Enjoy these applesauce overnight oats as a delicious meal prep breakfast or tasty snack! With all the fall flavors of sweet applesauce and fragrant spices, they're so simple to make with affordable ingredients and have minimal hands-on prep time.
Have a peek at my blended overnight oats for another fun breakfast idea!
Overnight oats are always so creamy and delicious, but adding sweet applesauce to the mix takes them to a new level of moreish I think! As they're a no cook method of making oats, they're perfect as a summer breakfast when hot oatmeal feels too heavy, as well as for fall with the seasonal produce and spices.
And you can of course have some fun and use variations on applesauce too! While regular all-apple applesauce is always a winner, perhaps you may like to try my pear applesauce or blueberry applesauce in your overnight oats for a fun change.
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⭐ Why this recipe is so good
Affordable ingredients. We use pantry staples and fresh easy-to-find fruits to make these apple overnight oats.
Minimal hands-on prep time. The oats mixture takes minutes (maybe seconds?!) to prep and is a no-cook method of enjoying oats. You can either use homemade applesauce or a carton, if that works for you.
Dairy free. As we use applesauce to thicken the overnight oats, and give them a smooth consistency rather than yogurt, these are perfect for a vegan breakfast.
🍎 Ingredients
All the ingredients and their quantities are set out in the recipe card below.
Some notes on a few of them:
- Applesauce - you can use a homemade 'all apple' applesauce, or perhaps change it up and try my peach applesauce for extra fruity flavor!
- Apples - if you're making the cooked apple topping I suggest to use red apples for their sweetness.
- Oats - the best option is old fashioned rolled oats to make overnight oats. Steel cut oats won't soften enough in the liquid and will overly chewy and dense, while fine quick-cook oats can be a bit mushy. Use certified gluten free oats, if required.
- Plant milk (non-dairy milk) - there are many to choose from, including oat milk, coconut milk and almond milk, so use the type that works for you.
- Chia seeds - these help thicken the oats mixture and I suggest to use whole black chia seeds rather than milled chia.
📖 Swaps and variations
Add vanilla extract. If it works for you, then a quarter teaspoon can be added. It scores 1 on the SIGHI list, with a ? as a liberator.
Add salt. Personally I'm not a fan, but some love to add a little pinch of salt to their oats (my dad is one of those people!).
🔪 Step by step instructions
Making this applesauce overnight oatmeal is so simple, makes the most of pantry staples and sweet fruit and is perfect as a meal prep breakfast or snack.
All the instructions are set out in the recipe card below, but these step by step photos should help guide you.
Step 1: Combine dry ingredients
Add your rolled oats, chia seeds and cardamom (or cinnamon) to a mason jar or container that can be sealed (image 1).
Step 2: Add liquids
Pour in the plant milk and maple syrup, and spoon in the applesauce (image 2).
Step 3: Stir the oats
Stir the overnight oats so the oats are well soaked in the milk and applesauce (image 3). Place in the fridge for at least two hours to let the oats soften.
Step 4: Make warm apple topping
Optional: to make a warm apple topping, simply peel and dice red apples. Heat coconut oil in a skillet and cook the apples, sprinkling with cardamom or cinnamon, until soft and warm (image 4).
💭 Recipe tips and notes
- I very much recommend to use old fashioned rolled oats to make this recipe. Steel cut oats are too dense and won't soak up the milk well, and quick-cook oats can go mushy.
- Adjust the amount of milk to preference. If you like a thinner consistency, simply add a little more.
- Store-bought applesauce can of course be used, but I suggest that those looking for low histamine recipes may wish to make their own. This applesauce recipe by Cookie and Kate is easy to make!
📋 Frequently asked questions
Old fashioned rolled oats give the best texture for overnight oats. Steel cut oats are too dense, while fine quick-cook oats can be too mushy.
No, it isn't necessary to soak oats overnight. I suggest about two hours in a sealed container in the fridge.
Overnight oats are typically served cold, maybe even straight from the fridge! But you can easily heat them up on the stovetop or in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl to enjoy as hot oats if you like. Heat in 30 second intervals until they are warmed to your liking. Make sure to add any toppings after you heat them.
I love to serve these overnight oats with applesauce with warm diced apples, but you can also sprinkle on suitable nuts and seeds, stir in almond butter or sprinkle over coconut flakes or perhaps my chia granola.
🥣 More overnight oats recipes
Choose from so many overnight oats recipes including my popular overnight oats with oat milk and cardamom overnight oats, and these fun ideas:
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📖 Recipe
Applesauce Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats gluten free, if required
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon or cardamom*
- ½ cup plant milk more, to preference
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- ½ teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Combine rolled oats, chia seeds and cinnamon (or cardamom) in a mason jar or container that can be sealed.
- Pour in the plant milk, applesauce and maple syrup. Stir well so the oats are soaked in the milk and applesauce.
- Transfer the oats to the fridge for at least 2 hours. Adjust with more plant milk to serve, if you like a looser consistency.
- Optional: add cooked diced apple, other fruits, nuts or seeds to top your overnight oats.
Notes
- It is best to use rolled oats rather than steel cut oats (which are too dense) or fine quick-cook oats (which can be overly mushy).
- If vanilla extract works for you, a dash of a quarter teaspoon can be used.
- Some people like to add a pinch of salt to their oats.
- While you can keep the prepared oats in the fridge overnight, I would suggest that my low histamine readers would want to prep and store for about 2 hours. That may be too much time for some readers due to histamine formation.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- applesauce will depend upon ingredients used. It would likely be best to make homemade applesauce.
- plant milks have various scores.
- cinnamon scores 0 on the SIGHI list, but is rated higher on other lists. Cardamom (scores 0, but with a note that some varieties may not be well tolerated), can be used as a swap.
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