5 Healthy Breakfasts On The Go: Overnight Oats Style
I get asked a lot for overnight oat or smoothie bowl recipes so I thought I would share my top 5 simple delicious and healthy overnight oat recipes! There are a lot of recipes out there either on Pinterest or Instagram but I personally get turned off when I see 50 different ingredients of all the rare nuts seeds and fruits in the land. In order to stay on top of my diet it needs to stay simple and satisfying, complicated recipes only last so long, at least for me, especially when I am constantly on the go. Below are my 5 favorite overnight oat recipes that all take less than 5 minutes to prep:
1. The Basics: Proatmeal
Ingredients
3/4 scoop protein powder
30-40g oats
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tbsp peanut or almond butter
1/2 cup fruit of choice
Directions
mix powder, oats, milk
Mix in nut butter
Top with fruit
Place in sealed container (I usually use mason jar or almost empty pb jar) and fridge overnight
2. Fall Favorite: Apple Cinnamon
Ingredients
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional)
30g oats
1 tbsp almond butter
dash of cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped apple
Directions
Mix powder, oats, milk, yogurt, cinnamon, nut butter
Top with fruit
Place in sealed container and fridge overnight
3. Tropical Style: Coconut Banana Oats
Ingredients
1/2 cup almond milk
30g oats
1 tbsp coconut flakes
1 tbsp almond slivers
1/2 scoop vanilla protein (optional)
1 tbsp chia seeds
1/2 banana
Directions
Mix milk, oats, powder, seeds, coconut flakes, almonds
Top with sliced banana
Place in sealed container and fridge overnight
4. Coffee Infused Oats
Ingredients
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup cold brew (reg iced coffee works)
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
30g oats
3/4 scoop vanilla or chocolate protein
dash of cinnamon
1 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 banana
Directions
Mix milk, coffee, oats, yogurt, protein, nut butter
Top with fruit
Place in sealed container and fridge overnight
(pictured is as a smoothie bowl with added fruit and puffed wheat cereal)
5. Berry Blend Oats
Ingredients
1/2 cup almond milk
30g oats
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1 dash of cinnamon
1 tbsp nut butter
1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup fruit of choice (typically go with blueberry and raspberries)
Directions
Mix milk, oats, yogurt, cinnamon, nut butter, honey
Top with fruit
Place in sealed container and fridge overnight
