Maple Cinnamon Almond Overnight Oats
Naturally sweetened overnight oats make for effortless, stress-free mornings ☀️
Servings: 4
Equipment
- none
Ingredients
Overnight Oats
- 1.5 cups quick cooking oats
- 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3 pinches kosher salt
- 1.5 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup unsweetened soymilk
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 tbsp almond butter unsalted
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Toppings: any combo of vegan yogurt, fresh fruit, nut butter, and toasted coconut flakes that you like :)
Instructions
- Combine the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and ground flax seeds in a large bowl (preferably one with a lid) Mix to distrubute the spices.
- Then add in the water, soy milk, almond extract, maple syrup, almond butter (it mixes best at room temp, not cold from the fridge)
- Mix well, cover, and refreidgerate overnight or for about 6 hours to thicken.
SERVE
- Serve with vegan yogurt, fresh fruit, and almond butter on top. In the photo, I added ½ cup plain almond milk yogurt, one sliced peach, banana slices, and toasted coconut. An addiitonal drizzle of maple can be added for extra flavor if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Can I Adjust the Sweetness?
- Feel free to add more or less maple syrup to this recipe. Sometimes I only use about 1 tbsp and then add more on top in the morning based on my mood and what kind of fruit I'm using.
- Instead of maple syrup, you can sweeten this recipe with mashed Medjool dates or some brown sugar. Adjust sweetness to taste.
- The recipe is designed with an oats-to-liquid ratio that is specific to quick cooking oats, so use that if possible.
- Instant oats and quick cooking are different, so quick cooking oats for best results.
- Yep! I like using soy milk because it adds some protein to my breakfast (which helps boost satiety and keeps me fuller for longer) but any plant-based milk will work!
- I like to use unsweetened milk so that I can control how sweet - or not! - I'd like my oats to be.
- Using a fun flavor like vanilla can be nice for this recipe.
- Sometimes I like to shake thinks up by using unsweetened hazelnut or coconut milk instead. But I think soy or almond milk works best for this particular flavor combo so that's why they're my go-tos!
- Up to you! Overnight oats can be served cold like a bircher muesli or you can warm up a serving in a microwave safe bowl or on the stove. You may want to add an extra splash of soy milk if it looks a little thick after resting. I like it both warm and cold, just depends on my mood :)