Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats | Halloween Gluten Free, Healthy Easy Breakfast Recipe

Medically reviewed by Abbey Sharp, Registered Dietitian (RD), BASc.

These Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats is the perfect Halloween gluten free, healthy easy breakfast recipe for celebrating this candy-fueled holiday!

Halloween has always been one of my favourite holidays of the year. I guess it’s partially that I was raised in a super theatrical household, so I LOVE to dress up. But it’s also because I have a total sweet tooth and could eat those fun-size chocolate bars all day, err day.

While I’m typically more likely to sneak chocolate bars (Snickers, please!) out of my hypothetical future child’s loot, I also get pretty pumped about a few little pieces of candy here and there. And candy corn is the quintessential Halloween candy.

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Now, a lot of my friends with kiddos tend to get worried about their kids overdoing it on the Halloween candy and waking up on November 1st to eat candy for breakfast. To this concern, my recommendation is to not make a big deal out of the Halloween haul. I don’t recommend restricting candy, or making strict rules about it. Our job as parents is to decide when, where and what our kids eat, and our kids decide how much and whether they eat at all. If we remove the taboo and the novelty around Halloween candy, the desire to overdo it completely goes away. One day they may eat a bunch of pieces, the next, they might be over it and forget about it all together.

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So this recipe for Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats offers a little candy experience and feel like a total treat, but is super nourishing and satiating with its oatmeal, fruit and yogurt base. And when kids are satiated on wholesome foods, like adults, they may be less likely to want to snack on treats.

How to Make Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats

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Now, first of all, this is just a simple recipe for overnight oats by combining oats, almond milk and almond yogurt. And I let that sit overnight.

Then, I puree up some mango, then banana, then sweet potato and set those in three separate bowls.

I divide my overnight oats into the three bowls with each of the fruits and give it a good stir.

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Then, we layer! To make this Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats look like a piece of Candy Corn, we layer banana, sweet potato, and mango and top it off with a few little pieces of candy corn (you know, just for a little sweet). Sadly candy corn is not vegan, so if you’re vegan omit the candy corn topping. There is no added sugar in these Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats so I think there’s plenty of wiggle room for a little sweet!

Now lovelies, I would love to know:

What’s your favourite Halloween candy?

Have you tried this Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats?

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Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats

These Vegan Candy Corn Overnight Oats is the perfect Halloween gluten free, healthy easy breakfast recipe for celebrating this candy-fueled holiday!

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CourseBreakfast

CuisineAmerican

Prep Time5 minutes minutes

Cook Time7 hours hours 55 minutes minutes

Total Time8 hours hours

Servings4 people

Calories215kcal

AuthorAbbey Sharp

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup rolled oats gluten free
• ▢ 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• ▢ 1/2 cup almond yogurt
• ▢ 2/3 cup diced mango
• ▢ 2/3 cup frozen ripe banana
• ▢ 2/3 cup cooked sweet potato
• ▢ Pinch salt
• ▢ Maple syrup if desired
• ▢ Candy corn (optional if not vegan) for topping

Instructions

• In a bowl, mix the oats, almond milk, almond yogurt and a pinch of salt. Stir and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, puree the mango and put in a bowl. Puree the banana and place in a bowl. Puree the sweet potato and place in a bowl. Divide the oats into each of the fruit bowls. Sweeten with maple syrup, if desired.
• Layer the banana, sweet potato and mango into glasses and top with candy corn.

Nutrition

Calories215kcal

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Updated on July 22nd, 2020

Abbey Sharp

Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.