These easy Peanut Butter Overnight Oats are an absolute favourite for breakfast in our house. I do believe in the power of breakfast to get the day off to a good start. It provides loads of energy to get you going, and ready to make the best of your day. Overnight oats particularly, are loaded with healthy, nutritious, good-for-you foods.
Why you want Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
This Peanut butter Overnight oats with strawberries recipe tastes like a peanut butter sandwich and strawberry jam… which describes the flavours pretty well. It has a delicious, strawberry sweetness combined with oats and creamy peanut butter. This easy breakfast dish is easy to prepare the night before and leave in the refirgerator until morning. It doesn’t take much more effort to meal-prep a few days worth of breakfasts. (More on that later.) Overnight oats then, make a delicious and quick breakfast, making mornings so much less stressful. I think you’re going to love them too.
What are overnight oats?
If you’ve not heard of these before then overnight oats are an oaty mixture that you can prepare the night before, leave in the refrigerator overnight and eat in the morning. It’s usual for extra fruits, nuts, seeds and sometimes more yogurt to be added in the mornings which make them even more nutritious. The oats stave off hunger pangs until lunch, making mid-morning snacks less attractive. (Well, that’s the theory anyway.) You can prepare a few days worth ahead so that you’ve always something amazing waiting for you in the morning and make skipping breakfast a thing of the past.
What’s in Peanut Butter Overnight Oats?
- oats – these provide us with lots of fibre and some protein. They help to keep us feeling full until lunchtime. A good thing if you’re trying to cut down on snacks.
- strawberry conserve – this is present for a lovely strawberry sweetness.
- oat milk – if you’re using an oat milk that is fortified with vitamins and minerals this will add calcium to your diet. It provides the liquid that the oats soak up to become deliciously creamy.
- chia seeds – these are a really useful plant source of omega-3’s which are particularly useful in a vegetarian or plant based diet.
- peanut butter – adds healthy fats and protein. Ever tried making your own? It’s quite simple. Take a look at our Easy to make Homemade Peanut Butter recipe.
- vanilla extract – this acts as a bit of a flavour enhancer.
- low fat greek yogurt – whether using plant based or dairy version of greek yogurt this adds more calcium to the mix. Check the label of your yogurt pot to be sure.
How to Make Peanut Butter Overnight Oats with strawberries
This really couldn’t be simpler. If you are preparing this recipe for one person and one day’s breakfast then you simply measure out the ingredients into a suitable container and mix. I tend to re-purpose jam jars for this. They are an ideal size and sit easily in the fridge.
One everything is mixed place in the refrigerator where it can sit overnight and be lovely and deliciously creamy for you in the morning. If you want your oats quciker than that – they will be nicely creamy within about four hours if that helps at all?
How to serve and eat your overnight oats
Simply remove it from the refrigerator and either eat there and then or leave it to lose some of it’s refrigerator chill whilst you get ready for your day. Return and eat.
However, if you find that your Strawberry peanut butter overnight oats are too thick for your liking then simply thin the mixture with a little more or your preferred milk until it is how you love it.
This breakfast dish also gives a great opportunity to add yet more fruit. I’ve added strawberries here for consistency but sliced bananas, blueberries or raspberries are also great additions. If you love nuts you could also sprinkle with a few chopped nuts. Be brave and experiment until you find your favourite.
How to meal-prep Breakfasts for the week ahead
I have to admit that sometimes it’s a bit of a struggle to prepare each days breakfast the night before. Life happens and something has to give. Happilly it doesn’t have to be breakfast. These oats can be prepared for up 4-5 days in advance. You just have to decide how many you need, ensure that you’ve enough containers and ingredients, space in the fridge and away you go. One thing though – you do need to ensure that any fresh ingredients will remain within their expiry dates for the length of time they’re sitting in the fridge. Preparing ahead though is definitely worth the effort as the following mornings will be so much easier. You only have to find a small chunk of time to do this and then they’ll be all lined up waiting for you.
To make mornings easier, you may also wish to prepare any additional fruits or nuts. Not all fruit can be handled this way, bananas for example may brown and go a bit mushy but they’re super quick to slice up at the time of serving.
What changes can I make to this recipe?
There are a few things that can be done to change this recipe. You can change the conserve for a jam or use a strawberry compote in it’s place. (Take a look at our simple homemade fruit compote recipes here for an idea.)
You can use a dairy milk or your preferred non-dairy milk, they’re quite interchangeable.
Chia seeds deliver so much in terms of useful nutrition particularly if you’re vegan or vegetarian. These innocent little seeds contribute loads of Omega-3’s, which when your sources are limited is fantastic! But, If you really don’t like chia seeds then you can either replace them with flax seeds or leave them out altogether.
Are these Peanut Butter overnight oats gluten-free?
These overnight oats are gluten-free if you use gluten-free certified oats. Greek yoghurt should be gluten-free but please check the label as if it’s produced in a factory which handles multiple types of foodstuff there is a slight chance of cross-contamination. So, always check your labels.
Are these overnight oats dairy-free?
These overnight oats are dairy-free if you use non-dairy milk and non-dairy yoghurt.
Are these overnight oats suitable for a vegan diet?
These are suited to a plant-based diet if you use non-dairy milk and yoghurt in the recipe.
If you like this …. you may also like
- Double Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats
- Simple Berry and Chia Overnight Oats
- Apple Pie Overnight Oats
- Nutella and Banana Overnight Oats
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Peanut butter Overnight oats with strawberries
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon strawberry conserve
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup low fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup almond milk preferred type
Instructions
- Measure all the ingredients into a suitable container.
- Stir all the ingredients thoroughly to combine and place in the fridge overnight.
- Serve in the morning with additional toppings or fruit, nuts or seeds. If it seems too thick – thin to the desired consistency with more preferred milk type.
Notes
Nutrition
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