Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Spend five minutes prepping the oats the night before then wake up to a ready to go treat.
You'll need a bowl or jar that can hold 2 cups of liquid, measuring cups and measuring spoons.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pureed pumpkin canned works great
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats quick oats will also work
- 2 dates, pitted either chop them fine, or whirl them in a food processor or chopper
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 cup milk use whichever milk you prefer
Instructions
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Add first 9 ingredients to the bowl or jar.
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Pour in milk slowly to cover all of the ingredients by 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
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Gently stir ingredients together.
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Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight or at least 8 hours.
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Stir all ingredients together. The dates will take a little work to incorporate so be patient and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If you opened up a can of pumpkin puree for this recipe and are wondering what to do with the rest, I have a solution for you.
Put the remaining pumpkin puree into ice cube trays and freeze. You'll have little cubes you can use (2 at a time for this recipe) for your pumpkin overnight oats recipe. You also have the option to use the cubes to make a pumpkin smoothie.