Protein Overnight Oats

Glass jar with overnight oats topped with sliced banana and topped with peanut butter.

5 from 62 votes

This Protein Overnight Oats recipe is an easy way to get a hearty breakfast to keep you going all morning! Only 5 minutes to prep and ready when you wake up! Oats with protein powder, chia seeds, peanut butter and maple syrup all come together to give you a great protein boost!

Prep Time5

Chill4

Total Time4 5

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 377kcal

Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

½ c rolled oats regular or gluten free
½ small banana sliced
⅔ c unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
½ T chia seeds
1 T protein powder
½ - 1 T natural creamy peanut butter or any other nut or seed butter
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 - 3 teaspoon pure maple syrup
dash of sea salt

Instructions

Combine oats, chia seeds, maple, peanut butter, vanilla, protein powder, and salt and stir to combine.
Add in milk and stir.
Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for about 4 hours. Add sliced bananas just before serving.

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Notes

If your protein powder tastes awful, it's not going to taste great in these oats. There are some really foul protein powders out there. Find one that you love. Don't think that the flavor will be masked by adding it to this recipe. I already made that mistake! Need help picking one out? Check out all of these protein powders!
Make this protein packed oatmeal vegan. Make sure you have a plant based protein powder and use a nut or seed milk. That should do the trick as all the other ingredients are plant based as well.
Do I have to add protein powder to these overnight oats? Nope! Protein powder just isn't for everyone and I get that. Plus, it can be pricy. So just skip it if you would like.
Add the bananas right before serving. Cut them up just before serving and toss them in. I highly suggest doing this if you are making several servings at a time and know you will be eating them over several days.

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