How do you make vegan overnight oats?

Simply swap out non-vegan ingredients for alternatives. For example, swap cow’s milk for almond milk or soy milk and instead of honey use maple syrup or agave syrup and for yogurt use your favorite plant based yogurt alternative (my go to is Forager Project or Kite Hill).

Do you eat overnight oats hot or cold?

I think a good majority of people eat their overnight oats cold, but you can absolutely heat them up in the microwave for a minute or 2 to warm through. I personally let my oats come to room temperature before eating and really enjoy them that way.

Can I swap the rolled oats for quick oats or steel cut oats?

I recommend using rolled oats if you want the oats to have some texture to them. If you want more of a pudding consistency, you can definitely try this with quick oats or blend the ingredients together in a blender to make blended oats. I wouldn’t recommend using steel cut oats in this recipe. However, I have a different method for making overnight steel cut oats that works super well and is a great meal prep option as well.

How do I make these higher in protein?

Use soy milk for the base along with a higher protein yogurt like Kite Hill or Siggi’s plant based skyr. For the gingerbread oats, you can swap the cocoa powder for your favorite chocolate protein powder. For the sugar cookie oats, you can swap the tea bag for a tablespoon of a cookie flavored vanilla protein powder.

How long can you store overnight oats?

When stored in an airtight container in the fridge, these oats will last up to 4 days. For best results, add your toppings on the day you plan to eat them.

Vegan Overnight Oats 3 Ways

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Easy Vegan Overnight Oats 3 ways to help add some delicious nourishing variety in the winter. Features sugar cookie, gingerbread and pecan pie flavors!

Ingredients

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Base Recipe

1/2 cup rolled oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp vegan yogurt
3/4 cup plant based milk of choice

Sugar Cookie Overnight Oats

1 sugar cookie flavored teabag
2–3 tsp of maple syrup
1/8 tsp almond extract, optional

Pecan Pie Overnight Oats

1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp + 1 tsp maple syrup
3 tbsp pecan halves
1 tbsp almond or cashew butter
1 tsp blackstrap molasses
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp water

Chocolate Gingerbread Overnight Oats

1 tbsp Dutch processed cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Pinch of allspice
Pinch of ground clove, optional
1 tbsp maple syrup (or more to taste)
1tsp blackstrap molasses
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp dairy-free chocolate chips

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Instructions

Based Ingredients

Add your oats, chia seeds and salt to an airtight container and give a good mix.

Sugar Cookie Oats

Place your milk in a microwave safe dish and heat up for about a minute to heat through (keep an eye on the milk to make sure it doesn’t overflow in the microwave). Add the sugar cookie tea bag and allow to steep for 4 minutes. Remove the teabag from the milk and carefully squeeze the bag to release any trapped liquid then discard.
Pour the milk over the oat mixture and add the yogurt, liquid sweetener and almond extract. Give the oats a good mix and place in the fridge to set overnight (or for at least 1 hour before consuming). When ready to serve, top as desired.

Pecan Pie Oats

Chop up 2 tablespoons worth of pecans. Add 1 tablespoon of the chopped pecans to your oats along with the milk, yogurt, 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and cinnamon then mix well and place in the fridge for at least an hour.
In a separate small bowl combine the nut butter, molasses, remaining teaspoon of maple syrup, brown sugar and water and whisk until fully combined. Fold in the rest of the chopped pecans and then spread the mixture on top of the oats and top with the remaining pecan halves. Store in the fridge until ready to eat.

Chocolate Gingerbread Overnight Oats

Add the cocoa powder and spices to the oats and give a good mix. Add the milk and yogurt along with the molasses, vanilla and chocolate chips.
Stir the mixture well then place in the fridge to set overnight (or for at least 1 hour before consuming). When ready to serve, top as desired.

Notes

Adjust the sweetness to your liking. Taste varies from person to person, so if you know you tend not to like sweet things, use less sweetener. You can also add more if you feel like it needs more.

Mix your oats and chia seeds before pouring in the milk or make sure that you plan to mix the oats immediately after adding in the milk. This will help prevent the chia seeds from clumping together and make your oats creamier in texture after it sets.

Batch prep your oats. If making one flavor, triple the recipe and combine all the ingredients in one large bowl then mix well and divide between containers. You can also batch all 3 different flavors in one go. Divide your dry ingredients between containers and then pour in the separated flavors and liquids and mix individually.