Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats will be your new favorite breakfast, I promise! These oats are creamy, perfectly flavored, filled with fresh apples and many nutrients. They are easy to make with pantry ingredients. So HEALTHY and made without added sugar. Perfect make-ahead energizing breakfast.
If you've been following my Instagram stories lately, you've probably noticed my obsession with overnight oats. Well, school started this week, and the comfort of having a regular, easy-going family breakfast in the morning has completely gone for me. So I'm doing these make-ahead meals to ease the stress the next morning and save myself a bit time.
Overnight oats are the obvious choice for busy mornings. They are super easy to make with pantry ingredients. Plus, they can be made ahead, which is super convenient. But they are also incredibly nutritious, filled with heart-healthy OATS.
Overnight oats offer endless possibilities for you to play with flavor combos - like Peanut Butter Overnight Oats. Just yummy! They also give you a chance to express your mood but also creativity. You can choose toppings, fruits, and spices according to your current desires. It's a plain simple meal but yet never boring.
These Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats are inspired by early Fall and beautiful juicy apples that are now in season. They taste just like grandma's sweet apple pie and smell amazing. Sweet, perfectly flavored, with bits of fresh apples inside. So good!
Ingredients used
For this recipe, you will only need a few simple pantry ingredients. Here's what you'll need:
How to make Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
To make Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats, simply layer the ingredients, then let them sit in the refrigerator while you sleep. Over the night, the oats will soften and thicken and flavors will combine nicely. In the morning you just add toppings (if you like). And that's basically IT!
- Put oats, milk, Ceylon cinnamon, peanut butter and grated apple in a glass jar or other storage container.
- Stir ingredients with the spoon.
- Seal the jar or cover the container with the lid and refrigerate overnight (at least for 4 hours).
- When ready to eat, shake the jar to combine the ingredients or empty the contents of the container into a serving bowl and stir to combine.
- Add a little more milk if a thicker/thinner consistency is desired.
- Serve topped with fresh fruits (diced apples or bananas), honey, or maple syrup.
PRO TIP:
- I like to put my overnight oats in a glass jar with a lid because the jar is easy to store. But any airtight container or bowl with plastic wrap over the top will do.
Substitutions
- I like to use quick oats for overnight oats, but you can substitute quick oats with rolled oats.
- You can substitute peanut butter with almond butter or cashew butter.
- If you're using added sweetener, you can use maple syrup, raw honey or date syrup.
- MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Use certified gluten-free oats.
Tips for storing
- Store overnight oats in a sealed container or in a jar with the lid.
- Keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats benefits
- Super healthy and nutritious – loaded with fibers, healthy fats, and proteins.
- Ridiculously quick and easy to make.
- Full of amazing flavors.
- Made WITHOUT ADDED SUGARS.
- Loaded with superpowers from peanut butter and oats.
- Perfect plain simple breakfast to have on the go.
- Gluten free, dairy free, and vegan.
Ready to try more overnight oats recipes. Try these.
Enjoy!
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick oats or rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat milk or any milk
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter creamy all-natural
- 1 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/2 medium apple cored and grated (peeling optional), any kind you enjoy eating
- Optional toppings: sliced banana, diced fresh apples, dried blueberries, hemp seeds, chia seeds
Instructions
- Put oats, milk, Ceylon cinnamon, peanut butter and grated apple in a glass jar or other container.
- Stir ingredients with the spoon.
- Seal the jar or cover the container with the lid and refrigerate overnight (at least for 4 hours).
- When ready to eat, shake the jar to combine the ingredients or empty the contents of the container into a serving bowl and stir to combine.
- Add toppings and enjoy!
Notes
You can substitute peanut butter with almond butter or cashew butter.
If you're using added sweetener, you can use maple syrup, raw honey or date syrup.
MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Use certified gluten-free oats. Tips for storing Store overnight oats in a sealed container or in a jar with the lid.
Keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Nutritional Disclaimer
Nutrition
More healthy breakfast recipes
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
- Healthy Apple Carrot Muffins
- Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Bake
- Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal
This post is originally published in September, 2018, but it's updated with new info on September 2020.
I love this combination of apples and cinnamon. I made it for my breakfast and totally relished every bite of this oatmeal.
Yum I love overnight oats! I usually put frozen blueberries but this looks really good I gotta try it tomorrow!
What a flavorful and delicious make ahead breakfast recipe. My family would love these. Looks fantastic too. Thanks for sharing.
These overnight oats are so, so delicious! I am such a big fan of oat milk, and it's so perfect in this recipe. The peanut butter and cinnamon blend together perfectly, and it's totally one of my new favorite recipes for breakfast!
This recipe is officially on our meal prep list! We love it so much... especially how easy it is to make and how easy it makes breakfast. We will never skip breakfast again!
I made these last night for breakfast this morning and OMG were they delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
I used to make overnight oats all the time and really haven't thought about it lately. I love your combinations of flavors you chose, apples and cinnamon is my favorite. The choice of ceylon cinnamon is perfect . I am making up some of this to make my busy mornings a little easier.
Apple cinnamon overnight oats looks delicious I would love to start my day like this dish.
I'm such a huge fan of healthy, make-ahead breakfast recipes like these overnight oats - simple to prep ahead so that busy mornings are so much easier! What a great idea to add peanut butter for protein in this recipe, but I liked your ideas for maybe switching it up next time with almond butter or cashew butter!
My kids and I LOVE overnight oats, so I am always on the hunt for more recipes to try - this one is amazing! I love the combination of the cinnamon, apple and especially the peanut butter!
These Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats are definitly my new favorite breakfast! I loved how easy they were to make and the kids loved the flavor. We will be making this yummy recipe fairly often!
Have a wonderful day
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This is the best way to start the day! Love healthy breakfasts!
Such a lovely Breakfast planning. Healthy fruits and amazing Cinnamon flavor and the creaminess of the Soaked Oats. Best for the start of an amazing Day.
wow, you gave me an idea what to mix for my own oatmeal. Thanks dear!
Love apples and love cinnamon. This looks delicious.
I lover overnight oats, and this is one delicious recipe! The peanut butter addition with apples was the perfect flavor combo, and it really had me excited for fall flavors.
I adore oatmeal, especially baked. The overnight oats are so good, too. It is a nice way to change up breakfast.
This is cool never thought to have such a cool recipe with apples. I have to try out as I am bored of munching apples raw.
I have to admit I like overnight oats, never fails and always delicious!
I’d love to try making this recipe for myself this weekend! I can’t wait to try it out and give it a taste.
There is one flavor combo I dont like and that is apple and cinamon 😔😔 Great recipe just not for me.
Maybe you can try apple + nutmeg combo, or apple + vanilla. :) Works great! And taste amazing too!
I haven't tried overnight oats yet, but I've been meaning to. This looks like it tastes (and smells) amazing!
Apple cinnamon is one of my favorite flavors! I have yet to try overnight oats, even though I have been telling myself to do this. I bet it's healthier than me making a lunch meat sandwich for breakfast! I'll have to gather the ingredients and try to do this type of option for breakfast next week.
This looks like the perfect fall breakfast! Can't wait to try this version of overnight oats.
I've just started eating oatmeal to help with my cholesterol. This looks like a simple and delicious way to have oatmeal.
I love making overnight oats, and the fact that this one has apple and cinnamon makes it even more appealing to me.
I love overnight oats and apple cinnamon is one of my favorite flavor combos. I need to try these soon!
This recipe is going to be perfect for a cool fall morning. Looking forward to giving this recipe a try.
This sounds like the perfect breakfast idea, I love with overnight oats you can just whip it up the night before and grab it and go in the morning.
This sounds like the perfect fall morning breakfast! Apple cinnamon always reminds me of fall and I love overnight oats.
Yumm these looks so tasty, oatmeal is my all time favourite thing. I have it like every morning. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I must try this out! It looks delicious. I've always loved the apple cinnamon combo.
These overnight oats sound delicious! I love to make them with protein powder, too. Definitely saving this recipe for an easy, tasty fall breakfast!
This is such a great way to start the day! It's so tasty and healthy. It's also easy for me to make breakfast for five without actually making breakfast in the morning!
Yum! Apples and Cinnamon are a great way to welcome fall. Plus, I've been wanting to perk up my plain oatmeal.
Nice! I have both an apple and oats a lot of mornings for breakfast, So making this could save a lot of time (:
What a great breakfast treat to welcome fall season! Can’t wait to give it a try!
We love overnight oats in our house, I'm always on the hunt for a new recipe to try. We'll try this one tomorrow, looks delicious.
These flavors are just what I have been craving! Love they are perfect for Fall and waking up to them would be the best part of waking up!
The apple overnight oats are the perfect way to start a crisp fall morning. Perfect for the kids or with a hot cup of coffee.
I love overnight oats because they are so convenient. You just pop them in the fridge the night before and have a delicious treat waiting for you the next morning. And I really appreciate that you made these without any added sugar. Now I can enjoy them without feeling guilty. Great recipe!
You have NO idea how much I needed this post! Not only for me, but for my kiddos! They love oatmeal and I make it the same way all the time!! I'm so making this for us this week before work and school! And no sugar added?!? Seriously - you've made my day!
Mornings are extremely hectic for me too.! I'm going to make a batch of these to try and ease the morning breakfast situation. They look delicious and perfect for fall!
I am now looking for cute jars and long tea spoons to make this recipe. We eat oatmeal several times a week but it's become kind of boring. This way is anything but ho hum!! Can't wait to try it.
I always forget about oatmeal as a quick breakfast because it seems so involved. But overnight oats are so easy!
Love overnight oats! What a delicious meal to wake up to! Like a treat, but healthy - love it :)
What a lovely breakfast! This would totally help me in the mornings and it’s perfect for fall!
I've been reading for quite some time lately about overnight oats yet I still haven't tried for myself. Call me weird but I'm not used to eating oats in the morning. I usually have very small breakfasts and oats always give me the feeling of filling me up too much in the morning. I should try them in the afternoon, though, as filler in between meals. It would become overmirning oats, I guess, but would still work well!
Gorgeous, gorgeous shots!! Oatmeal has never looked so beautiful! This sounds like a welcoming treat for the morning...I'd love waking up to this.
I love this super easy and delicious overnight oat. You have packed in a ton of nutrition and it tastes amazing! Such a great start to the day for me and the kids too!
I like overnights oats as my breakfast, since fall season is coming this apple cinnamon overnights is going to be in my do list. Apple and cinnamon marriage always perfect.
Yum, yum this looks amazing. Oats are a breakfast favorite and I love having them with apples.
I can't believe all the wonderful overnight oats recipes that there are and I've yet to make one of them. Now here is a recipe that sounds too good to be true. We eat lots of oats and the apple cinnamon flavor screams fall. Will be making the oats this week.
I love the flavors in this oats apple and cinnamon are such a classic. I still never remember to make mine the night before I end up making cooked oatmeal almost every day. Can't wait to try this.
I love making overnight oats because they are so easy. This recipe is perfect for fall!
Natalie this looks delicious. I can't wait for overnight oat season aka, my favorite, fall.
Oh wow!!! a jar full of goodness and healthiness. I love how this is so simple. I'm going to keep an eye out for that super cinnamon spice
I loved that you utilized nut butter and cinnamon in this recipe rather than loading it with a bunch of unnecessary added sugars. These oats look like the perfect way to start a morning and a great way to start using some of the awesome fall apples arriving now!
Overnight oats are perfect for busy weekday mornings. Perfect for me since I am not a morning person. If breakfast is ready, one less thing to think about .... I only have to worry about coffee LOL!!
Yes! I needed this recipe! I've totally been on an overnight oats kick lately and I have a bunch of apples to use up. What do you do with the other half of the apple?
This breakfast SCREAMS FALL! I can almost smell the cinnamon from here! Need to try this tomorrow morning!