These high protein overnight oats are great to meal prep for the week for a quick and easy breakfast on busy mornings. The protein and fiber will keep you full for a long time. Top with your favorite oatmeal toppings. Each serving comes to around 40 grams of protein!
If you'd like more easy breakfast recipe using oats, check out this Creamy Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk or this Easy Vegan Homemade Granola next!
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❤️ Why You'll love this recipe
- Quick and easy: only requires a few minutes of prep time, and the oats can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for several days, making it a convenient breakfast option for busy mornings. Great recipe to meal prep to have a quick breakfast ready to go every morning.
- Healthy: a nutritious breakfast option, as they are high in fiber and protein, and can be customized to include a variety of nutritious add-ins, such as fruit, nuts, and seeds.
- Versatile: can be customized to suit individual tastes, as you can adjust the sweetness level and add different toppings depending on your preferences.
- Vegan: vegan-friendly, making it a great option for those following a vegan or plant-based diet.
- Affordable: The ingredients are generally inexpensive and readily available, making it a budget-friendly breakfast option.
- Satisfying: The combination of oats and chia seeds in the recipe provides a filling and satisfying breakfast that can keep you full and energized throughout the morning.
🍌 Ingredients and substitutions
These protein oats are filled with simple ingredients and is a great way to get in a lot of protein and nutrients in the morning.
- Old fashioned oats - these work the best for a creamy texture. You can use quick oats as well, but it will come out a little bit mushy. Don't use steel-cut oats.
- Plant based protein powder - I like using a vanilla flavored one. You can also use a chocolate protein powder, if you want your oats to be chocolate flavored. I like using a pea protein based powder. If you don't like the taste of sweeteners, try a protein powder without sweetener.
- Chia seeds - This will add a nice little crunch and creamy texture. Chia seeds help thicken up the overnight oats as well as add in some Omega 3 fatty acids.
- Nut butter - I love using peanut butter. Almond butter or cashew butter also work great.
- Fruit - I add raisins to my oats. I love topping them with banana or fresh berries or frozen berries like blueberries or strawberries.
- Dairy free milk - I use soy milk because it contains the most amount of protein. You can use whatever type of milk is your favorite. Oat milk, coconut milk and almond milk all work great.
- Pure maple syrup - This will add some natural sweetness to your oats. Add more maple syrup if your protein powder has no sugar added.
- Vanilla extract - If you use a vanilla protein powder, you can skip this ingredient.
👩🍳 Expert tips
- If you'd like to make enough overnight oats for a few days, just increase the portion size on the recipe card below.
- If you're making oats for a few days, it may be easier to mix all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, then letting them sit overnight in the fridge in a sealed container. When you're ready to eat them, distribute the oats to each mason jar and top with your favorite toppings in the morning.
- If your oats are too thick the next morning, add some extra milk and give it a good stir.
🥣 Recommended equipment
I like using these glass jars - 16 ounce mason jars for this. It leaves a lot of room to stir.
I also love these plastic mason jar lids. They're so colorful and they don't rust. They're also dishwasher safe.
❄️ Storing
Fridge - These last in the fridge in an airtight container or mason jar with a lid, for up to five days.
Freezer - Don't freeze these oats. The texture will not turn out great.
☕️ Serving suggestions
If you'd like to add more to your breakfast, serve these with some tofu bacon, or a vegan scrambled egg. Add in some more antioxidants with this mango protein smoothie. In the fall, drink a vegan pumpkin spice latte with these oats.
🌱 To make this gluten free
To make gluten free overnight oats, use a certified gluten-free oats. Also make sure your milk is gluten free.
🍓 Topping ideas
You can create many different flavor variations based on your personal preference.
- fresh fruits and fresh berries
- dairy-free yogurt - greek yogurt adds a nice texture
- banana
- granola
- nut butter
- pecans
- walnuts
- peanuts
- toasted coconut flakes
- chocolate chips
❓ Recipe FAQs
Use any plant-based protein powder that you like. I like using a pea based protein powder. Try to avoid a non vegan protein powder made from whey protein. I don't care for the taste of sweeteners added, so I like an unsweetened one.
If your protein powder is sugar free, then make sure to add some natural sweetener like maple syrup, until you get the sweetness you desire.
Using these types of oats will change the texture of the recipe. For best results, stick to old-fashioned oats. If you do use these other types of oats, you may have to adjust the amount of chia seeds you add, to make sure the oats thicken up and don't come out runny.
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📖 Recipe
High protein overnight oats
Equipment
- small mason jars
Ingredients
- ½ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons vanilla plant based protein powder
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- 1 tablespoon walnuts
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ banana
- ½ teaspoon peanut butter
Instructions
- Add all of the dry ingredients to your mason jar and stir well.½ cup old fashioned oats, 2 tablespoons vanilla plant based protein powder, 1 tablespoon raisins, 1 tablespoon walnuts, 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- Add the wet ingredients and stir. Cover with a lid and let it sit in the fridge overnight.1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 cup soy milk
- In the morning, if the oats are too thick, add some more milk. Top with banana and peanut butter, or fresh berries and non-dairy yogurt.½ banana, ½ teaspoon peanut butter
Notes
- Chia seeds are also great to add to this and will create a creamier texture plus add some more Omega 3. Add about 1 teaspoon in when you're adding all of the dry ingredients to the mason jar.
- You can use whatever non-dairy milk you have on hand. Soy milk just has the most protein.
- This will last for about 5 days in your fridge.
- Old fashioned or quick oats are best for this recipe.
Nutrition
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Serena
What protein powder are you using? I can’t figure out how this has 40g of prtein!
Maria
I used the Orgain brand vegan protein powder. The soy milk, peanut butter, walnuts, chia seeds and oats also add to the protein content.