In Need of Some Refrigerator Oatmeal Recipes!

Rachaelluvszipped

In a small mason jar (size comparable to a PB jar) I add in this order:

1/3 cup almond milk (you can choose between unsweetened and the chocolate; at 1/3 cup, the difference is 25 calories)
1T unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/4 cup greek fat free plain yogurt
1T chia seeds
4 to 6 T chocolate PB2
1 to 2 tsp honey

Close jar and shake until mixed nicely. Then add half a banana, sliced, and stir. Close jar, and let sit in the fridge overnight. You can let it chill for 2 or 3 days if you want, but this stuff is so delicious it is hard to not eat it as soon as it is ready.

For those who haven't seen overnight oats before, you may be hesitant to eat "uncooked" oats, or a oatmeal concoction served chilled. Do it once. You'll be a happier, healthier person. For people who like the idea of chocolate oatmeal, this will be better than your best imaginings.

With maximum ingredient amounts, this recipe comes in under 410 calories of healthy goodness. You can easily edit the sugar/PB2 to reduce calories to approx. 310 calories, or leave out the banana and bring the total in under 275. I recommend full amounts however. Perhaps the most delicious meal you will eat. Try it. Life will change.

So going to try this!!

StephShuttle

What do the Chia seeds do?
Can they be left out?

quixoteQ

In a small mason jar (size comparable to a PB jar) I add in this order:

1/3 cup almond milk (you can choose between unsweetened and the chocolate; at 1/3 cup, the difference is 25 calories)
1T unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/4 cup greek fat free plain yogurt
1T chia seeds
4 to 6 T chocolate PB2
1 to 2 tsp honey

Close jar and shake until mixed nicely. Then add half a banana, sliced, and stir. Close jar, and let sit in the fridge overnight. You can let it chill for 2 or 3 days if you want, but this stuff is so delicious it is hard to not eat it as soon as it is ready.

For those who haven't seen overnight oats before, you may be hesitant to eat "uncooked" oats, or a oatmeal concoction served chilled. Do it once. You'll be a happier, healthier person. For people who like the idea of chocolate oatmeal, this will be better than your best imaginings.

With maximum ingredient amounts, this recipe comes in under 410 calories of healthy goodness. You can easily edit the sugar/PB2 to reduce calories to approx. 310 calories, or leave out the banana and bring the total in under 275. I recommend full amounts however. Perhaps the most delicious meal you will eat. Try it. Life will change.

So going to try this!!

It's delicious, but it was my original recipe. Now I recommend making it with 1/2 cup of milk instead of 1/3, and adding about 1.5 T of ground flaxmeal. And 2 tsp of ground coffee is a step toward enlightenment and escaping samsara, the ocean of sadness.

quixoteQ

What do the Chia seeds do?
Can they be left out?

They can be left out--they are the hardest of the ingredients to find, certainly. But besides the health benefits (fiber, omega 3s), they also help to provide texture. Same with the 1.5 T of ground flaxmeal. Both are extremely healthy for you, and add a subtle nutty flavor, and great texture.

shgreenw

You can definitely leave the Chia out. They are really good for you so it's easy to throw them in oatmeal or similar foods.

My favorite is:

1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
1 Tbsp Chia Seeds
1 Cup Almond Milk (or coconut, cow's, etc)
1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
1 tsp Instant Coffee

It's like a mocha dessert for breakfast. SO GOOD!!!

njohn1967m

Thanks for sharing your recipes. I have tried a couple of the refrigerator oatmeal recipes on theyummylife website. Love that site.

lukeout007

Those recipes on that site look stupidly delicious. I've ignored this overnight oats thing more times than I can count...I guess its time to try it. Buying all the stuff tonight to try the PB/Banana one!

jehuster

In a small mason jar (size comparable to a PB jar) I add in this order:

1/3 cup almond milk (you can choose between unsweetened and the chocolate; at 1/3 cup, the difference is 25 calories)
1T unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/4 cup greek fat free plain yogurt
1T chia seeds
4 to 6 T chocolate PB2
1 to 2 tsp honey

Close jar and shake until mixed nicely. Then add half a banana, sliced, and stir. Close jar, and let sit in the fridge overnight. You can let it chill for 2 or 3 days if you want, but this stuff is so delicious it is hard to not eat it as soon as it is ready.

For those who haven't seen overnight oats before, you may be hesitant to eat "uncooked" oats, or a oatmeal concoction served chilled. Do it once. You'll be a happier, healthier person. For people who like the idea of chocolate oatmeal, this will be better than your best imaginings.

With maximum ingredient amounts, this recipe comes in under 410 calories of healthy goodness. You can easily edit the sugar/PB2 to reduce calories to approx. 310 calories, or leave out the banana and bring the total in under 275. I recommend full amounts however. Perhaps the most delicious meal you will eat. Try it. Life will change.

What is PB2 ?

bmal76

Bump!

quixoteQ

In a small mason jar (size comparable to a PB jar) I add in this order:

1/3 cup almond milk (you can choose between unsweetened and the chocolate; at 1/3 cup, the difference is 25 calories)
1T unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/4 cup greek fat free plain yogurt
1T chia seeds
4 to 6 T chocolate PB2
1 to 2 tsp honey

Close jar and shake until mixed nicely. Then add half a banana, sliced, and stir. Close jar, and let sit in the fridge overnight. You can let it chill for 2 or 3 days if you want, but this stuff is so delicious it is hard to not eat it as soon as it is ready.

For those who haven't seen overnight oats before, you may be hesitant to eat "uncooked" oats, or a oatmeal concoction served chilled. Do it once. You'll be a happier, healthier person. For people who like the idea of chocolate oatmeal, this will be better than your best imaginings.

With maximum ingredient amounts, this recipe comes in under 410 calories of healthy goodness. You can easily edit the sugar/PB2 to reduce calories to approx. 310 calories, or leave out the banana and bring the total in under 275. I recommend full amounts however. Perhaps the most delicious meal you will eat. Try it. Life will change.

What is PB2 ?

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If you owned a farm called "Bell Plantation" and took a load of peanuts and crushed them down, pressed out all the oil, you'd be able to take what was left and market it as something called "PB2". We can buy PB2 in the form of flour, mix it with a little water, and you have a peanut butter that is about 1/4 the calories of normal peanut butter. There are two products: PB2 and chocolate PB2 (basically PB2 with cocoa). Both contain a bit of sugar, but much less than the stuff you buy at the store (and a bit more than the "only-peanuts" peanut butter you can buy at health food stores).

XXXMinnieXXX

I've just tried berries and love it. will be trying lots of these x