Protein Cookie Dough Oats (Print)

Creamy oats with protein powder, chocolate chips, and nut butter. A wholesome and delicious breakfast option.

# Ingredients:

→ Base

01 - 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
02 - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
03 - 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
04 - 2 tablespoons chia seeds
05 - 1 scoop vanilla or chocolate protein powder
06 - 1 tablespoon maple syrup
07 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - Pinch of sea salt

→ Cookie Dough Mix-ins

09 - 2 tablespoons mini dark chocolate chips
10 - 2 tablespoons almond butter
11 - 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

# Instructions:

01 - In a medium mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, almond milk, Greek yogurt, chia seeds, protein powder, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and sea salt. Stir well until fully blended.
02 - Fold in chocolate chips, almond butter, and nuts until evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
03 - Divide the mixture equally between two jars or containers with lids.
04 - Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight, allowing the oats to soften and flavors to meld together.
05 - In the morning, stir the oats to recombine. Top with extra chocolate chips or a drizzle of nut butter before serving.

# Pro Tips:

01 -
  • You get that cookie dough satisfaction without any of the food-safety worry or afternoon sugar crash.
  • It's genuinely filling enough to carry you through a tough morning or power through a hard workout.
02 -
  • Don't use instant oats—they'll turn into an unpleasant paste overnight, and the whole appeal of overnight oats is that satisfying chewy-creamy contrast.
  • The almond butter won't fully mix in at first, and that's fine—it'll distribute as everything sits, but if you prefer it more evenly combined, stir again right before eating.
03 -
  • Slightly warm your almond butter before stirring it in—it distributes way more evenly and you'll have fewer little pockets of concentrated nut butter happening at the bottom.
  • Add an extra egg's worth of vanilla extract if you want that cookie dough flavor to really come through, since overnight sitting mellows everything slightly.
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