These apple cinnamon overnight oats are the perfect weekday morning staple. They're packed with protein, full of your favourite cozy fall flavours and great for meal prep.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Chill Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: overnight oats
Servings: 5servings
Ingredients
Base
2 + ¼ cupsoatsquick, minute or rolled all work
¼cupvanilla protein powderoptional, see notes below
2.5cupsmilk
5tablespoonchia seeds
1.5tablespoonmaple syrup
2teaspoonvanilla extract
2teaspooncinnamon
¼cupunsweetened shredded coconut flakesoptional
Toppings
1+¼cupplain Greek yogurt
½teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonmaple syrup
2mediumapplesdiced
½tablespooncoconut oil
2tsp cinnamon
2teaspoonbrown sugaror coconut sugar
5tablespoonwalnutschopped
Instructions
In a large bowl combine oats, protein powder, protein milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and coconut flakes. Mix well.
Evenly divide the oat mixture amongst 5 jars (each jar should have about ¾ cup of oat mixture).
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together yogurt, cinnamon and maple syrup. Add about ¼ cup of yogurt mixture into each jar.
In a small pan over medium/ high heat, add coconut oil. Once hot, add your diced apples, cinnamon and brown sugar. Sautee until brown and beginning to soften (about 3 minutes). Add ¼ cup of diced apples into each jar. Finish the jars off with a sprinkle of chopped walnuts (about 1 tablespoon in each).
Cover jars and place them in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Notes
*overnight oats will store in the fridge in airtight containers for up to 5 days.*to substitute protein powder, simply replace with an additional ¼ cup of oats!*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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