Make pumpkin overnight oats for a quick, healthy breakfast

Bon Appetit reported a recipe for pumpkin overnight oats that combines pumpkin purée, chia seeds, oats, and spices to create a nutritious breakfast option. The recipe is designed to be quick and easy, requiring about 10 minutes to prepare the night before.

The recipe involves whisking canned pumpkin purée with unsweetened milk, vanilla, salt, maple syrup, and cinnamon or cardamom. Chia seeds are added and allowed to hydrate for 10 minutes before mixing in old-fashioned oats. The mixture is then chilled for at least 8 hours.

This overnight oat and chia pudding hybrid can be topped with whole-milk yogurt, roasted pumpkin seeds, granola, additional maple syrup, and cinnamon before serving. The oat mixture can be prepared up to four days in advance and kept chilled.

Bon Appetit notes that using unsweetened soy or nut milk keeps the pumpkin flavor prominent and makes the recipe vegan, though any milk can be used. The recipe is part of a series focused on nourishing, simple meals with 10 ingredients or fewer.