Eggnog Overnight Oats
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Last updated on Oct 11, 2022
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Need to use up leftover eggnog? Make eggnog overnight oats for an easy and healthy holiday inspired breakfast. Can easily be made gluten-free, dairy-free and/or vegan.
My dairy-free eggnog recipe inspired me to get creative in the kitchen and whip up a tasty little holiday breakfast – eggnog overnight oats.
Like most overnight oat recipes, these eggnog overnight oats are super simple. I basically just swapped my normal unsweetened almond milk for eggnog, topped it with fresh nutmeg and pomegranate arils and voila, eggnog overnight oats were born!
Ingredients in Egg Nog Overnight Oats
- old fashioned rolled oats – rolled oats are the best for overnight oats. Instant/quick oats and steel cut oats don’t work the same because they don’t absorb liquid the same way rolled oats do.
- milk – I’ve made the oats with leftover homemade diary-free nog and with store-bought vegan coconut milk eggnog — and they’ve all been delicious! If you don’t have leftover eggnog to use, that’s totally fine too. You can make these eggnog overnight oats with milk (I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk).
- vanilla protein powder – I like adding vanilla protein powder for a little extra protein. If you don’t do protein powder you can leave this out or add in 1/4 cup yogurt for extra protein.
- chia seeds – these little seeds add a bit of fiber, protein and omega-3 fatty acids and they help absorb some of the liquid which gives the oats a thicker consistency.
- cinnamon – for some spice.
- freshly grated nutmeg and pomegranate arils – the real key to making these eggnog overnight oats super festive is the pomegranate arils and fresh nutmeg.
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Eggnog Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ¾ cup eggnog
- ½ scoop vanilla protein powder, optional
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- sprinkle of cinnamon
- freshly grated nutmeg, for topping
- 1-2 Tablespoons pomegranate arils
Instructions
- Combine oats, eggnog, protein powder (if using), chia seeds and cinnamon in small container and seal with a lid.
- Place in the fridge overnight.
- Bring out of the fridge in the morning and stir. You'll notice that the oats and protein powder soak up a lot of the liquid so you may want to add a little more eggnog or milk before serving. Top oats with pomegranate arils and a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg and enjoy.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was a delicious breakfast. Tasted indulgent but it wasn’t because of your healthy ingredients. I even made your homemade eggnog! Thanks for a fun, celebratory over night oats recipe.
Oh yay, this makes me so happy to hear! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Tina. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
Great idea! I used the almond milk, cinnamon and nutmeg combination as I don’t have any eggnog. The ‘nog I make is way too decadent to include in breakfast!! These overnight oats are an easy tasty breakfast.
And fresh grated nutmeg is AMAZING!! I only use nutmeg this way; it really is so much better! And the whole nutmegs freeze great!
Is there anything that you could replace the protein powder with? Or could you just leave it out?
I’m always hungry for breakfast too…whether I ate a ton or not the night before. I guess that’s a full-proof way to ensure that I’ll always get the most important meal of the day in 🙂
Fantastic oatmeal idea! You inspired me to make my (plain) daily steelcut oats into an eggnog delight, by adding your additions of vanilla, nutmeg, maple syrup, and protein powder. The oats were already pepared, so I used your idea but didn’t have to wait overnight. (I prepare my oatmeal in a large batch and refrigerate it, so it’s ready to go. I just warm it in the microwave.)
I’d never thought of combining Egg Nog and oats, but this looks delicious! So glad to hear you, Isaac and family had a nice Christmas celebration!
I agree on 2 things for sure with ya Brit!
First of all… the day after Christmas can be SO SAD- I want to cry because it is over. just. like. that.! Not fair! I am like a kid again for sure. 😉
Secondly- who are these people who are not just SO hungry for breaksfast?!?! I am with you- I am ALWAYS ready for breakfast and THIS recipe looks SO FANTASTIC! I can’t wait to try it as I eat oatmeal nearly everyday. 🙂
Yummy, looks good! I’m with you; seems the more I eat at night the hungrier I am in the morning for some reason. It snowed quite a bit here in Ontario but too bad it was all after Christmas was over.
I’ve never actually had eggnog but these oats sound delicious!!
I don’t think I’ve ever used fresh nutmeg but I really need to. I hear Rachel Ray praise this key ingredient all of the time. 🙂