Apple Cider Overnight Oats with Raw Apple Butter.
Are you making your overnight oats correctly?
Rolled oats (I use a gluten free brand) are full of nutrition, specifically b vitamins, magnesium, beneficial fatty acids, healthy fiber that promotes gut health and stabilize blood sugar, and antioxidants.
BUT oats also have a big negative: phytates that block absorption of iron, zinc, manganese and more of the goodness the oats provide.
The solution? Soak these oats overnight in an acid, such as apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or both! This reduces the phytates, renders the oats super nutritious again, and also lends a brighter flavor!
And because you use so little, you don’t have to rinse the oats the next morning the way you would, say, if you soaked cashews overnight.
And for this recipe, be sure to use organic apples because apples have a higher percentage of pesticides in their skins and you want to keep the skins on for this recipe! Look here for the official current list of “dirty” and “clean” produce to know when to buy organic.
Then, let’s get to making this fall apple breakfast overnight oats parfait!
Apple Cider Overnight Oats {Plus Raw Apple Butter}
Delicious healthy fall breakfast treat, a cinnamony apple-icious parfait that will energize your morning, with layers of sweet fresh apple butter.
Ingredients
Make the Apple Cider Overnight Oats - makes about 1 1/2 cup overnight oats
- 1 cup gluten-free rolled-oats
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup apple cider (organic apple cider, no processed ingredients)
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar (I use this brand ACV)
- 3 tsp walnuts or crushed almonds
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- pinch of sea salt
Raw Apple Butter - makes about 1/2 cup butter
- 2 green apples, 2 red apples (organic is important) (To balance sweetness we use green for sour and gala or fuji for sweet)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 10 cashews
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
Make the Apple Cider Overnight Oats
-
Stir ingredients, put into the refrigerator covered for overnight.
Make the apple butter and refrigerate.
The next morning, layer the oats, with the butter and extra apple slivers or chunks. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and eat a filling healthy breakfast.
Make the Raw Apple Butter
- Cut the apples (don't peel) with this an apple corer and divider.
-
Chop the sections into chunks (leaving aside 2 slices for slicing for decoration)
Toss apple chunks into a food processor or high speed blender, along with other ingredients, and blend until smooth. The raw apple butter keeps for 4 days in the refrigerator, spread on bread, dollop on smoothies, the list is endless! Refrigerate butter for 2-3 days.
Dee Dine is the recipe developer and writer behind Green Smoothie Gourmet. She shares her super healthy wholesome recipes on her blog and her Instagram that she feeds her family and friends. She gravitates toward recipes that are fast to create, plant-based, nutritious, easy, and use familiar ingredients. And chocolate is always a good idea! More about Dee.
Bianca Zapatka
Such a delicious fall dessert!
Love the flavors and ingredients ❤️
Great recipe, Dee! 😊
Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet
Bianca, thank you for stopping by! So happy you like my apple recipe! Happy fall sweetie! Dee xx
Ela
I never heard of raw apple butter before but this idea is genius, Dee! I bet it tastes super creamy and delicious 🙂
Dee
Ela! Thank you for stopping by, yes, I made my more coarsely ground to avoid apple sauce texture, but a smoother texture might be super delicious too! Dee xx
Stina
Is this alcohol free and OK to serve to kids? You mean apple cider right ( not vinegar) overnight…
Dee
Yes, the 1/2 cup of apple cider is the sweet version made from apples and I would not suggest any alcoholic version for this recipe.
The 1/2 tsp of apple cider vinegar is added to cleanse the oats. You can’t taste it; you end up tasting only the sweet cider…
Want to make it sweeter for children? Use more cider and less water, and maybe stir in a bit of sweet apple sauce as a layer when you create the parfait..
Dee xx
John Graham
Hi there, recipe sounds delicious. Just a quick question, is the recipe for one serving? I am just wondering since I want to make this for a my wife and I for our breakfast.
Thanks,
John
Dee
Hi John, that’s great news, I hope you enjoy it! The recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups overnight oats once the oats swell up; and about 1/2 cup apple butter. I created three servings out of mine, and served them in 1/2 cup WECK jars you see in the picture!
best, Dee xx
Nadia
I love overnight oats and must try this flavour combo! The raw apple butter sounds delicious 😀
Dee
Well you are a sweetheart Nadia, so happy you like my flavors here. And raw apple butter is really easy – some people boil the apple puree and make it jam-like but I wanted to keep it raw..thanks for stopping by! Dee xx