Blueberry Oat Cups

Anyone else craving summer? These blueberry oat cups are just the thing, any time of year. Blueberries always make me think of warmer months, so these blueberry cups were like a little time machine for my tastebuds. I love how easy they are to throw together!

It’s a great meal prep for breakfast or a hearty snack! They’re very portable and don’t need to be put in the fridge or anything once you make them.

Blueberry Oat Cup Ingredients

These oat cups include oats (obvs), blueberries, sweetener, nut butter (optional), eggs and the usual baking suspects: vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, and so forth.

Here’s how to make substitutions and customizations:

The only thing you can’t really change in this blueberry oat cup recipe? The oats. It’s kind of key to the whole dish.

Don’t use instant or steel-cut oats for this prep! It just won’t work right. Steel cut oats take a long time and the texture is much chewier. And instant or quick-cooking oats just don’t hold up quite as well as regular old-fashioned rolled oats. Promise.

• You don’t even need to use blueberries in this! Strawberries (chopped) or raspberries can work too. How about that?
• Fresh fruit is best, but frozen works, too. You can defrost the fruit ahead of time or just throw it in frozen. Be aware it might be a little more watery if you use frozen fruit, so defrosting and patting the fruit dry before assembly is helpful.
• Are you egg-free? You can replace the 2 eggs with flax or chia seed eggs (in the notes below).
• Dairy-free? You can use any kind of non-dairy milk for this recipe. All good.
• Can’t eat nuts? Just skip the nut butter or opt for sunflower seed butter. You’re welcome to use any nut butter you wish!
• Want to get fancier with add-ins? Use walnuts, chocolate chips or white chocolate chips for something a little extra. Banana chunks (chopped banana) would also be so good in these muffins. Dried fruits can be fun, too; blueberries are particularly good with dried apricots or mango, for example.
• Boost the nutrition: In addition to nuts, you can safely add a scoop of protein powder, plant-based or otherwise (vanilla works really well here), or hemp seeds, flax seeds, and so on.
• Use other spices/flavor profiles: Use ground ginger instead of cinnamon, and add in some chopped crystalized ginger. Or use cardamom, for example, and lemon zest or orange zest; those flavors also work well with blueberry. Or add a dash of nutmeg in, because a dash of nutmeg has this ability to make everything taste better (Hot tip: this is why it’s in a lot of mac and cheese recipes!)

If you make oat milk at home, you can use leftover oat residue from blending the oats in this recipe. I swapped 1/2 cup of oats out for the oat residue. It was perfect! And it gave it just that extra bit of sweetness without adding sugar.

How to Store and Reheat These Blueberry Oat Cups

These oat cups can last in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days and on the counter for 4 days. You can also pop them in the fridge (in an airtight container), but just be aware that the texture will suffer a bit. If that happens you can always reheat them gently in the microwave at a low setting for 30 seconds. (You know your microwave best).

They’re also freezer friendly. Just wrap them in plastic and then foil. Then, transfer them to a zip-close freezer bag, or a freezer-safe container. They’re good in the freezer for up to 6 months. They don’t need to be reheated and can be enjoyed slightly warmed, cold or at room temp. We’ve found they do the best when you defrost them in the fridge overnight or at room temperature.

Tips for Serving Blueberry Oat Cups

• We love these just out of the oven as soon as they’ve cooled to the touch.
• They’re also really great as a mid-afternoon snack.
• Think this would be great as dessert? You’re right. Try it with some vanilla ice cream or even just some plain Greek yogurt. Dollop a bit on top and have at it! Serve with even more blueberries if you’re feeling it.

Happy prepping! And please, as always, let us know what you think!

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