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Apple Pear Tahini Overnight Oats with Raisins

Creamy, cinnamon-spiced oats soaked in water with grated apple, sweet raisins and a nutty tahini swirl, topped with crisp diced pear and toasted sesame.

Apple Pear Tahini Overnight Oats with Raisins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups240 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2¾ cups680 gWatercold
  • 1 medium200 gApplecoarsely grated with skin
  • 1 medium180 gPearsdiced small
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gPlain kefir, low-fat
  • ⅓ cup50 gRaisins
  • 2½ tbsp40 gTahini
  • 1½ tbsp30 gHoney
  • 2 tsp5 gGround cinnamon
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • 1½ tbsp12 gSesame seeds
  • 2 tsp10 gLemon juice

Steps

  1. Prepare first: coarsely grate the apple and dice the pear; toss both with the lemon juice in separate bowls to keep them from browning, using half the lemon juice on each.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the tahini, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and salt into a smooth paste, then slowly whisk in the water and the kefir until creamy.
  3. Stir in the oats, the grated apple and the raisins until evenly coated.
  4. Divide the oat mixture among 4 jars, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight, until thick and soft.
  5. In the morning, stir each jar; add a splash of cold water if it is too thick.
  6. Top each jar with the diced pear and sprinkle with the sesame seeds just before serving.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Sesame. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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