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Applesauce Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Name: Applesauce Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 488 min
Yield: 2 oat pots
Ingredients: 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats; 3/4 cup pasteurized milk; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 tbsp raisins; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Suggested ages 9–12 Independent prep — adult nearby; no heat

2 oat potsActive 8 minTotal 8 hr 8 min

The refrigerator does the waiting here. Oats soften in milk and applesauce while you sleep, leaving a spoonable breakfast with cinnamon and raisins. Make it before bedtime and check the texture in the morning.

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Chilled applesauce oats with cinnamon and raisins. — AI-generated gouache-style food illustration. Follow the written ingredients and method.

Before you begin · grown-up check

An adult checks the setup, ingredient labels and task suitability, then stays nearby while the young cook prepares the recipe without heat.

Together wash hands with soap and water and clean the work surface.
Adult checks ingredient labels, equipment and task suitability; ages are starting guides, not a guarantee of readiness.
An adult stays nearby throughout.

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Let’s make it

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Young cookPut the oats and cinnamon in the mixing bowl and stir them together.
Young cookAdd the milk and applesauce. Stir to wet every oat, then stir in the raisins.
Young cookDivide between the two containers, leaving room to stir, and close the lids.
Young cookRefrigerate at 40°F or below for 8 hours; do not leave the pots on the counter.
Young cookStir each pot in the morning. The oats should be soft and the mixture thick enough to eat with a spoon. Eat cold.

The skill you’re learning

Dry oats need liquid as well as time. Mixing thoroughly before chilling prevents a dry patch at the bottom; stirring again after chilling makes the texture even.

Try one change

Replace the raisins with 2 tbsp chopped dried cranberries sold ready chopped.

Serving & storing

Refrigerate covered at 40°F or below within 2 hours of preparation (1 hour above 90°F); use within 2 days. Keep refrigerated throughout the overnight soak; the storage time starts when mixed.

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