Vegan Overnight Oats (Four Recipes)
Course: Breakfast Servings: multiple
Prep time: 5 min Cook time: Overnight
Difficulty level: Easy
Vegan
Can be gluten free
Naturally sweetened
Author: Jennifer Sargison
Simple Breakfast Inspiration
A perfect breakfast to enjoy on those mornings when you know you wont have a lot of time to make a breakfast from scratch has got to be overnight oats.
They are so easy, creamy, satisfying and will fuel you for the day ahead. 100% plant based and can be gluten free if you use GF oats and naturally sweetened.
To prepare the oats simply mix the raw oats with enough dairy free milk so that the mixture is nice and runny or simply look at the method on the packet of oats. There’s no need to cook the oats simply pop them in the fridge overnight. The oats will thicken up over night. If it is too thick in the morning simply add a little more milk.
The more you make this you will soon just know how much to add. I haven’t given exact measurements as it really does depend on the type of oats you have and a personal preference on how you like your oats…runny, thick or somewhere in the middle.
Here’s a selection of my favourite
I’ve included the ingredients and method together, the ingredients are in bold
Coconut Cluster
Oats mixed with a spoonful of coconut yogurt, a dash of coconut milk and mix until it’s a runny consistency, next add some mixed seeds and chia seeds
Mix it again and pop the oat mixture into a dish and place in the fridge overnight and in the morning simply top with crunchy homemade (or shop bought) coconut and seed clusters or a handful of granola.
Chocolate and Cherry
Oats mixed with oat milk (sub for a plant milk if GF) and cacao powder, mixed up until runny. Next add some seeds, chia seeds, dried cherries or cranberries and homemade chocolate spread.
Give everything a good mix and pop the oat mixture into a dish and place in the fridge overnight, in the morning simply top with a dollop of homemade chocolate spread and a fresh cherry
Peanut and Banana
Oats mixed with almond milk until runny, add a little maple syrup a spoon of peanut butter
Mix the ingredients together and place in the fridge overnight, in the morning simply top with peanut butter and chopped banana
Mixed Berry
Oats mixed with cashew nut milk all mixed together until runny, add a teaspoon of chia seeds, some chopped cashew nuts, mixed seeds and a spoonful of homemade berry jam.
Mix everything together and pop the oat mixture into a dish and place in the fridge overnight and in the morning simply top with an extra spoon of jam on top.
*For those of you eating a gluten free diet because of a gluten intolerance/allergy to gluten or suffering from celiac disease please check the ingredients listed in my recipes carefully. Although many of my recipes are gluten free please make sure you double check your ingredients to check. I am not intolerant to gluten so am no expert but I still like to provide GF options, please fully read your packets at home before making this, thank you :)