Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

While I love making a meal from scratch, I do value meal prep-able meals just as much. When life is busy it can be so easy to gravitate towards reaching for something quick and easy which isn’t always the healthiest of options. This is where meal prep comes in, especially on busy mornings. Having a meal prepped and ready to go like overnight oats can help you out on busy mornings all while helping you stay consistent with healthy eating.

These peanut butter overnight oats are one of my favorites to meal prep. My kids go crazy over them and as do I. I love these oats because they only take about five minutes to make. I also love them because they are sweet and tasty without the added sugars.

For these oats I used dates to sweeten them. Since dates are a whole fruit, they do not count as added sugars. Dates will not spike your blood sugar quite like added sugars including cane sugar honey and maple syrup. Having a blood sugar balancing meal that is high in fiber and low glycemic like these overnight oats is essential in the morning.

These oats will help you stay full and satiated as well as help you stay energized through the morning.

What you need (serves 2.5 - 3):

1 cup organic rolled oats
1 1/3 cup unsweetened plant based milk (adding more as needed)
2-3 pitted medjool dates
a pinch of salt
2 tbsp hempseeds
1 tbsp chia seeds
3-4 tbsp peanut butter

Directions: In a high speed blender combine the plant milk and medjool dates. Blend until smooth. Then transfer to a jar with the remaining ingredients and whisk until well combined. Cover and store in the fridge for at least three hours or overnight. Top with your favorite toppings like sliced bananas, raspberries, blueberries, etc. Enjoy!

These oats will keep in a sealed air tight container for up to 4 days.

If your oats are too thick the next morning gradually add in plan based milk until the desired consistency is reached.

If using stone cracked oats use slightly more milk (about 1 1/2 cups) as they tend to need more liquid to become a mushy overnight oats consistency.

Want to skip the blending? Just add about 2 tbsp of date syrup instead of using whole dates. If necessary you can use a drizzle of maple syrup.

Check out one of my favorite high protein overnight oat recipes, Chocolate Pistachio Protein Overnight Oats, here.