Overnight Oats With Protein Powder

If you are looking to beef up your overnight oats, let me show you how with this simple Overnight Oats With Protein Powder recipe. They are so simple to make and perfect for meal prep.

If getting in more protein is your goal, let me share a few other recipes I know you will love. These steak bites are so simple to make and delicious. You can have your meal on the table in about 10 minutes! Cajun chicken bites are another simple recipe high in lean protein. I also love blackened pork tenderloin.

What Makes This Recipe Work?

For one thing, overnight oats are really easy to make. If you are like us, time is at a premium in the mornings. We are headed off to work and get the kids to school. But, I will want everyone to eat a good breakfast too. This recipe checks that box.

This is awesome meal prep. You can double or triple this recipe and be ready to go for the week.

Another thing to love is this recipe has no refined sugar. I opted to use maple syrup, but you can also use honey or agave syrup instead if you like.

Ingredients

• Rolled oats- these need to be regular rolled oats. If you use quick-cook oats they turn into mush.
• Chia seeds- these are great as a thickener.
• Milk- I used almond milk for mine, but you can use any milk that you prefer.
• Vanilla Protein Powder- We use Domination Protein Powder as that is what the owner of the gym we go to recommends. There are a lot of types of protein powder out there, use whatever you like.
• Maple syrup- you can use any sweetener you like, but I was going for refined sugar-free and decided to use maple syrup.
• Fruit- I used strawberries and blueberries, but you can use whatever you like. or you can skip them altogether and add in extra nuts and seeds.

How To Make

1. Heat up your milk. I put mine in a microwave-safe jar and put it into the microwave for about 2 minutes.
2. Pour the heated milk over the oats, protein powder, and chia seeds.
3. Mix well.
4. Cover quickly with saran wrap and let sit on the counter for 10 minutes.
5. Move to the fridge and let sit overnight.
6. In the morning, mix a little more milk and maple syrup to get the consistency you want.
7. Layer with fruit or whatever else you like to add in.

What Makes This Recipe Different?

While I like the idea of overnight oats, I actually don't like the texture of them. I mean, it's just oats soaked in milk. So, I do something a little different with my recipe.

Instead of adding cold milk to the oats and leaving them to sit overnight in the fridge, I heat my milk until it is warm and pour it into the oats with a few chia seeds. This will soften your oats a lot more than the regular method, and the chia seeds help to thicken them up.

I promise once you try this recipe, you will be surprised just how good it is!

Notes

• It is very important that you use regular oats in this recipe. Quick-cooking and steel-cut oats will not work. The quick-cooking oats will turn to mush and the steel-cut oats won't soften enough overnight.
• I used strawberries and blueberries in these photos, but know you can use whatever fruit you like. Or if you want to skip the fruit, add in extra nuts and seeds. I love using pepitas and unsweetened coconut to mine too.
• Many people have really strong preferences of what type of protein powder they use. I used Domination, but use whatever you prefer and have access to.
• These oats are best if you let them sit overnight, for around 8-10 hours. You can heat them in the morning if you'd like, but I prefer mine cold.

• Breakfast