Chocolate-Pumpkin Overnight Oats

These vegan chocolate-pumpkin overnight oats are a fall forced to be reckoned with. Cinnamon-spiced and cacao-dusted oats are layered with sweet pumpkin purée to create the most perfect festive fall oats.

I'm currently on an undeniable overnight oats kick, just as I was when I posted this recipe. Dan can confirm that when I find something I love to eat, I will eat it nearly every day for an extended period of time. Take zucchini noodles, for example. If you were to ask Dan how often I ate big bowls of zucchini noodles this past August, he would probably tell you that I ate them almost every night. And he would be correct. I'm a repeat-meal offender, what can I say?

Overnight oats are the perfect meal to make again and again because they're easy to prepare ahead of time, and the flavor options are endless. For example, if you can think of a dessert you love, there is probably a way to infuse your bowl of overnight oats with those same flavors. Almond Joy? Add cacao, coconut, and almonds. Peanut Butter Cup? Add cacao and creamy peanut butter. Apple Pie? Add fresh apple pieces, cinnamon, and nutmeg. You dream it, overnight oats can make it happen... and in a breakfast-appropriate manner, mind you.

My latest overnight oats obsession? A combination that screams fall: Chocolate-Pumpkin Overnight Oats. Chem 'em out...

Cinnamon spiced and cacao-dusted oats are layered with sweet pumpkin purée to create the most perfect fall oats. To make them, you'll simply whisk together oats, almond milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, cacao, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla and pop the mixture in the fridge overnight. Then, you'll mix together pumpkin purée, maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg and layer the oats and the pumpkin mixture. After garnishing with cinnamon and pepitas, you're ready to sink your spoon into a chocolaty and pumpkin-spiced jar of goodness.

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Chocolate-Pumpkin Overnight Oats

These vegan chocolate-pumpkin overnight oats are a fall forced to be reckoned with. Cinnamon-spiced and cacao-dusted oats are layered with sweet pumpkin purée to create the most perfect festive fall oats.

Course Breakfast

Prep Time 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 3

Ingredients

For the Oats

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 ½ cups almond milk
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon cacao powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the Pumpkin Layer

• 1 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Optional Garnishes

• pepitas
• cinnamon

Instructions

To Make the Oats

• Add the oats, almond milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg to an airtight container. Whisk together and refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours.

To Make the Pumpkin Layer

• Add the pumpkin purée, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a small bowl and whisk together.

To Assemble

• Layer the oats and the pumpkin mixture one after the other in three small jars. Garnish with pepitas and cinnamon, if desired.
• Refrigerate extras.