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Who doesn’t love a delicious and quick vegan breakfast recipe? Even better a breakfast you can prepare the night before, have ready instantly, and that uses very few ingredients (that are also budget-friendly)! Salted caramel overnight oats is all that, and more, tasting like dessert for breakfast but with an energizing boost of nutrition!
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Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love this Salted Caramel Overnight Oats Recipe!
- Ingredients for Overnight Oats
- How To Make Vegan Overnight Oats with Salted Caramel Sauce
- Toni’s Recipe Tips for Overnight Oats
- FAQs for Salted Caramel Overnight Oats
- Variations on Salted Caramel Oats
- Storage Instructions
- More Vegan Breakfast Recipes
- Salted Caramel Overnight Oats Recipe
Why You’ll Love this Salted Caramel Overnight Oats Recipe!
Overnight oats might be the greatest breakfast hack ever invented. One cup of hearty oats, one cup of plant milk, and some chia seeds – mix and voila! Many of us rush through the morning but still want to eat a healthy and energizing breakfast without prep time. Plus, overnight oats are a great parenting hack for busy moms! (P.s. Let the kids in on the action of prepping their oats the night before!)
With overnight oats, breakfast can be ready before you even get out of bed. They are the quick and easy breakfast you can feel great about. Oats are loaded with nutrition, including fiber and protein. Oats may also lower blood sugar can help reduce cholesterol. Plus, they’re super filling and can keep you satiated all morning. Don’t miss on this delicious way to make breakfast a breeze!
If you love this recipe, don’t miss my other overnight oat flavors such as strawberry, coconut, and pumpkin!
How to Make Overnight Oats More Budget-Friendly?
It’s very likely, that if you try this overnight oats recipe or any other, you’ll be hooked! And thankfully, oats are already very affordable. But how can we make this recipe even more budget-friendly?
The answer is: by buying bulk! Go to the bulk section of your grocery store or a specialized bulk shop and get your oats in big batches. The same goes for nuts, coconut, or dried fruits you can add in to your overnight oats! You’ll save even more money and time by taking this extra step to buy in bulk. Give it a try and let us know!
Ingredients for Overnight Oats
No big surprises here! This easy breakfast recipe relies on pantry staples to create amazing flavor. Check out the included grocery list to make shopping easy!
- Oats: Use old-fashioned oats for more texture! But quick oats work too.
- Maple syrup: Adds sweetness to the overnight oat base and the salted vegan caramel topping.
- Cinnamon: A hint of spice to the oats.
- Plant-based milk: You can use your favorite, but I particularly enjoy almond milk or oat milk.
- Chia seeds: Helps to aid in thickening the overnight oats. You can also use ground flax.
- Coconut oil: Used in the salted vegan caramel sauce.
- Peanut butter: Adds creamy texture and peanut flavor to the salted vegan caramel topping.
- Salt: To make it taste “salted”.
How To Make Vegan Overnight Oats with Salted Caramel Sauce
Step 1: First, mix together the oatmeal, chia seeds, plant-based milk, and cinnamon in a cup, jar, or bowl. Then, stir together or shake until well mixed. Next, store them in the fridge overnight.
Step 2: Next, make the vegan caramel sauce! Place the coconut oil, maple syrup, peanut butter, and salt in a bowl and microwave them for 30 seconds. Once done, remove from the microwave and stir it together until well-mixed. Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Finally, once they’ve sat overnight, serve up the overnight oats topped with the salted vegan caramel topping.
Toni’s Recipe Tips for Overnight Oats
- Adjust the sweetness to your tastes.
- Thicker oats? Stir in more oats when mixing it up. Experiment with the right ratio you enjoy!
- Give them time to sit. Ideally overnight works best.
FAQs for Salted Caramel Overnight Oats
For the best outcome, you want to use quick or old-fashioned oats. These easily soak up the liquid added to the jar. You generally want to use a 1:1 ratio to make a nice creamy jar of overnight oats.
They are meant to be eaten cold or at room temperature. But there’s nothing that says you can’t warm them up a bit in the microwave, if that’s how you prefer to eat them. You may need to add some additional liquid after heating, if they thicken too much.
Variations on Salted Caramel Oats
The beauty of overnight oats is all the different ways you can change them up! This means more variety and more ways to enjoy vegan overnight oats.
- Use seasonal fruits. By choosing fruits that are in season, you get more flavor but also may save a bit of money when particular fruits are in season. Frozen fruits can also be a way to save money on fruits out of season.
- Add any nuts or seeds as a topping.
- Coconut mango: Add in some fresh chopped mango and dried shredded coconut.
- Vegan chocolate: Mix cacao powder into the oatmeal base.
- Peanut butter overnight oats: Stir one tablespoon of peanut butter into the overnight oat mixture!
- Add in a drizzle. Try out this Instant Pot apple butter or vegan date caramel sauce on top.
Storage Instructions
Store: Store the salted caramel overnight oats covered in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. Before serving, stir well.
Freeze: For up to 3 months, then thaw in the fridge overnight. After freezing, the oats will be softer.
More Vegan Breakfast Recipes
Vegan Breakfasts
Vegan Breakfast Tacos
Vegan Desserts
Vegan Walnut Oat Scones
Vegan Drinks
Mango Blueberry Smoothie
Vegan Breakfasts
Peanut Butter Granola Bars Recipe
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Salted Caramel Overnight Oats
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Ingredients
For the Oats:
- 1 cup of oats
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon of maple syrup
- 1 cup of plant-based milk
- 1 Tablespoon of chia seeds
For the Salted Caramel:
- ½ cup of coconut oil
- ½ cup of maple syrup
- ½ cup of peanut butter
- ½ teaspoon of salt
Instructions
- Mix the oat ingredients together in a cup/jar or bowl, and let them keep them in the fridge overnight.
- For the caramel, place the coconut oil, maple syrup, peanut butter, and salt in a bowl and microwave them for 30 seconds – mix well.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Adjust the sweetness to your tastes.
- Thicker oats? Stir in more oats when mixing it up. Experiment with the right ratio you enjoy!
- Give them time to sit. Ideally overnight works best.
This looks and sounds Delicious but I cannot have coconut oil. Can I use any other type of oil to make this?
We at PBOAB haven’t tried another oil for this recipe so can’t guarantee the results. But if you end up giving it a go with another kind, please let us know 🙂
Perfect breakfast! Thanks for this great idea!
Gotta love oats in the morning! So so good!
Salted caramel oatmeal! This is next level.
Agreed! Definitely a great way to start the day!
These overnight oats have the BEST flavor! One of my new favorites for sure!
I’m a sucker for caramel too! So good!
I love when breakfast tastes like dessert! So good!!
Sameeee! This one hits the spot!
Quick and delicious breakfast for the entire fam!
Yesss! Gotta love an easy breakfast recipe!
I have a question. Do you use all of the salted caramel in one serving or is it designed to be stored and used again?
It’s made for just this one serving but feel free to not use all of it and save some for another recipe or serving if you’d like 🙂
I wonder if the measurements are off- 1/2 cup each of coconut oil, peanut butter, and syrup is a lot and definitely more than the calories listed if making 1 serving
You are right! It’s been updated, thank you! 🙂
Salted caramel is one of my favorite flavors so when I saw this recipe I knew I had to make it. That caramel with the cinnamon and maple was over the top delicious and the peanut butter floored me, it was such a good combo of flavors. Great recipe.
The flavors are incredibly enjoyable together! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I will def make these again!
Wohoo! It’s a yummy one!
These oatmeals was yummy. I love this lightly sweetened recipe
Can’t go wrong with a simple and sweet oatmeal recipe!
Those salted caramel overnight oats are divine! Can’t wait to make them again!
It’s a great breakfast idea to have on your breakfast menu!
These oats are something special! So good!
The salted caramel was so good, and I loved being able to grab my breakfast and go!
Right?! So great for those busy mornings!