Want to feed your family a hassle-free breakfast on Christmas morning? Meal prep the breakfast of champions with these GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats! Gluten-free oats, oat milk, and warm gingerbread seasonings make this festive make-ahead meal suitable for children of all ages!
Ah, Christmas morning. This is the time to spend with your family opening presents, sharing gifts, and making memories. It is not the time to stand over the stove making gluten-free pancakes while everyone else has fun family time!
To make your breakfast on Christmas morning even smoother, try meal-prepping your family’s breakfast. These GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats are spiced, warm, and addictive, perfect for the Holidays! The best part is that you can make them one or two days before eating.
These Christmas-inspired flavors of gingerbread and cinnamon will inspire the perfect holiday morning.
Are Overnight Oats Plant-Based?
These Gingerbread Overnight Oats are not only gluten-free, but they are 100% plant-based! Sure, you can use animal products in certain varieties of overnight oats, but making this recipe vegan accommodates any plant-based houseguests that you might host during the holidays.
Oat milk is the perfect plant-based milk for soaking oats. It is creamier and richer than cow’s milk and also creates the optimal texture in your oatmeal. Feel free to use your favorite plant milk for this recipe.
Toppings for GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats
While this oatmeal is delicious on its own, you can certainly top each serving with unique and fun toppings. If you can find them, vegan and gluten-free gingerbread cookies are a decadent topper. They also reinforce the notion that these oats are indeed gingerbread flavored!
Other items you can serve these oats with are:
- Vegan Greek yogurt
- Additional plant milk
- Chocolate chips
- Nuts
- Fresh fruit
- Shredded coconut
- Jam or preserves
Ingredients in GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats
This recipe makes two servings of oats. Double or triple the recipe for a crowd!
- 1 cup gluten-free rolled or steel-cut oats
- 1¼ cups plain oat milk
- ⅛ cup flaxseeds
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 1 small pinch of nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons light maple syrup
- Gluten-free gingerbread cookies, for topping (optional)
How to Make GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats
In a large bowl, combine the oats, oat milk, flaxseeds, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, vanilla, and maple syrup.
Mix well with a spatula until the ingredients are well-combined.
Divide the mixture in half by spooning it equally into two lidded mason jars or meal prep containers.
Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, up to three days.
When ready to serve, heat in the microwave or enjoy chilled. Serve with an optional gingerbread cookie on top.
GF + Vegan Gingerbread Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten-free rolled or steel-cut oats
- 1 1/4 cups plain oat milk
- 1/8 cup flaxseeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- 1 small pinch nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- Gluten-free gingerbread cookies, optional, for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, oat milk, flaxseeds, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix well with a spatula until the ingredients are well-combined.
- Divide the mixture in half by spooning it equally into two lidded mason jars or meal prep containers.
- Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, up to three days.
- When ready to serve, heat in the microwave or enjoy chilled. Serve with optional gingerbread cookie on top.
