Breakfast is the best, in our opinion. We love starting our day at a leisurely pace, sitting down to breakfast and a cup of coffee and catching up on news before we start getting ready to head out for the day. The thing is, sometimes we choose extra sleep over cooking breakfast. Especially on those darker, winter mornings. On those mornings, we try not to skip breakfast altogether—instead, we always have some kind of healthy overnight oat concoction sitting in our fridge. (It happens a couple of times a week, usually, so the oats never go to waste).
The best thing about overnight oats is that, like warm oatmeal, they’re pretty much a blank canvas for whatever healthy—or not-so-healthy, if you’re in the mood—ingredients you feel like adding. We like to make my base out of oats, milk (almond or regular, depending on what we have on hand), and either Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, both of which add tons of protein and help thicken the oats. Sometimes we’ll just make a plain base and add toppings in the morning. Other times, we like to add the mix-ins before we let the oats sit overnight, so that the flavours can meld and any dried fruit gets a chance to plump up. The best thing about overnight oats is that you can use any base of oats, and our breakfast range offers a wide variety that you can experiment with. For this recipe, we’ve also baked them but you can also prep the night before and eat chilled (hello those of you who are straight-out-of-the-carton custard fans!) or warmed up in a microwave in the morning, depending on what is available to you.
If you’re looking for an easy, healthy, convenient breakfast idea, this Chocolate & Gingerbread Protein Baked Oats recipe is a perfect starting point.
Ingredients:
- 120g (1/2 cup) oats you can also use our Instant Oats or Overnight Oats
- 125 ml (1/3 cup) almond milk you can also use any other plant-based or dairy milk, if you aren’t a fan of almond.
- 30g Vanilla Wondershake our best-tasting Vegan Protein. If you are using one of our oat products as listed above, you don’t need to add extra protein powder but this adds a great flavour and additional protein boost
- 1 tbsp Zero Syrups you can also use honey, maple syrup or agave syrup depending on your diet or taste preference
- 1 tbsp cacao powder
- 1/2 banana
- 1 tbsp vanilla yoghurt
- 1/8 baking powder
- 1/4 tsp each of ginger, cinnamon, clove
- Pinch of salt
- 30g custard
How to make your baked oats:
- Mix all ingredients excluding the custard and pour half of the mixture into a bowl
- Then, add the custard
- Next, add the second half of the mixture on top of the custard
- Bake in the oven at 200c for 15-20 minutes. If you are using a microwave, use medium-high heat for 5 minutes and give a stir after 2 minutes
- DIG IN
Extra toppings:
- Gingerbread
- Biscuit Crumbs
- Candy Canes
- Lindt Chocolate
- Matchsticks
If you are looking for other breakfast inspiration, check out our other high protein recipes:
