An easy festive and nutritious breakfast recipe you can make ahead and grab from the fridge in the morning. Overnight oats are perfect for busy or lazy mornings!
I've been eating overnight oats on repeat for breakfast lately. I usually workout first thing in the morning right after getting up and overnight oats are just SO convenient! I eat half before the workout – just enough to have some energy but not too much to avoid feeling sick while I exercise – and the other half after to refuel.
My usual combo is peanut butter + banana with two scoops of Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (I love it! It's the only protein powder I can eat - and it's so much more than just proteins!) but given that we're right in the middle of the holiday season and Christmas is just a few days away, I wanted to come up with a more festive version!
Enter these amazing gingerbread protein overnight oats! The base is always the same: some oats (your favorite kind - I love using rolled oats) + some milk (I use almond!). Then it's time to bring in all the flavors with festive spices like cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. But what really makes these oats taste like gingerbread is the addition of molasses and almond butter! So rich and delicious!
The combo is just awesome. Still healthy but it really feels like dessert. Dessert for breakfast sounds pretty fantastic, doesn't it?! Enjoy! 🙂
Easy Gingerbread Protein Overnight Oats {Gluten Free}
An easy festive and nutritious breakfast recipe you can make ahead and grab from the fridge in the morning. Overnight oats are perfect for busy or lazy mornings!
Ingredients
- ½ cup oats your favorite kind - I use mostly rolled oats
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or your favorite kind of milk
- ½ tbsp molasses
- 1 tbsp almond butter
- ⅓ cup protein powder I used 2 scoops of Vital Proteins Collagen
- ¼ to ½ tsp cinnamon
- pinch of ginger
- pinch of nutmeg
- optional: ½ tbsp coconut oil to keep you full for longer!
Instructions
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Place all the ingredients in a jar with a lid (I love this one!). Stir with a spoon until well combined. Taste and add more sweetener if needed. Close the lid and store in the fridge overnight.
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In the morning, stir oats again. At this point, you can add a bit more milk to taste. Reheat for a few seconds in the microwave and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
TO MAKE MORE SERVINGS: Double or triple the ingredients, combine them all in a medium bowl and distribute in several jars (instead of combining and mixing one jar at a time).
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Veena Azmanov
I love gingerbread spice and I love oats so this is my kind of breakfast. Saving for later.
Marie
Happy to hear Veena, thank you 🙂
Tina
I have fallen off the exercise wagon since my leg injury but your post reminds I still need to eat healthy. Thanks for this recipe and for sharing:)
Marie
I'm sorry to hear you can't exercise because of your injury! But yes, eating healthy is the #1 best thing you can do to your body 🙂
sue | theviewfromgreatisland
I adore gingerbread in every possible way, in fact I just made gingerbread oatmeal the other day ~ the flavor of molasses is incredible!
Marie
How fun! Great minds think alike ????
Laura
This is definitely an amazing breakfast especially before the morning exercise. It will keep you going for the day.
Marie
Yes definitely! It's the only breakfast that keeps me full for the whole morning - love it!
lisa
This sounds like a festive holiday breakfast! Tons of flavor in these oats!