This easy make-ahead breakfast recipe will satisfy your cinnamon roll cravings! Packed with whole grains and a sweet cinnamon swirl running throughout, Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats get your day off to the best start.
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I wish I could eat a cinnamon roll for breakfast every day. Talk about getting the day off to a happy start.
But alas, that probably wouldn't be the best idea for a whole multitude of reasons.
However, cinnamon roll overnight oats? Those just happen to be packed with whole grains, protein, and awesome cinnamon roll flavor.
If I can't have a fresh baked cinnamon roll, I'll gladly have a serving of these cinnamon roll overnight oats!
The oats are so easy to prep the night before and when you open your fridge in the morning, you'll have a delicious and filling breakfast ready to go!
🗒 Ingredients
The ingredients for these overnight oats are pretty simple, but you can also feel free to make any adjustments you want. Here's what you need (be sure to view the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredients and full recipe instructions):
- Old-fashioned oats
- Chia seeds
- Oat milk or almond milk: or the dairy or nondairy alternative of your choice
- Greek yogurt
- Maple syrup or honey
- Ground cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Light brown sugar
- Melted butter
- Optional toppings: chopped pecans, vanilla icing, additional cinnamon
🥣 How to make
The cinnamon roll overnight oats consist of a cinnamon-packed oat base with a sweet cinnamon swirl layered in the middle.
Prepping the make-ahead breakfast is so simple! Just add old-fashioned oats, chia seeds, milk, Greek yogurt, maple syrup (or honey), ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract to a large bowl.
And mix everything together until well combined.
In a separate small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the sweet cinnamon swirl until a paste forms: light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and melted butter.
Now, fill two 8 oz. jars (I like to use little jelly jars) halfway with oat mixture.
Add half of the cinnamon swirl mixture to each jar.
And top with the remaining oat mixture.
I recommend using a knife or spoon to lightly swirl the cinnamon sugar mixture with throughout oats.
And just like that; we have a healthy-ish cinnamon roll breakfast ready when we wake up!
You can eat the overnight oats as is or you can add toppings. I added chopped pecans, a vanilla icing, and an extra sprinkling of ground cinnamon to mine. But none of those are totally necessary.
Because the oats are really, really tasty just as they are, with just the right amount of sweetness.
And really, is there anything better than waking up in the morning and having a delicious breakfast ready and waiting for you?
⏲️ How to store
Since these are overnight oats, it's highly recommended that you store them in the fridge overnight before enjoying them.
But you can actually store them up to 5 days in the fridge if you prefer. So, you can make a whole week's worth on a Sunday (just double, triple, etc. the recipes for each mixture and divide into jars) and have an easy breakfast all week long!
I do recommend keeping the jars sealed or storing the mixtures in an airtight container to preserve freshness.
🎉 Variations on recipe
I love these cinnamon roll overnight oats, but there are also lots of adjustments you can make to them to fit your tastes or lifestyle better. Here are some ideas:
- You can feel free to cut down on the sugar by skipping the brown sugar cinnamon swirl or the added maple syrup/honey.
- Mix chopped pecans or walnuts throughout the oats for added crunch and protein.
- Add pumpkin pie spice to the oats for some seasonal flavor.
- You can skip the chia seeds if you're not a fan or don't like the added thickness they bring to the oat mixture.
- Add additional whole grains if you want, like flaxseeds, barley, millet, quinoa, or amaranth.
- Use the dairy or non-dairy milk alternative of your choice. I especially like oat milk and almond milk with these oats, but anything should work.
- Mix in your favorite protein powder (bonus if it's cinnamon roll or snickerdoodle protein powder!) to the oat mixture.
There are so many ways you can enjoy cinnamon roll overnight oats and though none of them are exactly like eating a freshly baked cinnamon roll, I think they come close enough for a weekday morning!
☀️ More overnight oats recipes
I love overnight oats because they're so easy to prep in the evening and they make a healthy-ish breakfast a breeze in the morning- you can just grab them and go!
Here are some of my other favorite overnight oats recipes:
And I'm really in love with these milk and cookies overnight oats!
If you're a cinnamon roll lover, but try not to eat them every day, I hope you'll try these delicious cinnamon roll overnight oats!
📖 Recipe
Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup oat milk or almond milk (or the dairy or nondairy alternative of your choice)
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional toppings: chopped pecans, vanilla icing, additional cinnamon
Cinnamon Swirl
- 2 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together old-fashioned oats, chia seeds, milk, Greek yogurt, maple syrup (or honey), ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the cinnamon swirl until a paste forms.
- Fill two 8 oz. jars halfway with oat mixture. Add half of the cinnamon swirl mixture to each jar. Top with remaining oat mixture and lightly swirl with a knife or spoon, so cinnamon swirl runs throughout oats.
- Refrigerate overnight, or for at least 8 hours.
- When ready to enjoy, top with chopped pecans, vanilla icing, and/or additional cinnamon.
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