Gingerbread overnight weetbix brings all the cozy, spiced flavors of gingerbread into a quick and easy breakfast. Crushed weetbix layered with a ginger-spiced yogurt mix and topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon (and gingerbread people, of course) creates a wholesome, festive treat to start your morning.
TL;DR
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Meal prep: Meal prep a whole weeks worth to make your mornings easy
- Fridge storage: 5 days
- Customise: Adjust gingerbread flavours, mix-and-match the yogurt or even add in some berries.
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Why you'll love this recipe
Festive flavours. This brings the cozy, holiday-inspired gingerbread taste to breakfast like my gingerbread smoothie or gingerbread baked oats.
Perfect for meal prep. Make it the night before for an easy, ready-to-eat breakfast that's ideal for busy mornings.
Customizable toppings. Add your favorite fruits, nuts, or a drizzle of honey or even some raspberry chia seed jam to make it exactly how you like it each time.
Ingredients and substitutions
Weetbix/Weetabix. Weetbix (or Weetabix in the UK) is a wheat-based cereal that commonly comes in "bricks". When softened with liquid and left overnight, it transforms into a cookie-dough texture base.
In Americas, a crushed bran flake could provide the same texture, but I haven't tried (let me know if you do).
Milk. Feel free to use dairy-free options like almond, oat, or soy milk for a plant-based alternative.
Gingerbread spice. I use a combination of with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice and you can adjust for your preferences - like I suggest in my gingerbread granola recipe.
Please check the recipe card for full list of ingredients and quantity.
How to make overnight weetbix
Step 1: In a bowl or your meal prep container, crumble the Weetbix.
Step 2: If using protein powder, add to a shaker with the milk then pour over the crushed Weetbix with the gingerbread spice.
Stir everything together until the Weetbix is evenly soaked and spiced. Let it sit for a couple of minutes to soften. Press to form the base.
Step 3: Spoon your yoghurt on top of the softened Weetbix mixture, spreading it evenly. Add any additional toppings like fresh fruit, nuts, or a drizzle of honey if desired.
Step 4: Enjoy right away for a quick breakfast, or prepare it the night before for an easy morning meal.
My Top Tip
If you want to go all-out in the festivities, make sure you add some gingerbread biscuits on top!
Meal prepping
I have been meal prepping overnight weetbix for years as it's super easy and convenient. You can line up your meal prep containers and smash out a week's worth of prep in next to no time.
I prepare overnight weetbix in separate, single-serve containers for convenience, but you could always prep a super large batch (just make sure you have enough liquid to soak up the weetbix).
The weetbix continue to absorb the liquid and flavours overnight, and especially with the gingerbread spice on the weetbix, it's more delicious the next day.
If you want more meal prep information, check out my Meal Prep for Beginners post and my Meal Prep Basics E-Book.
FAQs
Overnight Weetbix can stay fresh in the fridge for up to 3-4 days, making it an ideal meal prep breakfast. Storing your overnight Weetbix in an airtight container helps preserve its texture, and you can add toppings like fresh fruit just before serving to keep them at their best.
Overnight Weetbix is a make-ahead breakfast where crushed Weetbix (or Weetabix) is soaked overnight in milk or other liquid, allowing it to soften and absorb flavours. It's commonly then topped with yoghurt, fruit or even some raspberry chia jam. It's similar to overnight oats (like my PB&J Overnight Oats or Passion Mango Overnight Oats) but uses Weetbix as the base for a different texture and flavour.
Other Christmas themed breakfasts
Or, you can have a browse through my Christmas recipes for more delicious eats.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do - Love & Pasta, Lauren x
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Recipe
Gingerbread Overnight Weetbix
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Ingredients
- 3 weetbix, or Weetabix (UK)
- 125 ml (½ cups) milk, of choice
- 30 g (2 tablespoon) protein powder, optional
- 15 g (1 tablespoon) gingerbread spice, combine: cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves
- 240 g (1 cups) yogurt, plain, vanilla or cinnamon
Toppings
- 3 gingerbread men, optional (recipe here)
- Cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Crush 3 weetbix in a bowl or meal prep container.
- Combine 125 ml (½ cups) milk and 30 g (2 tablespoon) protein powder then add to crushed weetbix with 15 g (1 tablespoon) gingerbread spice. Stir then flatten. Let sit for approx. 5 minutes so it can absorb the milk.
- Top with 240 g (1 cups) yogurt then sprinkle with Cinnamon sugar and add (optional) 3 gingerbread men.
- Enjoy right away or store for the next day.
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