Turmeric and honey combined with nonfat Greek yogurt adds delicious flavor to these overnight oats! Golden milk porridge is packed with nutritional benefits and fiber to hold hunger off for hours!
And when I want those same oats in crunchy form, I bake a batch of my basic granola recipe.
Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🌡️ Cook Time: 5 minutes for the golden milk
- ⏳ Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes, with the overnight rest
- 🍽️ Serving: 2
- ⚡ Calories: 246kcal per serving, per the recipe card
- 🥣 Ingredients: almond milk, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, black pepper, honey, certified gluten-free quick cook oats, nonfat Greek yogurt and fresh fruit
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Warm spice, honey and creamy oats
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, make ahead
Quick Answer
Whisk 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, ½ teaspoon turmeric, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon ginger, ⅛ teaspoon cardamom, a dash of black pepper and 1 tablespoon honey in a pot on medium-low until heated. Add ½ cup oats to each of 2 mason jars, then ¼ cup golden milk and ¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt to each jar. Blend well, cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve topped with fresh fruit and a drizzle of honey.
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- Quick Look
- Quick Answer
- Why These Golden Milk Oats Work
- Why You'll Love Turmeric Overnight Oats
- Key Ingredients
- Sad, Sad Oatmeal No More
- How to Make the Best Turmeric and Honey Oatmeal
- Expert Tips
- Honey, Turmeric and More Oat Recipes
- Turmeric Oats FAQs
- More Oatmeal Breakfasts
- Turmeric And Honey "Golden Milk" Overnight Oats
Overnight oatmeal. Because you conquered it all and it is in the refrigerator from the night before and ready to serve and eat!
Why These Golden Milk Oats Work
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- No need to cook the oats. The liquid from Greek yogurt and turmeric golden milk tea will absorb into the oats by morning.
- Whisk the spices. Whisking continuously blends all the spices as the milk heats.
- Greek yogurt adds tons of protein.
- Fresh fruit stacked to the brim makes these beautiful.
- Made the night before so breakfast is ready to serve and eat.
Why You'll Love Turmeric Overnight Oats
- Such a delicious, high fiber and high protein breakfast! It will energize and fill you for hours!
- No morning cooking. Oatmeal is easy and healthy.
- Gluten-free with certified gluten-free oats, and how fabulous that they are now available online and in the cereal section of most grocery stores!
- Vegan option. Use more golden milk, leave out the yogurt and use maple syrup.
- Especially good to eat before a workout.
Key Ingredients
- Golden milk - unsweetened almond milk (or coconut or cashew milk), turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and a dash of black pepper. See my golden milk recipe.
- Honey - or maple syrup or a few drops of liquid Stevia to taste.
- Quick cook oats - certified gluten-free.
- Nonfat Greek yogurt - optional.
- Fresh fruit - blueberries, diced peaches, bananas. Feel free to top with raspberries, kiwi or strawberries too!
See recipe card for quantities.
Sad, Sad Oatmeal No More
My son, being a 4 year old, has a pretty fantastic job of playing and eating! Although most mornings I don't know quite what to expect with his personality. Those emotions are still figuring themselves out. Although there are two ways this can go. One: I have a happy pleasant boy ready to face the day with joy! Or Two: I have a non-morning little boy screaming at me for no apparent reason other than probably hangry pains.
Then my mantra starts with... Deep breaths. Breathe. Breathe again. Breathe some more. And enjoy the pretty magenta flower at breakfast on these oats. If your child is a grouch in the morning, I promise they do still love you tremendously.
When I was growing up oatmeal was the ugliest porridge I ever saw. A giant silver spoon reaching in to scoop out a giant colorless BLOB! It's plain old boring oatmeal boiled in water and tossed in melted butter. Sad, sad oatmeal. No turmeric and honey anywhere to be seen in the oatmeal to give it the marvelous depth it needs.
When my kids were first born, Big C started eating oatmeal after a year and little C skipped right through rice cereal and just started with oatmeal. I always served the best oatmeal recipe to the boys with cinnamon, chia seeds, hemp seeds, a splash of flax oil, almond butter, honey and warm coconut or cashew milk. I never really thought about giving the boys turmeric and honey oatmeal until recently. Recently being when I introduced Big C to my golden milk recipe. Add it to curry, oatmeal and lattes. After that first sip Big C had of golden milk... well... he's been hooked! (This pretty fruit and floral oatmeal topped is inspired from here.)
My mom is an anti-oatmeal eater (and she's probably reading this). I'm sure because she grew up on the porridge version. Flavored with nothing but butter and salt. Slimy to the palate so I really don't blame her for the disgust.
How to Make the Best Turmeric and Honey Oatmeal
1Make the golden milk. First off, make this golden milk recipe. In a pot on the stove-top add all the ingredients and heat on medium-low. Whisk continuously to blend all the spices until heated.
2Fill the jars. Add ½ cup of oats to each mason jar. Pour in ¼ cup of golden milk into each jar. Add ¼ cup of nonfat Greek yogurt to each jar. Blend well in each jar.
3Chill. Cover and set in the refrigerator overnight. No need to cook the oats.
4Top and serve. Serve the next morning topped with fresh chopped fruit and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup!
As always, be sure to check out the full recipe details in the recipe card below.
Expert Tips
- You'll only need ½ cup of turmeric milk total for overnight oats.
- To make it vegan, use ½ cup of turmeric golden milk per jar instead of ¼ and leave out the Greek yogurt. Use maple syrup instead of honey.
- If you are gluten free just stick with gluten free oats.
- Nutrition is calculated without fruit toppings.
- In-season fruit is best. Our favorite on oatmeal is blueberries, peaches and banana slices.
Honey, Turmeric and More Oat Recipes
Golden milk tea is one of those powerful foods that everyone should try. Sweetened with Stevia it is sugar free! For my boys, I sweeten it with turmeric and honey. Honey benefits are that it is packed with energizing B vitamins and immunity boosting nutrients. Honey contains flavonoids and antioxidants, which are part of what makes it such a nourishing pantry staple. It is also an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. And whenever we are sick we make sure to have honey with lemon in tea. It soothes a scratchy throat. Turmeric is a wonderful spice too, and it is being studied for its anti-inflammatory properties.
More oat recipes: Baked Oats, Blender Banana Oat Pancakes, Caramel Chocolate Oat Bars, Chia and Hemp Superfood Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Oatmeal and Creamy Instant Oatmeal Recipe.
Want more protein? Try my Protein Overnight Oats, High Protein Oatmeal or Healthy Baked Oatmeal.
Turmeric Oats FAQs
No need to cook the oats. The liquid from the Greek yogurt and golden milk will absorb into the oats by morning.
You'll only need ½ cup of turmeric milk total, ¼ cup per jar. Use ½ cup per jar for the vegan version.
Yes. Use ½ cup of golden milk per jar, leave out the Greek yogurt and use maple syrup instead of honey.
Use certified gluten-free oats, which are available online and in the cereal section of most grocery stores.
Blueberries, peaches and banana slices are our favorites. Raspberries, kiwi or strawberries work too.
Maple syrup or a few drops of liquid Stevia to taste.
More Oatmeal Breakfasts
Try Chia and Hemp Oatmeal, Creamy Instant Oatmeal or Protein Overnight Oats next. I hope you enjoy these turmeric and honey overnight oats! Follow along with me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for a feature and more recipe inspiration! And don't forget to leave a comment below!
Turmeric And Honey "Golden Milk" Overnight Oats
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Equipment
- Mason jars
Ingredients
Golden Milk
Oatmeal
- 1 cup quick cook oats certified gluten-free
- ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt optional
Toppings
- fresh fruit blueberries, diced peaches, bananas, honey
Instructions
Make the golden milk
- In a pot on the stove-top add all the ingredients and heat on medium-low. Whisk continuously to blend all the spices until heated.
Make the overnight oats
- Add ½ cup of oats to each mason jar. Pour in ¼ cup of golden milk into each jar. Add ¼ cup of nonfat Greek yogurt to each jar. Blend well in each jar. Cover and set in the refrigerator overnight.
- Serve the next morning topped with fresh chopped fruit and a drizzle of honey.
Dalina says
This sounds fantastic !!! Do you warm it up in the morning or do you eat it cold?
I love how you make everything look so pretty too!
Danielle @ Delightful Mom Food says
Dalina,
You can do both! Heat it or eat it cold. If I take my overnight oatmeal to-go, buy the time I eat it, it's slightly lukewarm. The perfect oatmeal temp:-)