Matcha Coconut Overnight Oats
with sifted culinary matcha and sliced almonds
By Superfoods Advisor Editors·July 4, 2026
Allergens Oats · Milk · Tree nuts · Coconut
Ingredients
½ cupRolled oats
½ cupUnsweetened almond milk
¼ cupPlain Greek yogurt (or coconut yogurt)
1 tbspChia seeds
¾ tspCulinary-grade matcha powder, sifted
1 tbspUnsweetened shredded coconut
1 tbspSliced almonds, for topping
From your pantry
- 1 tspPure maple syrup
- ¼ tspPure vanilla extract
- 1 pinchFine sea salt
Utensils Fine sieve · Jar with lid · Fork
Instructions
Sift the matcha into the jar first to break up the clumps. Clumps that survive the sieve will not dissolve later.
Add the oats, chia seeds, salt, and vanilla, and whisk them together with a fork.
Stream in the almond milk slowly while stirring so the matcha disperses evenly rather than settling.
Fold in the Greek yogurt, shredded coconut, and maple syrup.
Seal and refrigerate 6-10 hours. Matcha's flavor fades faster than the other jars, so do not push past 12.
Top with the sliced almonds.
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Tools
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Why it works
Most matcha recipes assume you will drink it fresh. In an overnight preparation, matcha loses color and fresh flavor as it sits, and catechins can degrade once tea is wet; how much is lost in a sealed jar over one night has not been measured. Sealing the jar tightly and eating it within 10 hours is the cautious approach.
On the caffeine-plus-theanine pairing: in a 44-person trial, 97 mg of L-theanine with 40 mg of caffeine improved task-switching accuracy and self-reported alertness versus placebo, with no effect on several other cognitive tasks (Giesbrecht et al., 2010).
Macro detail: of the 8 g sugar, roughly 4 g is added; this is the least sweet of the six jars.
This recipe is part of Superfood Overnight Oats: 6 Recipes Built Around Beta-Glucan and Gut Health, which covers the underlying nutrition science and the shared base method.
