Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats

About This Recipe

If you love overnight oats for breakfast, you’ll love this healthy fall-themed breakfast with apple pie flavors! These Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats are easy to make the night before and take just minutes to prepare.

This protein-packed breakfast is full of warming cinnamon and apple pie flavors, bite-sized pieces of apples in the oats base, and topped with warm tender cinnamon apples, crunchy walnuts and a homemade spiced pecan butter! Though you can use any nut butter you love for a boost of healthy fats.

I’ve used apple pie protein powder to make this filling and nutritious breakfast but vanilla protein powder works well too.

Best of all, you’ll feel like you’re eating an indulgent dessert but these overnight oats are full of all things good for you! With the perfect balance of protein, fiber, and healthy fats, these oats will keep you feeling full and energized until lunchtime.

These overnight oats with apple are perfect for apple season but you can make them anytime of the year!

If you’re looking for other healthy breakfasts with apple pie flavor, try my Apple Pie Granola or Apple Pie Baked Oats. Or if you’re after a healthy fall-themed dessert, you’ll love this Ninja Creami Apple Pie Protein Ice Cream!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutes

• Old Fashioned Rolled Oats: I use Red Tractor creamy style rolled oats for an extra thick and creamy texture. Regular old fashioned rolled oats will work too. Use certified gluten-free oats if needed.
• Apple Pie Protein Powder: I used PEScience (get $10 off on your order with my link!) limited edition Apple Pie Protein Powder, which is a whey-casein protein blend. Their vanilla protein powder or snickerdoodle flavored protein with brown sugar and cinnamon notes would also taste great! Add more ground cinnamon and apple pie spice if using vanilla protein powder.
• White Chia Seeds: Or black chia seeds. They thicken the overnight oats and add healthy fats.
• Ground Cinnamon: We’ll add half to our oats base and toss our chopped apples with the other half.
• Apple Pie Spice: I used a store-bought blend made of cinnamon, nutmeg, mace and cloves. Substitute with more cinnamon and add a dash of nutmeg.
• Fat Free Greek Style Yogurt: Or use regular or fat free Greek yogurt, any thick plain yogurt, or dairy-free yogurt.
• Apple: We’ll add half to our oats base and use the other half for the cinnamon apples topping. I used a dazzle apple, but a green apple like Granny Smith, or red apple with yellow specks like Honeycrisp or Envy apples are great in apple pie overnight oats too.
• Sugar-free Maple Syrup: Or use pure maple syrup or pancake syrup to add sweetness. I like Walden Farms Pancake Syrup best.
• Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk: Or use regular almond milk, other non-dairy milk or regular dairy milk.
• To Serve/Toppings: Chopped walnuts (or pecans), homemade spiced pecan butter or any store-bought nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.), high protein granola, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, etc.

Full ingredient amounts are in the recipe card below.

How to Make Apple Cinnamon Protein Overnight Oats

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Storing

The overnight oats without the toppings will keep for up to 3-4 days since there is a chopped apple incorporated in the oats base. However, overnight oats without any fruit can keep for up to 4-5 days if stored properly sealed airtight containers in the fridge. I personally feel overnight oats taste best when consumed within 3 days. After that, the texture starts to change too much and they don’t taste as fresh.

Variations

• Gluten-free. Use gluten-free certified oats.
• Dairy-free. Use a vegan protein powder (not whey or casein protein), nut milk or oat milk and a dairy-free Greek or thick Greek style yogurt such as coconut yogurt by Cocobella or something similar. A vanilla or plain yogurt by Kite Hill brand (which is made from almond milk and soy yogurt) can be used too.
• Omit the yogurt. If you want to make apple overnight oats without yogurt, simply leave out the yogurt! You can add some blended cottage cheese to add protein and volume instead.
• Add more protein. Use a full scoop of protein powder instead of ⅔ scoop. You’ll need to add additional milk if doing so that the overnight oats aren’t too thick and can be mixed easily. You can also use soy milk instead of almond milk for more protein.
• Use an unflavored protein powder. Add more apple pie spice, ground cinnamon and additional sweetener to yield a similar flavor.
• Use less apples for each serving. Depending on your appetite or macronutrient needs, you can use less chopped apples for each serving of this apple pie protein overnight oats. Instead of 1 full small apple per serving, use ½ an apple for each serving (¼ chopped apple in the oats base and ¼ for the apple cinnamon topping).
• Don’t add apples to the oats base. I like having both crunchy apples and tender cinnamon apples in these overnight oats to enjoy the both of best worlds. However, if you prefer you can use ½ chopped apple for the topping and skip adding any to the oats base.
• Use a different sweetener. Other sweetener options are honey, date syrup, agave nectar (agave syrup), coconut sugar, monk fruit sweetener or stevia.

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