Overnight Oatmeal Recipes for quick and delicious breakfasts. Almond Blueberry Maple, Apple Cinnamon, and Tropical Pineapple Cranberry Almond Milk recipes.
Have you seen those commercials for almond milk lately? It’s a trend that is being blended into smoothies, poured on granola and battling soy as the non-dairy alternative in coffee. But what in the world is “Almond Milk” and what does it taste like? I also get to share my favorite Overnight Oatmeal Recipes for quick and delicious breakfasts.
What is Almond Milk?
No, there is no squeezing any juice out of an almond. Almond milk is, essentially, super finely ground toasted almonds blended with filtered water, vitamins, and minerals. This produces a milk-like product with a creamy, slightly nutty taste.
Almond Milk Blends Benefits
- 50% more calcium than dairy milk
- Excellent source of fiber and vitamin E
- Good source of protein
- Free of lactose, gluten, dairy, soy, egg, casein, and MSG
- No cholesterol or saturated fat
- Longer Shelf Life than Cow’s Milk
Overnight Oatmeal Recipe
For these recipes, you can use regular milk, coconut milk, or almond milk if you prefer. Overnight oatmeal is a healthy, hearty breakfast I make for fast-paced mornings. Each gives a subtle difference in taste so experiment as you like. Here are some of my favorite overnight oat recipes including Almond Blueberry Maple Oatmeal, Tropical Pineapple Cranberry Oatmeal, and Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal in mason jars.
The basic recipe is as follows:
Stir all ingredients together. Put in fridge overnight and enjoy your morning! Lasts about 2 days.
Tropical Pineapple Cranberry
- 1/4 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1/4 Cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup milk (almond milk or coconut milk also work great!)
- 1.5 tsp chia seeds
- 1/4 cup pineapple chunks
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
- 1/4 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1/4 Cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup milk (almond milk or coconut milk also work great!)
- 1.5 tsp chia seeds
- 1 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup diced apples
Almond Blueberry Maple
- 1/4 cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1/4 Cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup almond milk (milk or coconut milk also work well!)
- 1.5 tsp chia seeds
- 3 tsp real maple syrup
- 1/4 cup blueberries
*Recipes are for 1 cup serving size. To fill a standard mason jar, I double the recipe.
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Dee Teeny says
Just a quick question that I never realize that wasn’t asked in any post about overnight oatmeal… Do you eat the oatmeal cold or do you warm them? I like my oatmeal hot.
Rachel says
I generally eat these cold. I have not personally tried them hot, but maybe others in the comments have.
Jill says
I want to try your recipe; however, Google is covering your ingredient list with ads. I’ve reported them, but they just replace it with another one. Hopefully, they’ll remove them permanently once they get the feedback.
Rachel says
Hi Jill. I really appreciate you letting me know this. Mistakes drive me crazy, so I am very sorry for your inconvenience. It was a formatting issue with how I did the recipes and I have fixed that for mobile. They should be easily readable now. Let me know if it works for you now and if you enjoyed these!
Michelle says
I am going to try the apple with a couple modification, no chia seeds (not allowed, diverticulitus) and the following spices in addition to cinnamon, ginger and turmeric. Maple syrup in place of honey as I am out. Will see how this works, love almond milk, way better than soy. I have not drank cows milk since I can not remember due to lactose intolerance.
Laura mason says
Hi Rachel! Thanks so much for linking up this recipe at Link It or Lump It last week! I wanted to let you know that you’re one of my features for this week’s party, which will go live tomorrow morning. You can check my blog (http://www.lovelywren.com) anytime after 7am tomorrow to see your feature and grab a button, if you like. Happy weekend!
Rachel says
Thank you so much! Wow, you have such a lovely designed blog and I feel honored. I love your crafts! Added you on Pinterest and Google+. Do you have a bloglovin profile? Google chrome won’t let us see RSS feeds.
Julia@Happy House and Home says
Me toooo! I hate cow’s milk. BUT, I love almond milk. It’s so good for you too. I didn’t know that it was finely ground, I assumed it was pressed or something! Thank you so much for sharing on Merry Monday Linky Party! So happy to have you! Julia
Rachel says
Actually, I didn’t know much about it either other than it was delicious. Blogs and writing them can be so informative! haha
Michelle from Weekend Craft says
Love overnight oatmeal but I’ve never tried it with almond milk! Will have to try next time. Thanks so much for linking up at the Creative Sparks Link Party. We are live again today so stop by and link up! http://bit.ly/1pEMI5A
Barbara @ www.allmylivesnow.com says
fANTASTIC!!! Pinned for future use.
Visiting from SITS.
Barbara @ http://www.allmylivesnow.com
Rachel says
Thanks for visiting, Barbara! Off to check out your blog as well.
michelle says
Great idea. Thanks for sharing the deliciousness!!
Vickie says
The Apple cinnamon sounds so good! Makes mornings so easy to make things like this ahead of time!
David @ Spiced says
Wow, this overnight granola sounds delicious! I’ve never made overnight granola, but that Apple Cinnamon is seriously calling my name right now! #client
Rebeccafaith says
PS. These photos are incredible, well done!
Rebeccafaith says
I detest cow milk too! Not just flavor (though uhm ew) but I cant get over the fact a cow is a gazillion pounds and the concept of eating that fat cow’s liquid gold meant to encourage a calf to grow is ludicrous to me. I don’t want to be a cow! My mom is a health nut and always gives Dylan almond milk when she watches him and has been trying to get me to buy some for home. I think I will!
Rachel says
I, oddly enough, have a degree in biology and took some agriculture animal classes. I visited a dairy farm once, but what I still don’t understand is if they pump all the milk off mom, what does her calf get? Corporate farming still makes me feel a little weird about it all. As for kids, I almost wrote in my article that I personally can’t advocate that almond milk should be a total replacement for small children. But I figured moms already know best. My son devours yogurt and cheese so I think he is perfectly fine in the dairy department, lol.