Protein Overnight Oats (7 flavors)

These high protein overnight oats are creamy and easy to make in minutes. The perfect make ahead breakfast in 7 flavors using 4 main ingredients including rolled oats or quick oats.

These protein overnight oats recipes make excellent easy grab-and-go breakfasts. If you love super simple healthy breakfast ideas, my protein overnight oats recipes are for you!

Of the seven flavors I provide you, my first is plain, a basic overnight oats recipe. It is a low cost, high-protein breakfast made in 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients. Then there are 6 other flavors, giving you a different choice each day of the week. 

Make a jar the night before and in the morning, you have a nutritious breakfast ready to energize your day. Like my protein breakfast cookies, chocolate baked oats, my chocolate smoothie and my strawberry smoothie, overnight oats are an easy and nutritious way to launch the day. Mine add extra protein in the form of chia seeds and yogurt.

Jump to:

• Why You'll Love These
• Basic Ingredients
• Best Oats for Overnight Oats
• 7 Different Flavors
• Step by Step Instructions
• How to Store
• Recipe Tips
• FAQS
• Other Overnight Oat Recipes
• 📖 Recipe

Why You'll Love These

High in Protein. Each of these overnight oats protein recipes is super high in protein using a combination of rolled oats, yogurt and chia seeds with an average range per serving of 11-15 grams.

Seven delicious flavors. Flavor the basic overnight oats recipe 6 different ways.

Easy and inexpensive breakfast. Any one of these recipes cost under a dollar if you keep to minimal additions.

Basic Ingredients

1. Oats: The best oats for protein overnight oats are old fashioned rolled oats or quick oats, not steel cut oats or instant oats. Rinse rolled oats before making overnight oats to remove bitter dusty coating.

2. Milk: Use dairy free milk or even water.

3. Yogurt: A high source of protein and adds a creamy texture. use unsweetened almond yogurt but any yogurt works.

4. Chia seeds: Another high source of protein. Also, chia seeds boost hydration and add micronutrients and fiber.

5. Lemon juice: Necessary to brighten the flavor and to deactivate phytates in oats that sometimes interfere with digestion.

6. Maple syrup: To sweeten, although date paste or date syrup works as well.

7. Optional protein-rich additions. Nut butter or protein powder.

Best Oats for Overnight Oats

Overnight oats with Rolled oats. Rolled oats, also called old fashioned rolled oats, are perfect for overnight oats. Being steamed, pressed flat, and cut into flakes, these oats easily absorb liquids and are the best option for most overnight oats recipes because they retain enough substance to be chewy yet soften easily.

Overnight oats with Quick oats. Quick oats, also called quick-cooking oats or thin rolled oats, are also perfect for overnight oats. Quick oats absorb moisture more thoroughly than do old fashioned rolled oats so overnight oats with quick oats become more creamy and less chewy.

Steel Cuts and Instant Oats. These two types of oats are not recommended for overnight oats.

7 Different Flavors

In the detailed recipe card at the bottom of this post, I provide you with the basic protein overnight oats recipe which is plain flavored. I also share 6 additional flavors:

Zucchini bread: raw zucchini, pears, cinnamon and ginger.

Chocolate quinoa: cooked quinoa, cocoa powder, maple syrup and cinnamon

Rosewater raspberry: raspberries and rose water

Chocolate mint : riced cauliflower, cocoa and a homemade mint chocolate sauce.

Tropical mango : fresh mango, coconut and orange juice.

Carrot cake: carrots, date paste and pumpkin spice.

See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Step by Step Instructions

For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.

To make one serving of basic overnight breakfast oats, following this steps:

1: Add oats, chia seeds, yogurt, maple syrup and lemon juice to a jar. Also here add nut butter and/or protein powder if using. (Image 1)

2: Add milk of your choice to taste and for a soft texture. (Image 2)

3: Stir and taste and adjust sweetener and milk for flavor. (Image 3)

4: Cover and chill in the refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. (Image 4)

Enjoy your healthy whole grained breakfast! Or proceed to add your mix-ins, either your own custom blend, or try one of my 6 flavors I provide in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to Store

You can make three protein overnight oat jars at once and keep them in the refrigerator covered and eat one a day. Don't keep them longer than three days or they begin to taste slimy.

Recipe Tips

1. Rinsing oats briefly will remove the exterior dusty coating which can be bitter and sets the oats up to soak in fluid faster so you can soak for less time if needed.

2. Make overnight oats in a covered jar and then they are transportable. Here are my overnight breakfast oats jars. These cups hold 12 ounces so to fill them further, you might have to double my recipe.

3. My recipe makes 6 ounces. I chose to make a 6-ounce overnight oats recipe because the daily requirement for full benefits of rolled oats is ¼ cup a day, and my recipe already holds ½ cup.

4. You can warm your oats in the morning if you prefer a warm breakfast. Just microwave for about 30 seconds and stir.

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