Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Creamy, lightly sweet pumpkin overnight oats with chia and warm spices. Mix in 5 minutes, chill overnight, enjoy cold or warmed. Make 1 or scale and make 4. Adjust the sweetness, spices, and milk for creaminess to your preference.
Servings: 1
Calories: 342kcal
Equipment
- 16-ounce container with lid
Ingredients
- ¼ cup canned pure pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or no-sugar maple syrup more options below
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
- ¾ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or equivalent cinnamon with pinches nutmeg, ginger, allspice, clove
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- ¾ - 1 cup milk of choice (dairy or plant) cow, almond, cashew, hemp seed
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats GF if needed
- 1 ½ tablespoons white chia seeds or black chia
Optional toppings
- 2 tablespoons granola
- 1-2 talespoons raw or glazed pecans
- 1-2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1-2 tablespoons pepitas toasted or raw
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or no-sugar maple syrup
Instructions
Whisk the flavor base
- In a jar or bowl, whisk pumpkin, sweetener, vanilla, spice, and salt until smooth (blooms the spices).
Add liquids & seeds
- Whisk in milk, then stir in oats and chia until evenly coated.
Chill overnight
- Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours) until it sets and is creamy.
Adjust & serve
- Stir overnight oats, add a splash of milk if too thick. Top with optional glazed or raw pecans, granola, or a dollop of Greek yogurt for garnish.To heat, cover and microwave for about 60 seconds on 70% power or until as warm as preferred. Stir and repeat as needed.
Storage
- Refrigerate up to 4 days. Stir before serving (it thickens as it sits). Loosen with a splash of milk if needed.
Notes
Nutritional note - the optional toppings are not figured in the calculation.
To increase protein, add the Greek yogurt topping, or try adding 1-2 tablespoons of protein powder. Your milk choice will also impact the protein levels. See the milk chart within my overnight oats post for a milk protein level comparison.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
- 1 ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 9545IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 398mg | Iron: 4mg