eat for snack but I need to try to make more meals with them. I love that these are overnight oats and the combo of flavors sounds incredible!
I can really put some cherries down too, and it was so hard to put some aside for this filling! Thanks, Ashley! 🙂
I really just need to try these out sometime…they look delicious!!
Thank you, Puja!
I just bought some cherries yesterday, and now I know what we’re having for breakfast tomorrow! That homemade cherry pie filling looks so good! Isn’t the cherry pitter the best? I don’t know what I’d do without mine!
Thanks, Kristine, and I hope you love it as much as I did! I truly can’t live without my cherry pitter, either. 🙂
We absolutely loved these, Marcie! The kids were so happy to eat these, and Julia even went back for seconds and then more later in the day for a snack! We will be making these again soon!
Thank you so much for the feedback, Kristine, and I’m so glad you loved them! Have a wonderful weekend friend! ?
I have to try the homemade cherry pie filling! Overnight oats are one of my favorite things right now, so I look forward to trying that too! 🙂
I can’t get enough of them either!
Oh my….it’s like cherry pie for breakfast! I’m so in love with this recipe!
It is! Thank you, Cathy!
I love this filling Marcie! It looks perfect with the oats!
Thank you, Deb!