Most overnight oats recipes are fine. This one is the reason you look forward to Monday morning.
The date sugar softens and disperses through the oats as they soak, adding a gentle caramel sweetness. The spice blend — cardamom, cinnamon, a hint of ginger — is the kind of combination that smells like somewhere warm and distant. The toasted pecans on top shatter against the creamy oats in a way that is deeply, unreasonably satisfying.
Make five jars on Sunday. Thank yourself all week.
Why date sugar in overnight oats?
Unlike honey or maple syrup, date sugar is a dry ingredient. It mixes through the oats, then softens as they soak for an even caramel flavour without adding another liquid sweetener.
Ingredients (per serving)
- 1/2 cup (45g) rolled oats
- 1 tbsp Aurum Date Sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- Pinch of ground ginger
- Pinch of fine salt
- 3/4 cup (180ml) oat milk or milk of choice
- 2 tbsp full-fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 tsp chia seeds
Toppings
- Handful of pecan halves, toasted in a dry pan until fragrant
- 1 tsp Aurum Date Sugar, for finishing
- A drizzle of nut butter (optional but not really)
- Fresh banana slices or a few pitted dates, halved
Method
- In a jar, combine oats, date sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and salt. Stir to distribute evenly.
- Add milk, yoghurt, and chia seeds. Stir well so the date sugar is fully mixed through.
- Seal and refrigerate overnight, or a minimum of 6 hours.
- In the morning, stir the oats. If too thick, add a splash of milk and stir again.
- Top with toasted pecans, a pinch of extra date sugar, banana or dates, and nut butter.
Batch prep tip
Mix the dry ingredients in bulk — oats, date sugar, spices, salt — multiply by however many jars, then portion into individual jars and add wet ingredients each night. Takes 3 minutes.
Variations
- Chocolate: Add 1 tbsp cocoa powder to the dry mix, top with cacao nibs
- Tropical: Replace yoghurt with coconut cream, top with mango and toasted coconut
- Protein boost: Add 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder to the dry mix
Made with: Aurum Tunisian Date Sugar