Holiday Overnight Oats

Holiday Overnight Oats

Quick and easy breakfast oats that still keep you in the holiday mood!

Did you know you can still enjoy the flavors of the holidays in a super-healthy way? If you like the taste of cinnamon, nutmeg and even cloves, these recipes are for you. 

In case you haven’t heard of them, overnight oats are raw oats that have been soaked overnight in liquid. Often added to them are a bunch of delicious fruits, nuts, seeds, spices, coconut yogurt and a touch of maple syrup or whatever else you like to bring them to life.  

Oats are a slowly digested fiber that continuously sends glucose or “high-energy” fuel to the brain. They are an excellent source of soluble fiber, the types that remove cholesterol from our body. And they also contain iron, protein, magnesium and zinc.  

These holiday chilly oats are low in calories, an excellent source of fiber (especially soluble fiber), contain no added-refined sugars, and are a great source of protein and an excellent source of both calcium and iron!

Egg-Nog Overnight Oats

Serves: 1 

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup of rolled oats or old-fashioned raw oats
• 1/2 cup of vegan eggnog – I used this recipe and used soymilk instead of almond milk – https://www.unconventionalbaker.com/simple-dairy-free-egg-free-eggnog-raw-vegan-paleo/ 
• 1/2 cup plant-based milk of choice, plain and unsweetened
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or flavoring
• Pinch of cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg

Directions: 

1. If making your own eggnog, make this first using the recipe above or one of your own.
2. In a mason jar, add the oats, vegan nog, plant-based milk, chia seeds and vanilla. Top with cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Then close the jar and shake it until ingredients are well-combined.
4. Place jar in the refrigerator overnight.
5. The next morning open the jar.  If mixture is too thick or liquid has evaporated, add a desired amount of plant-based milk and stir with a spoon.
6. Top with bananas and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Egg-Nog Overnight Oats

Nutrition Facts

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Houseless Gingerbread Overnight Oats

Serves: 1 

Ingredients: 

• 2/3rds cup of rolled oats or old-fashioned raw oats
• 1 cup plant-based soymilk, plain and unsweetened
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened or vanilla or vanilla and cinnamon plant-based yogurt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or flavoring
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 2 pinches of ground ginger
• Pinch of cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Pinch of cloves

Directions: 

1. In a mason jar, add the oats, plant-based milk, chia seeds, blackstrap molasses and vanilla. Top with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
2. Then close the jar and shake it until ingredients are well-combined.
3. Place jar in the refrigerator overnight.
4. The next morning open the jar.  If mixture is too thick or liquid has evaporated, add a desired amount of plant-based milk and stir with a spoon.
5. Top with bananas and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Gingerbread Overnight Oats

Nutrition Facts

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.