Pumpkin Overnight Oats
This easy pumpkin overnight oats recipe gives you a taste of pumpkin pie in a healthy breakfast that you can customize and meal prep for the week.
It’s about that time of year where the pumpkin spice lattes come out and everyone is divided into camp pumpkin pie spice and camp make fun of people that like pumpkin everything.
I say do what makes you happy and for me, pumpkin spice anything makes me happy. Like most people, my favorite time of year is fall and why not infuse it in any way I can including this healthy overnight oats recipe!
🎃 How To Make Pumpkin Overnight Oats
1️⃣ In a large bowl, add in rolled oats, pumpkin puree, chia, flax seed, pumpkin pie spice, almond milk, maple syrup and a pinch of salt.
2️⃣ Stir all ingredients together until fully combined.
3️⃣ Add to a 16oz mason jar and cover with lid.
4️⃣ Let sit in fridge for at least 4 hours for everything to absorb together and serve cold.
🍼 Overnight Oats For Breastfeeding
To make pumpkin overnight oats breastfeeding friendly, simply add 1 tbsp Brewers yeast to your overnight oat mixture.
You can also replace the almond milk with coconut milk in this recipe but NOT from the can as it will be too thick. Find coconut milk in the refrigerated section next to the almond milk and other dairy free milk.
❓ FAQ
This recipe uses unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but feel free to use any milk you prefer including soy milk, cashew milk, hemp milk or even oat milk.
Pumpkin pie filling already has sweetener and spices in it which means that the taste could change and possibly be too sweet and spicy if following the rest of this recipe. If you would like to use it anyway, try making it without any sweetener or spices and see how it tastes.
Instant oatmeal can be used for overnight oats, but since instant oats are pre-cooked, the texture will be a little bit more mushy than if using old fashioned rolled oats.
This recipe uses maple syrup to sweeten because it’s a great flavor profile to go with the fall flavors, but feel free to use any sweetener you’d like including stevia, monkfruit or coconut sugar.
Once overnight oats have been soaking in the fridge for at least 4 hours, you can transfer to a bowl and heat for 2 minutes in microwave or in small saucepan on stove until warmed through.
Overnight oats last for 5-7 days covered tightly in fridge. Keep in mind this may be about 3-4 days if you are using dairy milk.
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
- Blueberry Overnight Oats
- Strawberry Chia Overnight Oats
- Baked Denver Omelet
- Vegan Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- ¼ cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1 tsp Chia Seed
- 1 tsp Milled Flax Seed
- ½ tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
- ¾ cup Almond Milk unsweetened vanilla
- 1 pinch Salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add in rolled oats, pumpkin puree, chia, flax seed, pumpkin pie spice, almond milk, maple syrup and a pinch of salt.
- Stir all ingredients together until fully combined.
- Add to a 16oz wide mouth mason jar and cover with lid.
- Let sit in fridge for at least 4 hours for everything to absorb together and serve cold.
