Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

We love mixing up what we have for breakfast each day. The latest favorite creation in our house is these apple cinnamon overnight oats which taste just like apple pie! Now what’s not to love about that?! Loving these apple vibes? Why not try out our apple baked oatmeal with chocolate and ginger, or peanut butter baked oatmeal.

These overnight oats are packed with goodness using grated apple, raisins and spices and finished off with a topping of sweet cinnamon glazed apples. They’re so easy to make and perfect to make ahead of time - as who has time to mess around with breakfast in the morning?

Goodbye bowls of cereal or toast, hello to your new breakfast crush! If you’re a big fan of overnight oats, you need to try these cherry bakewell quinoa breakfast parfaits, another great start to the day. 

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Here are the main reasons you need these apple cinnamon overnight oats in your life right now:

Easy - they are so easy to make! Throw all the ingredients in a bowl, mix together and leave to soak. The topping is an absolute bonus way to seal the deal with apple pie flavors and can also be made ahead. 

Healthy - these overnight oats are full of protein and fibre from the oaty, fruity goodness and are a great slow release of energy to get you through the morning. 

Apple pie - this tastes like apple pie when served with the apple topping, what's not to love there? It tastes amazing! Cosy, autumnal flavours for breakfast can never be a bad thing.

Kid friendly - get the kids involved, they can make their own jar of oats and learn some responsibilities along the way too. Win-win!

Gluten free - these are easily made gluten free by simply ensuring the oats are certified gluten free.

Scaleable - this recipe is so easy to double, triple or quadruple for a batch breakfast prep.

Creaminess - we love using dairy milk in these, but any dairy free alternative will also work very well. You’ll also use oat cream which adds some extra creaminess and goodness from more oats.

Rolled oats - this recipe calls for jumbo old fashioned oats as they give the best texture for the overnight oats. 

Fruit - you’ll definitely need apples and some juicy raisins for this recipe. We use Granny Smith or you can use your favourite apple, Pink Lady or Honeycrisp work well. 

Spices - the essential spices for apple pie are cinnamon and nutmeg, so don’t miss these spices out for these overnight oats. You could use allspice too if you like. 

Optional (for making the topping) - if you want a little thicker, more glazed apple cinnamon topping, you’ll need a little cornstarch (cornflour) and water. Fresh lemon juice adds a pop of brightness to the topping.

We all love a varied breakfast so here are some substitutions and customizations we recommend for these apple cinnamon overnight oats:

Chia seeds - you don’t have to use chia seeds if you don’t have them, you can substitute directly for flax seeds (linseeds); they’ll have the same effect. 

Change up the fruit - apple cinnamon is the perfect fall flavour combo, and we'd recommend sticking to fall fruits. You could do chopped up pears, or a mixture, or even try using plums; they will usually make more of a saucy compote for the topping though. 

Switch out the raisins - you could switch out the raisins for cranberries or another dried fruit. You could also add in some chopped nuts to the mix, whatever you fancy. You could even throw in some chocolate chips! 

Oat cream - if you don’t have access to oat cream you can substitute directly for Greek yogurt, regular cream, extra milk or if you want to make it extra indulgent, clotted cream. 

Vegan - make this completely vegan friendly by using dairy free milk and butter. 

Follow these tips and tricks to help you make the perfect apple cinnamon overnight oats every time:

Containers - you can easily make this up in tupperware or jars directly - just split the ingredient quantities in half and mix directly in the jar for two portions. We prefer using a bowl as we can make bigger batches and just serve directly from the bowl throughout the week, or divide into jars from there.

Peelings - in the recipe we peel and dice the apples for the topping, but if you prefer you can leave this step out if you are time poor. You can always snack on the peelings or use them for composting. 

Box grater - we recommend using a very sharp box grater as you’ll get nice apple strands which run throughout the overnight oats. If you don’t have one, it’ll be fine, the apple may just get mushy, that’s all. 

Here are some suggestions on how to serve apple cinnamon overnight oats, get inspired and mix it up!

Apple cinnamon topping - we recommend using the apple cinnamon mixture we use in the recipe, this tastes just like apple pie and is incredible!

Fruit - switch the apple out for pears for a twist.

Nut butters - give the top of your breakfast a good drizzle of your favourite nut butter. We love using almond butter as it gives a lovely roasted nuttiness and extra creaminess. 

Extra cream - if you want to loosen up the overnight oat mix, just stir in a little more milk. Top with a swirl of oat cream or yogurt and you’ll be off to a great start.