Overnight Oatmeal Recipes
One of the questions I get asked the most is, “What can I eat quickly for morning break at work?” For the answer, let’s talk about Overnight Oatmeal.
A healthier and easier breakfast has never been created! This easy overnight oatmeal allows you to prep in minutes the night before and have breakfast in hand first thing in the morning.
We love overnight oats because they’re…
- A perfect quick breakfast
- Versatile
- Can be eaten warm or cold
- Packed with wholesome ingredients
- Simply delicious
Overnight oatmeal
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could wake up in the morning to a healthy delicious breakfast that is easy to throw together, or even already prepared?
Turns out, that’s not too much to ask! Two oatmeal options are available–Overnight Oats and Quick Cooking Method.
Overnight oats are a mixture of old fashioned oats, plant milk such as almond (soy, cashew, etc.), and other delicious goodies that you mix up the night before in a bowl or jar with a lid and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
In the morning, you can stumble to the refrigerator and eat it immediately or heat it up in the microwave for just a minute.
Overnight oats have a different texture than traditionally cooked oats. They are heartier and not smooshy at all. And the best part is versatility. To get you started, here are a couple of options:
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats–
- 1/2 cup almond milk (or other plant milk)
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- raisins (optional)
- walnuts (optional)
- 2 Tbsp. apple sauce
- 1 tsp. sweetener of your choice (sugar, agave, sucanat, etc.)
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- diced apple chunks for topping
Mix all ingredients (except fresh fruit topping) in bowl or jar. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. After 8 hours, remove from refrigerator, top with fruit, and eat. Or heat in microwave 1 minute before eating.
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Maple Cinnamon Overnight Oats–
- 1/2 almond milk (or other plant milk)
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- fruit for topping
Mix all ingredients (except fresh fruit topping) in bowl or jar. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. After 8 hours, remove from refrigerator, top with fruit, and eat. Or heat in microwave 1 minute before eating.
Quick-cooking method
If preferred, the overnight method can be skipped and a quick-cooking method can be used. Simply mix your ingredients and microwave for approximately 2 minutes. You will need to add an additional 1/4 cup of almond milk for this cooking method.
The recipe card at the bottom of the page has the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions.
Plant-based vegan sausage makes a great addition when serving this for breakfast. It is one of the many products that I like to order from MamaSezz meal delivery service. It comes ready to heat and eat, and it can also be frozen.
Nutrition in oats
Oats are a whole-grain food and are rich in fiber, manganese, the B vitamins thiamin and riboflavin, vitamin E and protein. They’re also low in sodium and fat and free of sugar, cholesterol and saturated fats.
One cup of rolled oats contains 160 calories, 3 grams fat, 10 milligrams sodium, 28 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fiber and 6 grams protein; it also provides 4 percent of the daily value for calcium and 12 percent of the daily value for iron.–LiveStrong
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Overnight Oatmeal Recipes
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
- 1/2 cup almond milk or other plant milk
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 tablespoon raisins optional
- 1 teaspoon crushed walnuts optional
- 1 teaspoon sweetener of your choice optional
- 2 tablespoons apple sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- diced apple chunks for topping
Maple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
- 1/2 cup almond milk or other plant milk
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- fresh fruit for topping
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients (except fresh fruit topping) in bowl or jar. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. After 8 hours, remove from refrigerator, top with fruit, and eat. Or heat in microwave 1 minute before eating.
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Notes
Quick-cooking method
If preferred, the overnight method can be skipped and a quick-cooking method can be used. Simply mix your ingredients and microwave for approximately 2 minutes. You will need to add an additional 1/4 cup of almond milk for this cooking method.Nutrition
Disclaimer
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About Terri Edwards
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Will this work for steel cut oats or just rolled oats?? 🙂
Rechel, I have not tried it with steel cut oats, but according to this article they work. It says they are just really chewy, but in a good way. http://www.thekitchn.com/simple-breakfast-nocook-overni-125986
This is an older recipe, done before I acquired a recipe plug-in to make printing simpler. To print, cut and paste this into a document.
Overnight oats are a mixture of old fashioned oats, plant milk such as almond (soy, cashew, etc.), and other delicious goodies that you mix up the night before in a bowl or jar with lid and leave in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, you can stumble to the refrigerator and eat it immediately or heat it up in the microwave for just a minute. Overnight oats have a different texture than traditional cooked oats. They are heartier and not smooshy at all. And the best part is versatility. To get you started, here are a couple of options:
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats–
• 1/2 cup almond milk (or other plant milk)
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• raisins (optional)
• walnuts (optional)
• 2 Tbsp. apple sauce
• 1 tsp. sweetener of your choice (sugar, agave, sucanat, etc.)
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• diced apple chunks for topping
Mix all ingredients (except fresh fruit topping) in bowl or jar. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. After 8 hours, remove from refrigerator, top with fruit, and eat. Or heat in microwave 1 minute before eating.
Maple Cinnamon Overnight Oats–
• 1/2 almond milk (or other plant milk)
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• fruit for topping
Mix all ingredients (except fresh fruit topping) in bowl or jar. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight. After 8 hours, remove from refrigerator, top with fruit, and eat. Or heat in microwave 1 minute before eating.
If preferred, the overnight method can be skipped and simply mix your ingredients and microwave for approximately 2 minutes. You will need to add an additional 1/4 cup of almond milk for this cooking method.
Great ideas. I used to mix Muesli with coconut yogurt in the evening and have that the next morning. Good to know I can use good old oatmeal in the same way with nut milk. Thanks for expanding my breakfast intake, Terri!
My go to breakfast. Being an long haul trucker and most food options are grease and garbage. This helps me stay on track with my wfpb life style.
your amazing , I know how hard it is for truckers, my dad and brother was truckers , both have passed since, but the food choices was just where they could get gas and sleep. Keep up the good work! wfpb as much as possible.. =)
I am looking for the recipe for your Pumpkin Pie Overnight oats. Do I have the name wrong, I’m unable to find it? Thanks.
Louise, I don’t have a recipe of Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats, but they sound fabulous!
I love doing overnight oatmeals! I’ll definitely going to try these recipes! These are all so delicious! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome! It just makes breakfast so easy.
I super love overnight oats and french toast for breakfast. These 2 are my breakfast staple ever since. I never miss the week without oats because it helps me with digestion.