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    Eat Love Eat » Breakfast & Brunch

    Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

    Published: Oct 22, 2021, Last Modified: October 22, 2021, By Sasha Hooper · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A jar of overnight oats on a marble board with a spoon and apple to the side.

    These apple cinnamon overnight oats are the best way to start your day. They're full of goodness and very quick and easy to prep ahead of time. Plus, they taste just like apple pie! 

    Apple cinnamon overnight oats in a bowl with apple cinnamon topping with a spoon and napkin.

    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. 

    We know you’ll love these apple cinnamon overnight oats as much as we do, be sure to leave a comment and rating to share the love too! Follow the links below to get to where you need to.

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    • ⭐ Why you'll love this recipe
    • 📋 Ingredients
    • 📖 Customizations
    • 🔪 How to make apple cinnamon overnight oats
    • 👩‍🍳 Expert tips
    • 🥣 What to serve with these
    • 💭 Recipe FAQs
    • 🥗 Related recipes
    • Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

    ⭐ Why you'll love this recipe

    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.

    📋 Ingredients

    You’ll only need simple, easily accessible ingredients for this apple cinnamon overnight oats recipe. Here is what you’ll need:

    Ingredients in various bowls including: apples, oat cream, oats, milk, raisins, sugar and spices.

    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.

    📖 Customizations

    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. 

    🔪 How to make apple cinnamon overnight oats

    There’s overnight oats… then there’s these apple cinnamon overnight oats. The most flavor-packed jars or bowls of goodness you’ll eat this fall, we promise. Here’s how to make them:

    Process steps for making the apple cinnamon overnight oats, mixing the dry, adding milk, and stirring in the mix-ins.
    1. Get all your rolled oats, chia seeds, spices and salt in a mixing bowl and stir together. 
    2. Pour over the milk, oat cream and add in the vanilla extract. Stir. 
    3. Stir in the grated apple and raisins.
    4. Cover the bowl and leave in the fridge for at least 4 hours; overnight is better. 

    For the apple cinnamon topping

    Process steps of making the apple cinnamon topping, sauteeing apples in butter, cooking in sugar and cinnamon.
    1. Melt the butter in a skillet over a medium heat and add the prepared apples. 
    2. Cook over a medium heat for about 5 minutes to soften slightly.
    3. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and stir to coat the apples. 
    4. Continue to cook for another few minutes until the apples are caramelised and soft. Add the cornstarch water mix and cook a minute further until it thickens. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. 

    👩‍🍳 Expert tips

    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. 

    🥣 What to serve with these

    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. 

    💭 Recipe FAQs

    How do I store these overnight oats?


    These overnight oats are great to prepare ahead of time. You’ll need to soak them for at least 4 hours but they're best left overnight. We would recommend storing them in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container, or a bowl with a cover. They will be fine for this time, but the apple may start to get a bit brown after a few days.

    Can I heat these up?


    Overnight oats are usually served up cold, but you can absolutely warm them up if that is what you prefer. Just warm gently in a pan on the stove until warm throughout or use the microwave to heat them up.

    Can I use quick or instant oats?

    Yes you can, they are just a finer cut oat, just directly substitute for the rolled oats and they’ll work fine. The texture will be a little more mushy, but still good!

    A jar of overnight oats on a marble board with an apple and spoon to the side.

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    Apple cinnamon overnight oats in a bowl with apple cinnamon topping and a spoon.

    Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

    A delicious make ahead overnight oats breakfast to give you a great start to the day, packed with oats, apples and lots of goodness.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Soaking time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 13 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Author: Sasha Hooper

    Equipment

    • Mixing bowls
    • Box grater
    • Small frying pan

    Ingredients 

    For the Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

    • 1 cup milk or dairy free alternative, 240ml
    • ¼ cup oat cream, 60ml
    • 1 cup rolled oats, 100g
    • 1 ½ tablespoons chia seeds
    • 1 apple, grated
    • 2 tablespoons raisins
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1 pinch salt

    For the Apple Cinnamon Topping

    • 1 tablespoon butter, 14g
    • 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped into ½” pieces
    • 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1 pinch salt
    • ¼ teaspoon cornstarch, (cornflour)
    • 1 tablespoon water

    Optional topping ingredients

    • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

    Instructions

    • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together all of the ingredients for the overnight oats. Divide between two jars or leave in the bowl overnight.
      1 cup milk or dairy free alternative, ¼ cup oat cream, 1 cup rolled oats, 1 ½ tablespoons chia seeds, 1 apple, 2 tablespoons raisins, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 pinch salt
    • Heat the butter in a frying pan over medium heat until melted. Add the apples and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
      1 tablespoon butter, 1 apple
    • Add the sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and stir to combine. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes until caramelised and soft. Stir the cornstarch into the water until it's uniform and pour it into the apple mixture and cook for another minute until it thickens. Add the lemon juice if using. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
      1 tablespoon soft brown sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 pinch salt, ¼ teaspoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • Divide the apples between the two servings of overnight oats and enjoy.
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    Notes

    • 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. 
    • Use any favourite apples - we like Granny Smith, Pink Lady or Honeycrisp.
    • The overnight oats will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge in an air tight container.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 586kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 721mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 842IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 274mg | Iron: 3mg
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine British
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    1. Sue says

      December 10, 2021 at 7:14 pm

      5 stars
      Looks great... A tasty hearty breakfast to set us up for the day. Can wait to try this. 😋

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    2. Laura Shipley says

      October 24, 2021 at 4:29 pm

      5 stars
      I made these this weekend. I love the flavours and it was super quick to put together.

      Reply

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