3 Overnight Oats Recipes With Pure Dessert Vibes

Overnight oats are never far from my mind – but I’ve been thinking about them a lot more recently. Like a former lover who’s somehow reclaimed mental space, they’re back, and maybe we should give things another go. Not really: It’s just been hot, and the thought of a creamy, cool bowl of goodness in the morning has become infinitely more appealing in recent weeks. Throw in the overnight oat-adjacent products that have been coming out, and it’s been a big time for the breakfast. 

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But…I’ve been getting bored with my standard recipe, folks! So, partly to reignite my own interest and partly to share that interest with the class, I wanted to dive into a few overnight oat recipes that can give you that dessert feeling first thing in the morning. 

Apple Pie Overnight Oats

With sliced apple, cinnamon, maple syrup, and vanilla, this one will give you that apple pie effect without you having to turn the oven on. Make your overnight oats as you normally would, but mix some vanilla extract in there if you don’t normally do so. Then, chop some apples and mix them with ground cinnamon, maple syrup, and sea salt in a pan. Cook for ten minutes, allow to cool, spread over your oats, and leave in the fridge overnight. 

Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

This one’s a bit of a revelation. Again, make your overnight oats as standard (ie, oats, milk or milk alternative, and yogurt, in your standard ratios), but mix in cinnamon, nutmeg, shredded carrot, maple syrup, chopped walnuts, shredded unsweetened coconut, and some raisins. For those last three, you only need a tablespoon or two. Leave to soften overnight, and in the morning, you’ll be greeted with a gloriously spicy, sweet bowl. You can top it with white chocolate chips if you want to make it really fancy. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Call this one an imitation of a chocolate peanut butter cake, lava cake, torte, cheesecake, whatever you want – basically, it’s a chocolate peanut butter bowl of oats, and it’s delicious. It can also be fairly wholesome if the chocolate component comes from cocoa powder instead of chips (although you can mix in chips if you wish).

That former version’s what we’re running with. Again, mix your basic overnight oats ingredients, and then add a half-teaspoon of vanilla extract, a tablespoon or two of peanut butter, depending on how much you want, two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, a pinch of salt, and a squeeze of vanilla or maple syrup. Mix, wait, eat.