Gingerbread Overnight Oats (Date Sweetened!)

Gingerbread Overnight Oats made with spices and naturally sweet with dates! Perfect for a festive breakfast on the go.

Hey, you.

Are you enjoying the most wonderful time of the year?

Currently, my annual snowmen Christmas card box is sitting on our dining room table, glittery and unopened.

All 40 of them.

If you’re feeling a bit behind on the holiday hustle, I’m right there with you, sprinting from holiday parties to cookie exchanges to white elephants while listening to Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey on repeat; my active anthems to the season.

With Christmas roughly two weeks away, I’m also finding ways to stuff a little festive flair into everything, including my overnight oats.

These Gingerbread Overnight Oats (Date Sweetened!) are just want you need to make your breakfast this season simple and sweet.

They’re made in advance with spices and naturally sweetened with dates for the perfect festive breakfast on the go.

The Goal: Making Overnight Oats

Goal: I want to get back to my meal-prepping self come January.

You might think that since I have a food blog that means I have it all figured out in the kitchen, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

In fact, I would place money on your fridge and kitchen looking a whole lot tidier than mine does right now.

Mine, with the constant arc of drying dishes looming over the counter, ingredients strewn across the counter, and dog-eared cookbooks propped open in disarray.

Since we’re being honest, while I was mixing up this easy recipe, self doubt crept in and I wondered, does the blog really need another seasonal ONO variation?

Then I tasted them the next morning and thought, “but of course, of course you do.”

What You Need to Make Gingerbread Overnight Oats (Date-Sweetened!)

Do you like Gingerbread?

I took my basic overnight oats template and added the perfect combination of dried fruit, nuts, and spices to achieve the sweet spicy gingerbread taste in oat form.

While recipe testing, I took a giant spoon of the stuff and waved it under Dan’s nose aggressively, demanding, “Doesn’t this smell like gingerbread?!”

He readily agreed, but then I didn’t give him much of an option not too.

It tastes like gingerbread too, friends!

I used the classic mix of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg for spices.

If you love cloves (I don’t…), you can add them in, here, too!

For the fruit and nut blend, I like a mix of raisins and pecans, but dates, walnuts, or almonds would be fantastic here, too.

What Is Silan?

Now, here’s where things get interesting.

Instead of using molasses to sweeten these oats, I used Soom Foods Silan.

Have you ever tried Silan?

This all-natural one-ingredient date syrup is made from 100% steamed and pressed dates.

It’s silky sweet and light with a smooth finish and a fabulous pour.

I love it use it as a fun lower-sugar alternative to refined sugars and it works perfectly to lightly sweeten these oats without any refined sugar!

Soom Silan is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, vegan, and paleo, so your whole family can use it as a sweetener substitute for any situation.

It’s also loaded with essential nutrients like magnesium, potassium, manganese, copper, iron, fiber, Vitamins A, B, C, and D.

Who knew?

How to Serve Gingerbread Overnight Oats

Enjoy these Gingerbread Overnight Oats (Date-Sweetened!) this season whenever you’re short on time but tall on holiday cheer.

Mix them up the night before for a sweet breakfast that is naturally sweet and refined sugar free.

If you can’t find silan, try subbing molasses, maple syrup, or coconut sugar instead for a similar flavor.

Double or triple the recipe to make several jars for the week because it keeps well for several days in the fridge!

Add a splash of almond milk to reach your desired consistency before serving.

I like mine with a big spoonful of neutral nut butter, like cashew, almond, or sunflower seed butter.

Granola is always a good idea too for some extra crunch.

Enjoy!

More Vegan Overnight Oats 

• Purple Sweet Potato Overnight Oats

• Peanut Butter & No-Jelly Overnight Oats

• Apple Pie Overnight Oats

• Blueberry Protein Overnight Oats

• Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats

• Chocolate Cherry Overnight Oats

• Key Lime Pie Overnight Oats

• Oatmeal Raisin SunButter Overnight Oats

• Red Velvet Overnight Oats

• Maple Tahini Overnight Oats

• Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

• Peanut Butter Pumpkin Overnight Oats

More Recipes with Gingerbread

• SunButter Gingerbread Granola

• Vegan & Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies

• Gingerbread Bliss Balls

I Want to Hear From You

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Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to create more yums.

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XO Lauren

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