Oatmeal is delicious, but it’s even better with toppings. Here are 80 oatmeal toppings to make your breakfasts more flavorful.

Breakfast is always a struggle for me. Unless it’s Saturday or Sunday, you can bet I won’t be up making pancakes, bacon and eggs for myself. I’m just not a morning person. (Will I ever be? I wonder this a lot.)

I will settle for something light, quick and easy first thing in the morning, whether that’s microwave oatmeal, a colorful smoothie or a bowl of yogurt, fruit and granola. Lately, i’ve been all about a mixed berry smoothie or some overnight oats.

How to make Overnight Oats

You can pack each jar with oats, seeds, spices and other mix-ins. All you do is add your choice of milk, sweetener and whatever toppings you desire, then let the jar sit until morning.

Then, shake it up, top with a few of of the oatmeal toppings I suggest below, and dig in! They’ll keep for four days, which makes breakfast less of a chore since you can make it ahead.

I thought it would be fun to talk about all the ways you can customize Overnight Oats! I rounded up more than 80 oatmeal toppings and mix-ins for your morning breakfast.

80 Ideas for Oatmeal Toppings

Dairy

• Almond milk — Vanilla Almond Milk Porridge with Honey Roasted Pear
• Cashew milk
• Coconut milk
• Cow milk
• Soy milk
• Yogurt

Sweeteners

• Agave
• Brown Sugar — Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
• Honey — Banana Coconut Oatmeal
• Jam/jelly
• Maple syrup — Slow Cooker Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal
• Stevia

Chocolate

• Chocolate chips — Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal with Chocolate Chips
• Cocoa nibs
• Cocoa powder — Overnight Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Oats

Fresh fruit

• Apples — Caramel Apple Chia Overnight Oats
• Apricots — Smashed Cherries and Grilled Apricots Bircher
• Bananas — Caramelized Banana Oats
• Blackberries — Triple Berry Oatmeal Bowl
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Cranberries — Creamy Cranberry Oatmeal
• Dates — “Zucchini Bread” Oatmeal
• Figs — Try adding Fig Simple Syrup
• Kiwi
• Lemon — Lemon Blackberry Baked Oatmeal
• Mango — Overnight Mango Coconut Oats
• Orange — Slow Cooker Orange Cranberry Oatmeal
• Papaya
• Peaches — Peaches and Cream Chia Overnight Oats
• Pear
• Pineapple — Pineapple Coconut Oatmeal with Strawberry Chia Jam
• Plums — Steel Cut Oats with Seared Plums
• Raspberries — Make Ahead Cold Oatmeal with Honey and Rasperries
• Strawberries — Strawberry Overnight Oats

Herbs

• Basil
• Mint

Dried fruit

• Dried cranberries
• Goji berries
• Raisins — Lumberjack Oatmeal
• Shredded coconut — Girl Scout Cookie Oatmeal

Nuts

• Almonds
• Hazelnuts — Hazelnut and Pecan Baked Oatmeal
• Peanuts
• Pecans — Steel Cut Oats with Maple Syrup, Apples and Pecans
• Pistachios
• Pumpkin seeds/pepitas
• Walnuts — Ultimate Oatmeal with Honey, Walnuts, Dried Fruit
• Seeds
• Chia seeds — Maple Spiced Chia Overnight Oats
• Flax seeds — Seedy Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal Parfait
• Hemp seeds — Pecan Maple Oatmeal Bowl
• Sesame seeds — Honey Sesame Strawberry Overnight Oatmeal

Spices

• Allspice
• Cardamom — Quick Earl Grey Tea Orange Oatmeal
• Cinnamon — Crockpot Mason Jar Pumpkin Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
• Ginger or candied ginger
• Ground cloves — Johnny Appleseed Oatmeal
• Nutmeg
• Pumpkin pie spice — Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
• Turmeric — Turmeric Oatmeal

Mix-ins

• Almond butter — Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal
• Bourbon — Pears with Brown Sugar, Bourbon and Millet
• Cashew butter
• Coffee — Pumpkin Spice Latte Overnight Oats with Maple Pepitas
• Dulce de Leche — Oats Porridge with Berries, Almonds & Dulce de Leche
• Matcha — Coconut Matcha Oatmeal Latte
• Nutella
• Peanut butter — Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats
• Pumpkin puree — Seedy Chocolate Pumpkin Oatmeal Parfait
• Rose water
• Vanilla extract — Orange Blueberry Vanilla Overnight Oats
• Vanilla paste

Proteins

• Bacon — Savory Bacon Oatmeal
• Fried Egg

Vegetables

• Carrots — Carrot Cake Oatmeal
• Kale — Try Green Smoothie Overnight Oats
• Spinach
• Sweet potato — Creamy Sweet Potato Spice Oatmeal
• Tomato or tomato paste

Other

• Granola
• Chocolate syrup