These easy overnight oats with roasted apples and a nut and sesame crunch are a delicious and quick breakfast. The grilled apples provide an extra portion of vitamins.
I love grabbing a bowl from the cupboard in the evening and knowing that there will be overnight oats for breakfast the next day. I'm also a big porridge lover, but sometimes I prefer the "cold version".
This is why you will LOVE this recipe for easy Overnight Oats
- Oatmeal keeps you full for a long time.
- Oats are packed with vitamins and healthy nutrients.
- Creamy Overnight Oats are prepared in just a few minutes and chill in the refrigerator overnight. So all you have to do in the morning is to grill the apples and the crunch for a few minutes and enjoy everything.
- Overnight oats are an ideal grab-and-go breakfast. You prepare the oats the day before in your take-away container and put it in the fridge overnight.
- You can modify the recipe for these easy overnight oats as you like so that you always have a new taste in your jar. Let your creativity run wild or get inspiration from my tips at the bottom of the blog post.
Easy Overnight Oats - Ingredients
These easy overnight oats are wonderfully creamy and can be modified to suit your taste.
OATS - With quick oats, the overnight oats will be particularly creamy. Of course, you can also use “normal” large-leaved oat flakes.
MILK - Whether oat milk, almond milk, soy, rice, hazelnut or cow's milk. Whatever tastes good is allowed. However, keep in mind that many plant-based milks are naturally sweet, so you need less additional sweetener.
SEEDS AND NUTS - Overnight oats are ideal for mixing in a lot of seeds and nuts. You can mix these with the oat flakes and the liquid the day before and / or sprinkle them fresh over the oats before eating.
If you mix them in the day before, you may need to add a little milk before eating, depending on the amount of seeds and nuts.
Chia and/or flax seeds make the overnight oats even creamier and bind the ingredients. They also contain many healthy nutrients.
These seeds and nuts also go very well in the overnight oats: sunflower seeds, sesame, almonds, hemp seeds, cashews, walnuts.
MAPLE SYRUP - The easy overnight oats are sweetened with maple syrup. Alternatively, you can also use honey, date syrup, coconut blossom sugar, rice or agave syrup. Add according to your taste.
SPICES - Cinnamon tastes very good in this recipe. You can also mix in about 1/2 teaspoon of one of these spices if you like: cocoa, cardamom, turmeric, ginger (in small quantities, as it is very intense).
YOGHURT - – You can mix 2-3 tablespoons of yoghurt into the overnight oats the day before when preparing or in the morning.
MORE IDEAS - Raisins, goji berries, nut butter, jam, coconut flakes, cocoa nibs, chocolate, quinoa pops,…
How to make Easy Overnight Oats
This recipe for easy overnight oats consists of three parts. Of course, you can “just” make the overnight oats or serve them with the grilled apples and the delicious nut and sesame crunch.
How to make the Overnight Oats
For these creamy overnight oats you simply need to mix all the ingredients in a bowl and let them chill covered in the fridge for at least 5 hours or overnight.
How to make the grilled apples
- Divide the apples in half, remove the seeds and cut it in wedges.
- Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil.
- Fry the apple slices for a few minutes on each side until lightly golden.
How to make the nut and sesame crunch
- Chop the hazelnuts roughly.
- Heat coconut oil and maple syrup in a pan. Add nuts and sesame seeds. Fry for a few minutes until golden, stirring regularly. Transfer to a bowl until ready to serve.
More breakfast recipes
- Chocolate Smoothie (without milk or bananas) – This smoothie is as popular with our kids as it is with us!
- Healthy Breakfast Muffins with Nut Streusel – Ideal for freezing and defrosting as needed
- Crunchy Chocolate Granola One of our favorite granola recipes
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Easy Overnight Oats with Roasted Apples
Equipment
- 1 bowl
- 1 pan
Ingredients
Overnight Oats
- 70 g oat flakes
- 320 ml oat milk or your favorite milk
- 2 tbsp flax seeds whole or blended
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp maple syrup more if desired
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Nut and Sesame Crunch
- 1 small hand full hazelnuts
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Roasted Apples
- 1 medium apple seeds removed
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
In Addition
- almond or peanut butter
- maple syrup
Instructions
- For the overnight oats, mix all the ingredients well in a container and leave covered in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours or overnight.
- For the nut and sesame crunch, heat a pan. Melt the coconut oil. Add the nuts, sesame seeds and maple syrup and fry for a few minutes until golden, stirring constantly. Transfer to a small bowl.
- For the roasted apples, add the coconut oil to the pan over medium-high heat. Cut the apple into wedges. Place the wedges on the oil and fry for a few minutes on both sides until golden brown. Set aside.NOTE: in a big pan you can roast the apples and the crunch at the same time beside each other!
- Divide the overnight oats into bowls and serve with the crunch, apples and other toppings of your choice (optional - see blog post).
