This Birthday Cake Overnight Oat Parfait is all the fun flavors of a sprinkle-studded birthday cake in one healthy fruit-sweetened breakfast jar!
It’s almost my birthday so I will put sprinkles in my breakfast if I want to.
In years past I have planned a cake or cupcake recipe for right around this time, sticking with classic b-day tradition. But this year I decided on a sprinkle-studded breakfast parfait because it’s as much of a party but without all the multi-layer messy frosting fuss. You could even stick a candle in top if you wanted to, but I am not responsible for any fire damage that may lead to.
Now I know I said there wasn’t any tricky layering involved in this birthday breakfast, but to earn the title of “parfait” there still have to be a few deliciously distinct layers…
The cake crumbles. At the very bottom of the jar is one of my favorite vanilla cupcakes crumbled into sweet cake chunks. A delicious end note of cake after you make it through all those sprinkles. Be sure to really smush the crumbles in though (or even put a thin layer of frosting on top) otherwise the oats will seep through and take over the bottom spot.
The funfetti oats. The main component of this party-in-a-jar and the only reason we can justify calling it breakfast is the overnight oat layer. Just because they are technically a breakfast food doesn’t mean they don’t taste like birthday though. Cake flavor courtesy of sweet vanilla extract, squishy dates, optional vanilla protein powder for extra thickness, and of course SPRINKLES!
Since we are sweetening with dates here, you will need a blender. I like to blend everything except for the oats and sprinkles until very smooth and creamy, then add the oats and briefly pulse them in. Sprinkles are best saved until the next day, and stirred in right before eating. I went with classic funfetti-style sprinkles but you could use these homemade coconut ones too.
The coconut “frosting”. Since the oats are already so thick and rich, I decided to go light and fluffy for the frosting. Coconut whipped cream works perfectly, or Cocowhip. Because sprinkles look most birthday-appropriate when resting on a fluffy cloud of something creamy!
Toppings. I don’t think the extra cake and sprinkles on top even require an explanation. It is my birthday in a couple of days, remember?
You can keep this birthday jar all to yourself, but with the cupcakes in there too it really is enough breakfast to share. Or save for dessert later–up to you!
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This Birthday Cake Overnight Oat Parfait is all the fun flavors of a sprinkle-studded birthday cake in one healthy fruit-sweetened breakfast jar!
Ingredients
Overnight Oats
- 1 cup nondairy milk
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 3–4 pitted medjool dates
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
For serving
- 1–2 vanilla cupcakes
- Coconut whipped cream
- Sprinkles (homemade or store-bought)
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the non-dairy milk, dates, vanilla, and optional protein powder. Blend on high until smooth.
- Add the oats and briefly pulse to evenly mix them in.
- Transfer to a jar and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, stir in the sprinkles.
- To assemble, crumble one cupcake and press into the bottom of a jar(s). Top with a thin layer of coconut whipped cream, pour in the overnight oats, dollop more coconut whipped cream on top, and finish with cake crumbles and sprinkles.
- Enjoy!
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Now this is how you birthday!!! Such a fun recipe. It’s still my birthday week so I think I just might have to whip this beauty up for breakfast… For the rest of the week please 😉 Rainbow studded perfection!
Birthday week…birthday month…whatever 😉 Thanks Leah <3
Funfetti always makes me so happy 🙂 What’s up with that? How can tiny granules of who knows what bring about so much inexplicable joy?! ?
Happy almost birthday!! <3
Ha when you say it like that it is quite odd 😀 But regardless I think the sprinkles = happiness thing is universal!
Yum! This looks like so much fun to eat! Can I pretend it’s my birthday? Because I don’t want wait another 9 months to try this! Have a wonderful birthday btw =) Looks like the celebration is off to a delicious start!
Oh please do!!! Any day and every day, just pile on those sprinkles and I’ll pretend right along with ya 🙂 And thank you for the b-day wishes!
I cannot think of a more perfect recipe for my bestie’s birthday! It’s the perfect combo of sweet, pretty, creative, FUN, and secretly healthy for ya. Hmm… sounds a bit like someone I know. I mean, people can be healthy for ya, right? 🙂 I’m BEYOND excited for your birthday!! What’s not to love about a day to celebrate one of my favorite people in the entire world? I think there should parades, fireworks, all kinds of days off from work/school/everything decidedly uncelebratory, 500 million birthday cake overnight oat parfaits, and like all the hot air balloons floating across a sky of rainbows and flying unicorns to celebrate how amazing you are. Did I mention I love ya? <3 Happy, happy birthday, my dear lady bird. Wishing you so much love, happiness and success this year and forever. ❤️ ? ? ????
Oh you better believe school/work/all things un-fun are cancelled on my b-day! (That may or may not be because it’s on Saturday?) Still trying to work out the fireworks show, ever since that candle comment people don’t seem to want to trust me with explosives? But the unicorns will be there for sure?? Hehe you are the best, thank you for all the pre-bday celebratory vibes!!❤️?????
Happy almost birthday, Natalie! I love all the components to this birthday recipe! Your homemade sprinkles are amazing!
I got a little lazy and didn’t feel like mixing up all those colors this time haha, but the homemade ones would’ve been fun here. Thank you for the birthday wishes Nisha <3
I love your birthday ideas, Natalie. I should have known you would birthday this way, with color and cupcakes! And I love you went with funfetti sprinkles, it is all about balance, right? Eating healthy and enjoying life. Happy almost birthday my dear. If I could figure out how to use emoticons in a comment box, I would send you a few sparkles! haha! Dee xx.
“…color and cupcakes” yep sounds just right 🙂 Totally about balance, and those little sugar-y specks are just happiness in a jar for some reason! Haha virtual emoji sparkles received, thank you for the sweet b-day wishes Dee <3
In absolute L-O-V-E with this entire concept! Because of course anything funfetti is just FUN. Hooray for your birthday coming up! I hope it’s the best one ever. 🙂 How could it not be if your day started with a jar of this goodness?! I love the idea of a parfait that literally starts with cupcakes…you can’t go wrong after that start! Looks as delicious as it is fun – like a party in a jar!!
Hahahaha so true!! Start with cupcakes and you know you are moving in the right direction 😀 Thank you for the almost b-day wishes <3
This is hands down the best looking birthday breakfast I’ve ever seen…you have successfully found a way to sneak cake into the equation, yet keep it pretty healthy. Good thing for oats, right?? Throw oats into anything it automatically qualifies as breakfast. I like the way you think, my friend!! Such a colorful, delicious treat. Delightful layers and vibrant sprinkles – I love it! ❤ This is definitely happiness in a jar. Happy (almost) Birthday, my beautiful friend!!!! ??✨? I hope you celebrate big and have an amazing day!!!! XO
It’s just birthday season lately it seems!! Yours a couple of weeks ago, Willow’s next month, and mine sandwiched in the middle. Which means its cake making and eating season too! I still might try some sort of grain-free almond flour cake for my bday tomorrow…we shall see 🙂 If it totally flops I’ll just drown the thing in sprinkles–everything looks celebratory that way? Thank you for the birthday wishes Mandy <333
Happy birthday Natalie!! I can’t think of a more happy and bright cheery way to celebrate than with this adorable oat parfait! I mean, hello, birthday cake inside an overnight oat parfait?! You know I love some sprinkles and I love that you used these traditional bright and colorful sprinkles. They just evoke that happy kid feeling and look so pretty in pics! I’m giddy just looking at it. I love how you can see all those adorable little funfetti flecks throughout the whole jar too. It almost looks too pretty to eat, lol! Do you have any big plans for your birthday? I hope you are doing something fun and exciting, you deserve it!
When I was building this parfait with my not-fancy-or-healthy-but-fun rainbow sprinkles I actually remembered that you had some gorgeous vegan rainbow sprinkles in your funfetti cake from etsy if I do remember correctly? Ah well, next year I’ll plan ahead a little better haha. But the classic funfetti colors and shapes is a must for b-day things in my opinion. It will probably be more like something fun and simple, but with family and friends that’s all I need 🙂 Thank you for the sweet b-day wishes, Brandi!
What a fantastic way to start your special day OMG! Birthday cake for dessert doesn’t even COMPARE to birthday cake for breakfast! Complete with cake crumbles and rainbow sprinkles, this is the epitome of birthday breakfast perfection 🙂
Or best plan of all–birthday cake for breakfast AND dessert! Sprinkles all day 😀
Hey where are these wonderful sprinkles from? 🙂
This recipe looks awesome.
Those are just generic grocery store sprinkles–nothing special, just fun. But if you are looking for vegan/gf rainbow sprinkles like them, I’ve seen some on etsy before 🙂