Gordon Ramsay’s overnight oats are porridge oats soaked in milk with mixed spice, crushed raspberries and honey, left in the fridge overnight and topped with pistachios in the morning. Takes 5 minutes to prep. Serves 2.
This is the Raspberry and Honey Overnight Oats from Ultimate Fit Food. Ramsay also has a Bircher muesli in Bread Street Kitchen that soaks overnight in almond milk with chia seeds, goji berries and cinnamon. On YouTube he makes a quick version with yoghurt and apple juice in 10 minutes, saying the traditional overnight soak is “a little bit too heavy and slightly stodgy.”
The step most people skip is crushing the raspberries into the honey before mixing them through. Ramsay mashes them with the back of a fork so the juice stains the oats pink and the honey binds into the fruit. If you just drop whole berries on top, the oats underneath stay bland.
Gordon Ramsay Overnight Oats
Course: BreakfastCuisine: BritishDifficulty: Easy2
servings5
minutes8
hours299
kcal5
minutesFrom Ultimate Fit Food: porridge oats soaked overnight in milk with mixed spice, raspberries crushed with honey, topped with pistachios. 299 calories per serving.
Ingredients
100g porridge oats
1 tsp mixed spice
200ml semi-skimmed milk
75g raspberries, plus extra to serve
25g honey
20g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped (optional)
Directions
- Mix the oats: Put the porridge oats into a large bowl and sprinkle over the mixed spice. Pour in the milk and mix together well.
- Crush the raspberries: In a separate bowl, crush the raspberries and honey together with the back of a fork until roughly mashed.
- Combine and soak: Stir the raspberry mixture through the oats. Divide between two bowls or airtight containers, cover and leave in the fridge overnight.
- Serve: Remove from the fridge, top with extra raspberries and a sprinkle of chopped pistachios.
FAQs
Does Ramsay actually prefer overnight oats or fresh?
He’s published both. The Fit Food version soaks overnight, but on YouTube he says the traditional overnight soak is “a little bit too heavy and slightly stodgy.” His quick version uses yoghurt and apple juice instead of milk, with two-thirds of the oats mixed in first to absorb and the last third added at the end so you get “different textures.”
If you find overnight oats too dense, try his quick method: yoghurt, a couple of tablespoons of apple juice, oats in two batches, topped with toasted almonds and fresh berries. Ready in 10 minutes.
How is the BSK Bircher muesli different?
More complex. Ramsay soaks oats with raisins, sunflower seeds, flaked almonds, goji berries, chia seeds and cinnamon in almond milk with vanilla extract overnight. He says “there is something so satisfying about going to bed knowing that you have already made your breakfast.”
That version has more protein and healthy fats from the seeds and nuts. The Fit Food version is simpler, lower calorie, and lets the raspberry and honey do the work instead.
Can you use different fruit?
The base is neutral enough to swap. Ramsay uses raspberries in Fit Food, mixed berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries) in the YouTube version, and blueberries with raspberries in the BSK Bircher. Crush whatever fruit you use into the honey so the juice flavours the oats, don’t just lay it on top.
