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Peanut Butter Overnight Oats: Meal Prep You’ll Look Forward To

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It couldn’t be easier or more delicious: Our peanut butter overnight oats are quick to prepare and will sweeten up any morning.

A glass of peanut butter overnight oats. In the background is a glass of honey.
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There are some weeks that you know will hit you like a ton of bricks. In such cases, the best thing we can do is be kind to ourselves and soften the edges where we can. Even better is when we can even add a little bit of indulgence and excitement into the fold. Our peanut butter overnight oats are sure to just that, so that you’ll be headed into your day equipped with good humor and a full stomach.

Our Peanut Butter Overnight Oats: Simply the Best

Overnight oats have been all the rage for quite some time now. They’re ideal for meal prep: Both simple and delicious. It’s really no wonder why they’re so popular. Our peanut butter overnight oats take a fan fav to new heights: Full-bodied, fantastically nutty, and totally healthy, they have it all.

Besides traditional oats, this recipe calls for a few pantry staples: chia seeds, milk, yogurt (or plant-based alternatives), and of course, peanut butter. Here’s a tip: Warm up a portion of the milk first and stir in the peanut butter until smooth, making sure there are no lumps. Once combined, mix everything together and divide into sealable jars. Like most overnight oat recipes, you’ll want to let these soak in the fridge overnight for the best results. Like most overnight oat recipes, you’ll want to let these soak in the fridge overnight for the best results.

Once ready, your overnight oats will keep for up to four days refrigerated. Make sure to leave some room for your toppings of choice. Honey is a good choice, banana slices or some cinnamon are also delicious companions. Or how about a layer of melted chocolate that hardens as it cools? It’s fun to eat, tastes great, and we could wax poetic on the chocolate-peanut butter flavor combination. But really, there is no gilding the lily when it comes to your peanut butter overnight oats. Whatever your heart (and cravings) so desire!

Can’t get enough of overnight oats? Good, neither can we! Our cinnamon apple overnight oats, pistachio overnight oats, and lemon curd overnight oats are sure to scratch that itch.

PEANUT BUTTER OVERNIGHT OATS

  • Prep time: 15 min
  • Soaking time: 8 hr
  • Total time: 8 hr 15 min
  • Servings: 2

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 100 g yogurt
  • 2 tbsp honey (optional)
  • 1 banana (optional)
  • Cinnamon (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Warm up ½ cup of the milk and stir in the peanut butter until it has dissolved. Now add the rest of the cold milk.
  2. Mix in chia seeds, rolled oats, yogurt and the peanut milk and pour the mixture into sealable jars.
  3. Let the overnight oats soak in the fridge overnight.
  4. Garnish the next day with bananas, honey and cinnamon to taste.