Apple Pie Overnight Oats

Start your day with these fall-inspired apple pie overnight oats, packed with cinnamon apple flavor and perfect for meal prepping! 

If you’re looking for a meal prep breakfast that’s comforting and nutrient-dense, this creamy Apple Pie Overnight Oats recipe is a perfect choice!

My basic overnight oats recipe is combined with classic apple pie flavor– cinnamon, vanilla, and a hint of maple syrup for sweetness. For a truly delicious autumn breakfast, top these overnight oats with a scoop of healthy baked apples!

As much as I’d love to make a wholesome, from-scratch breakfast each morning, the reality is that there just isn’t enough time. This is what makes these apple pie overnight oats such a fantastic fall breakfast– perfect for busy school day mornings or heading out the door to work. 

You can prep your meals several days at a time and store them in individual containers or mason jars so you can take them on the go, too.

While this recipe is naturally gluten-free (as long as you use gluten-free oats), you can easily make dairy-free or vegan apple pie oats by using plant-based yogurt and non-dairy milk! 

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• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• 🛒 Key Ingredients
• 🥣 Step by Step Instructions
• 🗯 Tips and Tricks
• ↔️ Customize it
• 🍽 Equipment
• 🍲Make ahead and storage instructions
• Recipe for Apple Pie Overnight Oats
• 📖 Recipe

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Apple, cinnamon, and vanilla help you lean into the changing of the seasons from summer to winter! 
• Using applesauce gives you the perfect apple flavor even if you don’t have fresh produce on hand. 
• This recipe is easy to double or triple for breakfast meal prep. 
• It’s packed with whole grains, and one cup has 12 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber for a satisfying and filling breakfast. 

🛒 Key Ingredients

• Rolled oats: The base of the recipe, whole grain oats, provide a hearty texture and are packed with fiber, which helps keep you full and satisfied throughout the morning.
• Milk: Adds creaminess and helps the oats soften overnight. You can use dairy or plant-based milk, depending on your preference and diet needs. 
• Plain Greek yogurt: Adds a rich, creamy texture and a boost of protein, making this breakfast more filling and balanced.
• Chia seeds:These tiny seeds are a powerhouse of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, helping to thicken the oats and add a nutritional boost.
• Cinnamon: Brings warmth and the classic flavor of apple pie to the oats, while also offering antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
• Maple syrup: A natural sweetener that enhances the flavor of the oats and adds a touch of sweetness that pairs perfectly with the cinnamon and apples.
• Walnuts: Provide a satisfying crunch and are a great source of healthy fats, protein, and omega-3s, adding both texture and nutrition.
• Vanilla extract: Enhances the overall flavor of the oats, giving them a subtle, sweet aroma that ties everything together.
• Applesauce: Infuses the oats with a natural apple flavor and adds moisture, making them reminiscent of apple pie filling.

See recipe card for quantities.

🥣 Step by Step Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl or mason jar. 
2. Shake or stir until well combined, then cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. 

🗯 Tips and Tricks

• While four hours is the minimum time to soak, the longer you let them sit, the creamier and more doughy they’ll become. If they seem a little dry, or too thick, just add a splash more of milk and stir. 
• Prep in batches. Use the recipe multiplier on the recipe card to make 4 or 6 servings at a time. Mix everything in a large bowl, then portion out into mason jars or single-serving containers for an easy grab-and-go breakfast. 
• Rolled oats (old-fashioned oats) are the best choice for this recipe, but instant oats or steel-cut oats can also work. If using instant oats, you may need less milk. Steel-cut oats will need more liquid and longer soaking time, and the texture will be more chewy. 

↔️ Customize it

Use these substitutions and variations to make this easy apple pie overnight oats recipe your own! 

• Make it high protein: Add half a scoop of protein powder or swap the milk with a protein shake like Core Power High Protein or Orgain Protein. If you use a vanilla protein powder or shake, leave out the vanilla extract. 
• Make it plant-based: While this recipe uses regular dairy milk, you can make it vegan and dairy-free by using dairy-free milk like oat milk, almond milk, or soy milk. Swap the Greek yogurt with a plant-based yogurt. 
• Use your favorite toppings: Top with crisp and sweet diced apples like Honeycrisp or Granny Smith, nuts, seeds, almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter, or granola. 
• Use a different sweetener: Maple syrup adds wonderful flavor along with sweetness, but you can use any type of sweetener you’d like. Use monk fruit, allulose, or stevia for a no added sugar version or swap the maple syrup for brown sugar, honey, or table sugar. 
• Change up the nuts: I love walnuts in this recipe, but pecans or almonds would also work well. 
• Swap the spices: I use cinnamon and just a pinch of allspice, but you can swap this for ¼-½ a teaspoon of apple pie spice instead. 

🍽 Equipment

Making this apple pie overnight oats recipe is seriously simple. Just mix and refrigerate. Here are a few pieces of equipment that might make the process a little easier. 

• 12-ounce jars with plastic lids for storing individual portions
• Silicone spatula set for mixing
• Large glass bowls for making these oats in batches

🍲Make ahead and storage instructions

Apple pie overnight oatmeal is perfect for making ahead as a meal prep breakfast. You can easily make a big batch on the weekend, store it in a large airtight container or individual jars, and eat it for breakfast or snacks throughout the week. 

This recipe will stay good for up to 5 days in the refrigerator (as long as your milk and yogurt isn’t about to spoil right before you use it!). 

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