Apple Pie Overnight Oats
Apple Pie Overnight Oats layered with creamy skyr, tender cinnamon apples and crunchy oat crumble. Cozy, energizing breakfast that keeps you full and gives you energy for the whole day.
🍽️ Servings: 2
Oat Base
Ingredients
- 40 g rolled oats
- 5 g chia seeds
- 120 g unsweetened almond milk
- 40 g skyr
- 80 g apple, peeled and finely diced
- 5 g honey
- 1 g cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine the rolled oats, chia seeds, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Add the almond milk, apple, skyr, and honey.
- Stir thoroughly until evenly combined.
- Let the mixture rest for about 30 minutes until thick and spoonable.
Apple Layer
Ingredients
- 120 g apple, peeled and diced
- 10 g water
- 5 g honey
- 1 g cinnamon
- 3 g lemon juice
- 0.5 g salt
Instructions
- Add the apple and water to a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook for about 6 minutes until the apple is tender but still holds its shape. Add a little more water if needed.
- Stir in the honey, cinnamon, and salt until evenly coated.
- Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice, and let cool completely.
Cinnamon Vanilla Skyr Cream
Ingredients
- 100 g skyr
- 15 g milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 g cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine the skyr, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until completely smooth.
- Let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes.
Oat Crumble
Ingredients
- 20 g rolled oats
- 6 g butter
- 6 g brown sugar
- 0.5 g cinnamon
- 0.3 g salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 °C / 340 °F.
- Melt the butter.
- Combine the rolled oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour in the melted butter and mix until all of the oats are evenly coated.
- Spread the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, pressing it together lightly.
- Bake for about 12 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
- Cool completely before breaking it into small crunchy pieces.
Assembly
- Spoon half of the oat base into your serving glass.
- Add half of the cinnamon vanilla skyr cream.
- Add all of the apple layer.
- Repeat with the remaining oat base and skyr cream.
- Finish with the oat crumble.
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours. The texture is best after about 12 hours.
Tips & More Info
Low calorie portion option
For a lighter, lower calorie version, you can simply use half the amount of each component and build the dessert in smaller jars. Instead of layering multiple times, add just one layer of each element. This keeps the same flavor profile and texture contrast, but results in a more controlled portion size and a less heavy overall dessert experience.
Fresh apple in the oat base
Fresh apple slowly releases juice while the oats rest, which naturally sweetens and softens the base without making it heavy. It also adds small tender pieces that improve texture and give each spoonful a more interesting bite.
Cooking the apple layer
Cooking concentrates the apple flavor while keeping the pieces slightly intact, so the layer stays distinct from the oat base. This prevents it from turning into a puree and gives the dessert a clearer structure and better contrast.
Role of lemon juice in the apple layer
The lemon juice is not meant to add sourness. It simply lifts the natural sweetness of the apples and keeps the flavor profile bright, fresh, and less heavy after cooking.
Resting the skyr cream
Letting the skyr cream rest allows the cinnamon and vanilla to fully blend in while the mixture thickens slightly. This results in a smoother, more stable cream that layers cleanly and holds its structure better.
Crispier oat crumble topping
For maximum crunch, add the oat crumble just before serving instead of during assembly. This prevents it from absorbing moisture from the cream and apples, keeping it crisp and giving a stronger textural contrast.