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These gingerbread overnight oats are filled with holiday spices and gingerbread flavor! They are the perfect easy and healthy breakfast to make this holiday season! These overnight oats only take about 5 minutes to prepare and they are perfect for meal prep. Just mix the ingredients, let them sit in the refrigerator overnight, and enjoy the flavors of gingerbread.
If you love gingerbread, try our gingerbread muffins and gingerbread mug cake next!
What Are Overnight Oats?
Overnight oats are a great easy breakfast! There is no cooking required to make overnight oats. Just combine all of the ingredients in a jar and let them sit in the refrigerator overnight. They have to sit overnight so the oats absorb the milk. The next morning, give the oats a stir and enjoy. These overnight oats have the flavors of gingerbread!
Ingredients Needed
- Rolled Oats: It is important to use rolled oats when making overnight oats.
- Milk: You can use your milk of choice in this recipe. We used unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
- Unsweetened Applesauce: Once the spices are added you won’t taste the applesauce. It helps make the overnight oats the perfect serving size.
- Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Ground Ginger: Add these spices to the overnight oats.
- Molasses: A little for gingerbread flavor.
- Sweetener: You can use your sweetener of choice in this recipe.
Find the full measurements in the recipe card below.
Substitutions & Variations
- What Oats to Use: To make these overnight oats, you have to use rolled oats. Quick oats and steel-cut oats will not work. The rolled oats are the perfect texture and size. Also, they easily absorb the milk.
- Milk to Use: You can use your milk of choice in this recipe. We used unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Other great options are regular milk, oat milk, and almond milk.
- Sweetener Options: You can use your sweetener of choice to sweeten these gingerbread overnight oats. Some options are sugar, honey, maple syrup, or your sugar-free sweetener of choice.
What Jar to Use for Overnight Oats?
We love making overnight oats in Le Parfait jars. They are a perfect size. You can meal prep overnight oats all at once for the week in these jars.
How To Make Gingerbread Overnight Oats
Step 1: Add the rolled oats, milk of choice, unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, molasses, and sweetener of choice to a jar. Mix these ingredients.
Step 2: After that, put the lid on the jar. Then, let the overnight oats sit in the refrigerator overnight.
Step 3: Lightly mix the ingredients before eating and enjoy!
Toppings For Gingerbread Overnight Oats
These gingerbread overnight oats are delicious on their own or with toppings. Here are some of our favorite toppings!
- Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream
- Chopped Nuts
- Shredded Coconut Flakes
- Granola
- 0-fat Greek Yogurt – add a scoop on top or mix it in!
More Overnight Oats to Try!
- Apple Pie Overnight Oats Gluten Free
- Healthy Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
- Healthy Peach Overnight Oats Recipe
- Cranberry Overnight Oats
- Chocolate Protein Overnight Oats
- PB2 Overnight Oats
- Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats
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GINGERBREAD OVERNIGHT OATS RECIPE
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or milk of choice
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 pinches of ground ginger
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1 ½ teaspoons sweetener of choice
- 1/4 cup 0-fat Greek yogurt, optional
Instructions
- Add the rolled oats, milk of choice, unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, molasses, and sweetener of choice to a jar. Mix all of the ingredients.
- Put the lid on the jar and let the overnight oats sit in the refrigerator overnight.
- Lightly mix the ingredients before eating and enjoy! Optional: Add your favorite toppings.
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Notes
- Gluten-Free: Use certified gluten-free rolled oats.
- Storage: These gingerbread overnight oats are best enjoyed within 3-4 days. Store them in an airtight jar in the fridge.
- Milk Options: We used unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Other great options are regular milk, oat milk, and almond milk.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
