Delicious and easy pumpkin pie overnight oats. Prepare this ahead of time to have a quick and healthy breakfast ready to go for two mornings.
A little while ago, someone from the AHH community asked me whether I knew any good recipes for overnight oats. I LOVE my porridge in the mornings. It warms me up and is one of a few breakfasts that truly fills me up for a good couple of hours. But I had to disappoint her. The last time I made overnight oats was years ago and the recipe I tried was a little bit bland.
A HEALTHY AND QUICK ALTERNATIVE
But since I started my new job I’ve been searching for new ideas for quick and healthy breakfasts. I currently commute for my work and the last thing I want to do on those early mornings is to think of and prepare a healthy breakfast (a sleepy brain and consciously choosing a healthy meal don’t go well together). Or just to go for plain porridge AGAIN.
This pumpkin pie overnight oats recipe is one of my favourites now when it comes to those rushy mornings. I prepare it the night before and in 10 minutes I will have breakfast sorted for two mornings. Overnight oats last for 5 days in the fridge so you won’t have to eat the same breakfast two mornings in a row.
You can eat it cold but I like to pop it in the microwave in the morning. I somehow feel more full after a warm meal.
Overnight oats are extremely customisable and I encourage you to play around with different ingredients if you lack some of the ingredients mentioned in the recipe.
Don’t have sour cream? Why don’t you try it with cream cheese? Or don’t like oat milk? Any milk will do! I would recommend you to keep the chia seeds in the recipe because that’s what makes the overnight oats lovely and creamy.
Another benefit of this breakfast? It’s sugar free!
THE INGREDIENTS
For this recipe you will need oats, chia seeds, oat milk (I like to use barista oat milk, this is my favourite brand), natural or greek (full fat!) yoghurt, sour cream, grated butternut squash, banana, cinnamon, and raisins.
Find the exact measurements in the printable at the end of this post. It is possible to use honey/maple syrup instead of the banana but I usually omit it to have a sugar free breakfast.
METHOD
This recipe is so easy to prepare. All you have to do is mix up all of the ingredients in a bowl and to put the mixture in an old jam jar for example. The most important thing is to remember to prepare it ahead of time and to put it in the fridge.
Time will sort the rest!
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 45 gr Oats
- 1 tbsp Chia seeds Don't omit this. This is what makes the porridge nice and creamy
- 160 ml Oat milk Or any other milk if you prefer
- 80 gr Natural / Greek yoghurt (full fat!)
- 2 tbsp Sour cream Or cream cheese if you don't have sour cream
- 60 gr Grated butternut squash Or carrot
- 1 Banana Or 0-2 tbsp honey/maple syrup (but then it won't be sugar free anymore!)
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 40 gr Raisins
Instructions
- This recipe is so easy to prepare. All you have to do is mix up all of the ingredients in a bowl and to put the mixture in an old jam jar for example. The most important thing is to remember to prepare it ahead of time and to put it in the fridge.Time will sort the rest!
